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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 906
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HAD KNEE SURGERY SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND SLIPPED ON WATER. DX KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 10 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 |
| FELL OVER CRUTCHES TODAY AT SCHOOL RT ANKLE CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 12 YOF HAS HISTORY OF SPASTIC DIPLEGIA, S/P MULT. OSTEOTOMIES, FELL WHILE USING WALKER. DX: LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PTS WALKER FELL OVER LANDING ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT LACERATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS AT HOME WALKING WITH CRUTCHES, BENT HAND UNDER HANDLE CAUSING A FX TO RT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH CRUTCHES IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THEY SLIPPED OUT FROM UN DER HER FELL LANDING ONTO BUTTOCKS SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 11 YO FEMALE FELL ON KNEE TWICE WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES LEFT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 13 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 |
| CONTUSED HAND WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2007 | Age: 10 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 |
| PT HIT IN FH W/PLASTIC CANE AT HOME, NOT STATED HOW OCCURRED. DX. LAC, CONT FH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 7 YO M CONTUSED SCALP PT WAS STANDING WITH WALKER AND SOMEONE WENT TO GIVE PT A HUG CAUSING PT TO FALL BACKWARD HITTING BLACKTOP* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| H/O OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA,LWR LEG CRACKED WHEN SITTING DOWN IN CHAIR FROM WALKER AFTER PHYSICAL THERAPY X2DAYS, LWR LEG PAIN; POSS TIBIA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doorsills or frames |
| PT WAS WALKING W/CRUTCHES AND CUT FOOT ON A METAL DOOR JAMB. DX: COMPLEX 8 CM R FOOT LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE AMBULATING WITH CRUTCHES, IS S/P KNEE SUR GERY 1 MO. AGO, SUSTAINED A SPRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIT IN ARM W/CANE/WALKING STICK, CONTUSION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WAS PLAYING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL HURTING (R) WRIST DX- WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FINGER ABS-FELL W/ CRUTCHES-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WAS TRYING TO DO A FRONT FLIP ON HER MOTHERS CRUTCHES AT LAUNDROMAT HAS PAIN TO (R) WRIST AND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| AT STORE AND GOT CRUTCH STUCK UNDER SHELF, FELL ON KNEE AND HIP, HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CUT FOREARM ON CRUTCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE WALKING ON CRUTCHES. DX FOOT JOINT PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL P STEPPING ONTO A PINE CANE, NOW C ELBOW/KNEE PAIN&SWELLING " CELLULITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/29/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| OLDER LADY AMB WITH WALKER FELL ON PT DX NORMAL CHILD EXAM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AT SCHOOL, NOW WITH THORACIC P AIN; BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | 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 |
| PT DX LT HIP/LT THIGH CONTUSION - C/P LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| JUMPING ON TRAMPOLINE-FX FIBULA-SPLINTED 2 DAYS AGO, NEW INJURY- FELL O FF CRUTCHES AND HAS MORE PAIN D-ANKLE PAIN (TRAMPOLINE INJ TREATED OSH) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIT IN BACK OF HEAD WITH CRUTCHES AT SCHOOL RESULTING IN CLOSED HEAD IN J |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 13 YO FELL OVER WALKER STRUCK HEAD ON FLOOR CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2007 | Age: 7 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 WITH CEREBRAL PALSY FELL BACKWARDS WHILE USING WALKER AND FELL STRIK ING HEAD SUSTAINING CHI, NO LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT RECEIVED RECURRENT ANKLE SPRAIN WHEN GOT UP TO GO TO BATHROOM AND CRUTCHES SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2007 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9 YO FEMALE FELL ON CRUTCHES ONE WEEK AGO SPRAIN RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2007 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6 YOM TRIPPED ON CURB OUTSIDE HOME WITH HIS WALKER AND FELL HITTING HEA D SUSTAINING A CHI, HAS SINCE VOMITED SEVERAL TIMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMB C CRUTCHES, ACC SLIPPED&FELL TWISTING KNEE " SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER AT SCHOOL, FELL, L HAND PAIN DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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