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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 780
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| LOWER EYELID LACERATION, HIT IN EYE WITH CRUTCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2004 | Age: 13 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 |
| UPPER LEG INJURY-FELL BACKWARDS WHILE USING CRUTCHES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FEMUR FX 3 MO AGO, HAD SURGERY, PLAYING YESTERDAY AND FELL USING WALKE R AT HOME; TIBIA/FIBULA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL ON RT THIGH/HIP/ANKLE X 3 DAYS AGO WITH CRUTCHES SLIPPING UNDER HIM, STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT PLAYING WITH SISTERS WHILE ON CRUTCHES FELL INJURING LT LEG, CONTU SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH CRUTCH DX. SCALP CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT PLAYING AROUND WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ACCIDENTLY HIT IN HEAD W/ FLYING CRUTCH THROWN BY DAD. ACUTE CHI W/ MIL D CONCUSSION & LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT C/O LEFT WRIST PAIN, HIT WITH A CANE YESTERDAY. BROUGHT TO ED BY SCH OOL NURSE. DX: WRIST CONTUSION -LEFT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RADIUS FX-@ HOME-PLAYING ON CRUTCHES-FELL ON ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| PT FELL OFF CHAIR, LEG PAIN, USES WALKER, DX INABILITY TO AMBULATE, LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/07/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN STUCK BY A CRUTCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FELL WHILE PLAYING WITH CRUTCHES, CUT ARM ON SCREW. DX. LAC L ELBOW, F OREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH RT HIP PN SLIPPED ON CRUTCHES FORCED TO BEAR WT ON RT LEG TO MA INTAINED BALANCE C/O PN, STRAIN /HAD SURGERY IN MARCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL ON STAIR SATURDAY NIGHT (PREVIOUSLY RPTD). TODAY PT FELL ON CRUTCHES & REINJURED ANKLE. DX: ANKLE SPRAIN, DX2: CONTUSION TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL OVER CRUTCHES AND DOWN 3 STAIRS. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED LEFT ARM/WRSIT WHILE PLAYING WITH BROTHER'S CRUTCHES. DX LEFT RADIUS SALTER HARRIS 2 FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT C/O FALL. PT FLL WALKING ON CRUTCHES. DX FX NONUNION TIBIA SHAFT FIB ULA SHAFT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2004 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIPPED USING CRUTCHES DX: ADMIT FOR FX LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING ON CRUTCHES, SLIPPED, FELL & HIT R SIDE OF BODY WITH CRUTCH. DX: CONTUSION CHEST WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LACERATION FINGER - 12 YOF WAS PLAYING WITH A CRUTCH AND CAUGHT HER RIG HT RING FINGER SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT FELL AGAINST STEP GETTING ON SCHOOL BUS, ON CANE SINCE RECOVERI NG FROM KNEE SURGERY; KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SPRAIN LWR BACK, PARENTS ST PT FELL FROM HIS WALKER, C/O PAIN, TENDERNE SS & SWELLING, NO LOC OR DIZZINESS, HX OF WHEELCHAIR BOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL ON RT ARM WHL WALKING WITH CRUTCHES, DX RT ARM SPRAIN+BRUSING, RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIP CONTUSION - 12 YOF WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK BACK OF RIGHT LEG WITH A CANE, FELL INJURING HER RIGHT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WITH PREVIOUS ANKLE FX., FELL WHILE ON CRUTCHES AT SCHOOL YESTE RDAY, CAN'T SLEEP DUE TO ANKLE PAIN; ANKLE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2004 | Age: 8 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 |
| KNOCKED DOWN BY DOG WALKING WITH CRUTCHES DX. FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/19/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES (FX LT LEG 2 WKS AGO) NOW WITH CONTUSION OF RT LEG/OLD FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SLIPPED/FELL ON RT ARM WHILE USING CRUTCHES,RECENTLY WITH FX TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT HIT ON FOREHEAD WITH GRANDMA'S CANE AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE; FOREHEA D HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT NEEDS A WALKER TO WALK AND TRIPPED FALLING FACE FIRST. DX FACE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 FELL ON FRIENDS CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT CAUGHT FINGER IN HOLE IN CANE WHEN TRYNG TO BLOCK CLASSMATE TRY ING TO HIT HIM WITH CANE AT SCHOOL; FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 9 YO F WALKING W/CRUTCHES SLIPPED ON FLOOR INJURED FINGER CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 13 Y.O. W MALE W/ANKLE CONTUSION. PT STS SOMEONE FELL INTO HIS WALKER & IT STRUCK HIM ON THE ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2004 | Age: 14 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 ON CRUTCHES WAS PUSHED AT SCHOOL AND FELL ON LEFT LOWER LEG LEFT KNE E CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH CRUTCHES WHILE AT *** AT SCHOOL; FEMUR F X. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONTUSION TO HAND WHEN STRUCK ON A CRUTCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING WITH WALKER FELL HAPPENED AT HOME FX HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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