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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 103
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 05/16/2002 | 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 |
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