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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,054
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PLAYING & FELL FROM CRUTCHES, SUSTAINING FACIAL LACERATION, CHIPPED TEE TH, RED SCLERA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| C/O PT STATES SLIPPED AND FELL, THEN HIT FOOT ON CRUTCHES DX LT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL OVER A WALKER/LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RE FRACTURED ANKLE WHEN FELL ON CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/28/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIT HEAD W/CANE DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER AT SCHOOL AND DEVELOPED HIP PAIN TENDONITIS UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AT YMCA USING CRUTCHES TO GO DOWNSTAIRS AND TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO KNEE RESULTING IN PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS PLAYING ON ELDERLY FRIEND'S WALKER, WHEN IT FLIPPED OVER, & SHE FELL ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR. DX: TAIL BONE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 12YOM L WRIST WHILE USING CRUTCHES CONT L WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FRACTURE FEMUR - 14 YOF TRIPPED WALKING WITH WALKER GOING OVER WALKER, HX SURGICAL REMOVAL PINS IN TIBIA, SUSTAINED FRACTURE DISTAL FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/21/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER ON PORCH AND FELL HIT FOREHEAD AND LIP CONTU SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WHILE WALKING ON CRUTCHES PT FELL ; LANDED FACE FIRST ON THE DIRT, C/O PAIN TO BOTH LEGS. D: FALL / TRAUMA TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH CRUTCHES/FOREARM CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| STRUCK WITH A CRUTCH BY SIBLING CONTUSION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAS HISTORY OF FRACTURE TO PELVIS -TODAY WAS USING CRUTCHES FELL ONTO SAME HIP AREA. DX HIP FRACTURE /CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING AROUND ON CRUTCHES FROM A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT AND ROLLED ANKLE IN PARK, DX SPRAINED RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAS BEEN USING A WALKER DUE TO L WEAKNESS "LEGS DROPPING UNDERNEATH HIM HIT KNEE ON WALKER NOW WITH PAIN. DX KNEE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2006 | Age: 13 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 |
| STRAINED ANKLE,FELL ON CRUTCHES OVER DOG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS HOLDING ONTO A WALKER AND FELL OVER INJURING HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PREVIOUS FX, FELL WHILE ON CRUTCHES, PUT EXTRA WEIGHT ON FOOT; SLIPPED CAPITAL FEMORAL EPIPHYSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH CRUTCHES, TRIPPED AND ROLLED DOWN STAIRS, HIT HEAD ON WALL; LUMBAR SPINE CONTUSION, LEG CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2006 | Age: 12 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 |
| 12 YO FEMALE'S CRUTCH SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR AND INJURED KNEE RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 CONTUSED, FELL ON CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| CHILD WALKING UP STAIRS WHEN CRUTCH SLIPPED AND LEG SHIFTED OUTWARD ONE WEEK AGO. HIP PAIN. D: MUSCULOSKELETAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT USING A WALKER AT SCHOOL AND FELL SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2006 | Age: 13 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 TWISTED ANKLE TODAY WHILE USING CRUTCHES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 13 YO HIT ON LEG W CRUTCHES CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| LAC L EYEBROW; PLAYING @ FRIEND'S HOUSE ON CRUTCHES - FELL & HIT HEAD O N FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ACC HIT ON F.HEAD C A CRUTCH, BY SISTER " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| TRIPPED , AMB C WALKER&FELL HITTING HEAD ON ?DOOR " CHI" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. STATES CRUTCH SLIPPED AND PT FELL. DX. L KNEE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BROUGHT TO E.R. BY TEACHER & PRINCIPAL TRIPPED FELL W/ WALKER AT SCHOOL NASAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 6 YO MALE FELL ON CRUTCH AND RUBBER END HIT CHEST CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH CEREBRAL PALSY- @ SCHOOL USING A WALKER UNWITNESSED FALL CRYING OF LEG PAIN AND ARM. DX RIGHT RADIUS ULNA FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| L SHOULDER PAIN AFTER FALLING OFF CRUTCHES DX: CONTUSION L SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CUT RING FINGER ON METAL PART OF THE BOTTOM OF A CRUTCH DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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