Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,720
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	270
Year 1998:	19
Year 1999:	143
Year 2000:	151
Year 2001:	186
Year 2002:	31
Year 2003:	119
Year 2004:	15
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	126
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	312
Year 2009:	106
Year 2010:	153

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/27/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
35YOF UPPER LEG PAIN FELL ON WET FLOOR AT SCHOOL WAKLING WITH CRUTCHES HX RSD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
43YOF HAS GULLIAN BARRE SYNDROME AND FELL WHILE USING A WALKER FRACTURE D FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/31/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
TRIPPED GOING UP STEPS ON CRUTCHES THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FEMUR FX-FELL ON LEG WHILE HORSING AROUND WHILE USING CRUTCHES-+ETOH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/14/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX MEDIAL THIGN PAIN/ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN BY HX, RESOLV'G PE: FELL ON ROLLABOUT 3-WHEEL DEVICE & STRUCK BOTH LE, NOC C BIL SWELL'G, REDNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
34 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE AMBULATEING WITH CRUTCHES INRESTARAUNT FRACTURED FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/06/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT, HX OF EPILEPSY, WAS AMBULATING WITH CANE AND HAD 2 EPISODES WHERE S HE TRIPPED AND FELL. C/O OF THIGH PAIN. D:CELLULITIS, ABSCESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH CANE AND FELL, DX; FX FEMUR NECK, LAC. LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH RECENT FEMUR FX. HAS HAD INCREASED PAIN AND SWELLING SINCE BEIN G UP AND WALKING WITH WALKER. D:POST OPERATIVE PAIN/SWELLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
30 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL INJURED LEG CONTUSION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AT HOME PT WALKING WITH CRUTCHES,FELL ON L LEG,C/O L THIGH PAIN DX L FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/10/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATING WITH WALKER & TWISTED HIP & FELL DX FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/11/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT C/O FALL. PT FELL WITH WALKER. DX HIP STRAIN LEG STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER. DX: L FEMORAL NECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/01/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT DX LT THIGH CONTUSION - C/O WHILE WALKING ON CRUTCHES TRIPPED AND AND PUT HEAVY PRESSURE ON LT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TURNING WITH WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL FX PELVIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER OWN WALKER&FELL " THIGH CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
ON CRUTCHES AND FELL DOWN FOUR STAIRS RESULTING IN LEG AND HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SLIPPED WHILE USING CRUTCHES. DX: R THIGH CELLULITIS, R FEMORALNECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/10/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT HAS EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME & HAS LT BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION, THE CRUTCH HIT HER LT UPPER LEG CUTTING HER. DX - LEFT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH CRUTCHES DX. FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE IN THE YARD AND FELL. DX-UPPER LEG PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX:FEMUR FX. TRIPPED ONCURB . USING A CANE TO WALK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL FX UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT'S CRUTCH GOT CAUGHT IN CARPET AND FELL TO FLOOR. TRANSFERED BYAMB. * **. FRACTURE LEFT FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
48 YOM FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/21/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT THIGH CT-WALKING W/ HIS WALKER AT HOME-TRIPPED & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2001	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Footwear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2001	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2001	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2001	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2001	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/02/2000	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2000	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/18/2000	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2000	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2000	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/1999	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/1999	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/1999	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/17/1999	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/1998	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Sliding glass doors or panels
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/20/1997	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/1997	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/1997	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rocking chairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/1997	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/01/1997	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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