Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 6-15 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,104
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Ankle:	230	Face:	160
Foot:	133	Lower Trunk:	111
Head:	100	Wrist:	74
Elbow:	66	Lower Leg:	65
Upper Arm:	59	Mouth:	59
Knee:	21	Upper Trunk:	15
Upper Leg:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HAD FOOT SURGERY AND HAS BEEN USING CRUTCHES; CRUTCH SLIPPED AND PT FELL; HURT LEFT FOOT AGAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HAS A FRACTURED RIGHT FOOT WHILE WALKING ON CRUTCHES HE FELL STRIKIN G THAT SAME FOOT FRACTURED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 GOT HIT WITH A CRUTCH/ CONTUSION TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WITH CEREBRAL PALSY, FELL WHILE IN WALKER AT SCHOOL, STRUCK SID E OF FACE, BEGAN VOMITING; CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING AT SCHOOL WITH CRUTCHES AND TWISTED ANKLE. DX. L ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PLAYING WITH CRUTCHES WHEN FELL AND INJURED FOOT DX: L FOOT PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated
PATIENT WITH PREVIOUS ANKLE FX., TRIPPED ON CRUTCH AND FELL AT SCHOOL, CYMBAL FELL ON ANKLE/FOOT; ANKLE CONTUSION/BRUISE AFTER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2005	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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATING C CRUTCHES, DUE TO SURG, CHASED BY DOG.C/O HIP PAIN "HIP MS STRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2005	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, Stairs or steps
BACK CT-PLAYING W/ CRUTCHES ON STEPS-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT. SEEN 1 WK. AGO, ASSAULTED. USING CRUTCHES AND IMMOBILIZER SLIPPED O N WET FLOOR. KNEE PAIN, SWELLING. DX.: KNEE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES AT HOME. REINJURY SPRAIN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TWISTED FOOT AT SCHOOL USING OLD CRUTCHES. RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIPPED AND FELL ON CRUTCHES AT SCHOOL. RIGHT FOOT PAIN S/P SURGERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
10Y/F HX LEG LENGTHENING SURGERY 10/04 SLIPPED ON CRUTCHES AND FELL TO FLOOR,STATES PIN SITES BLEEDING W/ PAIN/SWELLING; LEFT LEFT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
EXTERNAL FIXTURE TO HIP AFTER SURGERY 2 MONTHS AGO, PUSHED FROM BEHIND CRUTCHING DOWN STAIRS DURING FIRE DRILL AT SCHOOL, FELL ON HIP; R/O INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL IN PARKING LOT, SPIPPED ON CRUTCHES DX HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/17/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER AT CARE CENTER WHEN FELL BACKWARD AND WALKER FELL ON TOP O F HIM LACERATING L CHEEK DX CONTUSION LAC L CHEEK 1/2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HAD CAST ON LT LEG PLAYING WITH CRUTCHES FELL ON RT WRIST//HAND C/O PN, SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
11Y/M FELL OFF WALKER 5D AGO ONTO FACE, NO LOC, DECREASE IN ACTIVITY AN D VERY LETHARGIC X2D, NO VOMITING/TOLERATING FEEDS; CONCUSSION W/O LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 8 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: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT RE-FELL WHILE ON CRUTCHES AND HURT LEG. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREEN ING.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/25/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ACCIDENTLY HIT IN MOUTH W/ A CANE TOOTH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT DX RT KNEE CONTUSION - FELL DOWN WHILE USING CRUTCHES FOR BROKEN LT LEG IN SCHOOL HALLWAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
PT HX OF CEREBRAL PALSY AT FRIENDS HOUSE AND FELL DOWN STAIRS WHILE TRY ING TO RING THE DOORBELL WITH HIS CRUTCH LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2005	Age: 15 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
HIT BY CRUTCH ON SIDE OF EYE FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER, SLIPPED DX ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING CRUTCHES UNDERARM IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ELBOW PAIN 4 DAYS, HAS BEEN USING CRUTCHES 2 WEEKS. DX: ELBOW PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SPRAINED AN ANKLE FROM TRIPPING WHILE USING CRUTCHES AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2005	Age: 10 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
ANKLE SPRAIN, FELL WHILE ON CRUTCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT ACCIDENTLY HIT FACE C A CANE SUSTAINED " FACIAL LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE USING CRUTCHES S/P FOOT FRACTURE - REINJURED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SLIPPED ON CRUTCHES. DX: L HIP PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2005	Age: 12 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
USING HER CRUTCHES AND TRIPPED AND FELL SPRAINING WRIST AND ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
STRUCK HEAD WITH CRUTCHES SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CHI, FELL FROM WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL USING CRUTCHES AND INJURED FOOT. DX FOOT CON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2005	Age: 12 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
PATIENT FELL IN HOUSE WITH CRUTCHES, FELL STRAIGHT DOWN ON FLEXED KNEE, PREVIOUS LEG INJURY; SLIPPED CAPITAL FEMORAL EPIPHYSIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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