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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,193
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 11 YEAR OLD MALE FELL IN GARAGE STRUCK HEAD ON CRUTCHES LACERATION TO FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS HIT BY CAR 6 DAYS AGO, SPRAINED ANKLE, NOW FELL DOWN STAIRS AT S CHOOL WHILE USING CRUTCHES, SPRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT ON CRUTCHES, SLIPPED ON WATER AT SCHOOL, FELL ON KNEE HE HAD PR EVIOUSLY HAD SURGERY ON; KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL ON CRUTCHES AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| RT FOOT IN CAST, CRUTCH GOT TANGLED IN CHAIR, PATIENT FELL WHEN SHE LOST HER BALANCE,MOM CONCERNED RT FT MAY BE INJURED FURTHER, FOOT CHEC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONTUSION (L) KNEE, PT FELL DOWN ON THE CONCRETE GROUND WHILE USING CRUTCHES AT THE STREET, C/O PAIN, GAIT LIMITED, UNABLE TO BEAR W. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 12 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 |
| PATIENT, WHO WALKS ON CRUTCHES SINCE SURGERY ON HIP IN MAY, FELL ONTO H IP WHEN TRYING TO SIT. D: SLIPPED FEMORAL EPIPHYSIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHILD TRIPPED AND FELL OVER SOMEONE'S OUTSTRETCHED CANE. D: ANKLE SPRAI N. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT RIGHT SHIN ON SCREW OF FRIENDS CRUTCHES DX: LACERATION RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING CRUTCHES DX: FRACTURED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT W/CEREBRAL PALSEY, FELL FROM WALKER ON PLAYGROUND AT SCHOOL, HI T HEAD ON GROUND, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS; CONCUSSION, SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| WALKING W/ WALKER AT HOME SLIPPED AND FELL HIT HEAD AND FACE ON FLOOR RIB CONT AND HEAD PAIN NO LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING A WALKER TRIPPED AND FELL L KNEE CONT AND MUTLI CONT AND ABRS NU MERUS ABRSA ND CONT FROM FALL NO LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT IS USING CRUTCHES TO WALK, SLIPPED AND FELL ON FACE. D: LACERATIO N LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FOREHEAD LACERATION - 8 YOF, USES A WALKER, FELL HITTING FOREHEAD ON CO NCRETE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 8 YOF FELL WHILE PLAYING WITH CRUTCHES SPRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONTUSED ELBOW WHEN PLAYING ON CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT WAS ON A FENCE 3FT OFF THE GROUND AND A FRIEND THREW A CRUTCHAN D HIT PATIENT ON THE NOSE LACERATIONS TO BRIDGE OF NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX SCALP LACERATION: USING CRUTCHES, TRIPPED AND STRUCK HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER IN WALKER TODAY INJURYING RT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN MOUTH WITH A CANE DX: LIP LAC 2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| ON HER CRUTCHES WITH A TIB FX, TRIED TO GET A SLICE OF PIZZA FROM ATABL E AND SLIPPED. DX RIGHT RADIUS AND ULNA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN SCHOOL STAIRS WHILE USING CRUTCHES REINJURING HIS FX LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BOLT CAME LOOSE FROM CRUTCH HANDLE2ND INJURY - S/P ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIT ON FOREARM BY BROTHER WITH CRUTCHES. NONWORK.LEFT WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT WALKS USING WALKER AND WHEELCHAIR, INJURED WRIST USING WALKINGA ND WHEELCHAIR AT HOME; WRIST CONTUSION, BRUISE, SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| PT SLIPPED WHILE USING WALKER AND HIT CHAIR LANDED ON FLOOR AT HOME AND BRUISED CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL OFF CRUTCHES AND INJURED ARM; LT ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL AT SCHOOL, TRIPPED OVER HIS OWN CRUTCH, HURT R THUMB AND WRIST. D X. FX R PROX. THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WITH PREVIOUS ANKLE FX., WAS TRIPPED WHILE USING CRUTCHES AT SC HOOL REINJURING FOOT; FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| R LEG MUSC & LIGAMENT STR/11YOWF NORMALLY WALKS ON CRUTCHES. TODAY SHES LIPPED ON ICE & HER R LEG (THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY OPERATED ON) BENT BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT TWISTED KNEE WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER 3 WEEKS AGO, PAIN IS GETT ING WORSE; KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LT CORNEAL AB-@ HOME-HIT W/ A CANE BY HIS SISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIT ON RIGHT FOOT WITH A WOODEN CRUTCH, CUT TOP OF FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CUT FOREARM WHEN FELL ON CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PAIN TO RT WRIST. WAS AMBULATING W/ CRUTCHES DUE TO INJ TO R KNEE, FELL WHILE STEPPING OFF CURB. DX; RT RADIAL TORUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONCUSSION - WAS USING A WALKER AT SCHOOL AND TRIPPED FALLING HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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