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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 636
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/18/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 41 YO M WALKING W/CANE FELL STRUCK ARM ON FLOOR FX HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| R UPPER ARM PAIN/27YOF C/O UPPER ARM PAIN FROM USING CRUTCHES. CRUTCH J AMMED UNDERNEATH R ARM AND NOW HAS WORSENING PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| RT UPPER ARM CONTUSION.PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND IT CAUGHT AND P T FELL ON NTHE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME, PT FELL, POSSIBLY HAD SEIZURE, PT HA S 23 BEERS DAILY, FX UPPER ARM, ETOH ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Bathtubs or showers |
| HUMERUS FX. PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL OVER BATHTUB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| RIGHT HUMERAL FX. PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER HITTING CORNER OF A WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES , WHEN DEVELOPED PAIN AND SWELLING IN ARMPIT. DX: HEAMTOMA TO ARMPIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED ARM DX- HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX R PROXIMAL HUMERAL FX: OUTSIDE TRY'G TO WALK W HER WALKER, USUALLY USE WHEELCHAIR, FELL LANDING ON R SH "HEARD POP" AND "SNAP" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL W/WALKER, R SHOULDER PAIN DX; HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT IS AN AMPUTEE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT WITH CRUTCHES AND O NE CRUTCH GOT CAUGHT IN A DRAIN FELL ABRASIONS UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT HAS BEEN USING CRUTCHES, HAS PAIN AND KNOT UNDER ARM . DX; C ONTUSION TO RIGHT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| SLIPPED WALKING C A CANE, FELL BACKWARDS 2 STEPS " HUMRUS FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT W/ PICC LINE IN L UPPER EXTREMITY, CAUGHT ON WALKER AND PULLE IT OUT DX: PICC LINE DISLODGEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL ON ICE WHILE USING A CANE, CONTUSION TO BACK, FX TO UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RT UPPER UNDER ARM ABSCESS-A MOLE BECAME IRRITATED FROM USING CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX:L HUMERUS FX AT PROX HEAD. FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAND WHILE USING H ER WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL TO FLOOR WALKING WITH CRUTCHES DX. HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LT HUMERAL NECK FX-FELL WHILE WALKING W/ HIS CANE-ETOH INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2000 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/1998 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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