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Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/17/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OFF OF HER CRUTCHES AND INJURED WRIST. DX WRIST SPRIAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS USING HIS WALKER TO WALK AND FELL HURTING HIS WRIST. DX-SPRAIN WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CHILD SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES AT COMMUNITY CENTER. WATER ON PAVEMENT MADE SURFACE SLIPPERY. D: WRIST AND ANKLE SPRAINS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. WAS PLAYING WITH HER MOTHER'S CRUTCHES AND FELL STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL AT HOME WHILE USING CRUTCHES AND LANDED ON LEFT ARM ONTO GRASSY AREA. D: TRAUMA LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WITH WRIST PAIN, POSSIBLY RELATED TO EXTENDED CRUTCH WALKING; L EFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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