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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 926
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL OFF CRUTCHES;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LOST BALANCE WHILE WALKING ON CRUTCHES AND FELL. DX ANKLE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WAS PLAYING WITH 18 YO COUSIN, AT HOME, WHEN COUSIN ACCIDENTALLY JABBED HIM IN THE RT EYE WITH A CANE- BRUISE TO EYELID. DX: HEMATOMA RT EYELI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| WALKING ON HIS CRUTCHES -CRUTCH SLIPPED ON SOMETHING ON FLOOR FELL CONTUSION RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING IN CRUTCHES BECAUSE OF FX FEMUR, SLIPPED AND FELL REINJURING HI S UPPER LEG AGAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE AMBULATING WITH CRUTCHES. DX. TOE AND FOOT INJURY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX L FOOT CONTU: HERE W PAIN, SWELL'G OVER THE L FOOT, SEVERAL D, BROTHER ACC STEPPED ON PT'S FOOT W CRUTCH TIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIT TOE ON WALKER AT HOME. DX TOE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX POST OP PAIN: WALK'G AND HAV'G ANKS COLLAPS'G IN" WALK W CRUTCHES, S/P SURGERY TO CORRECT CLUB FEET, LAST SURGERY IN JULY; CAST REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAD REC. ORIF X ONE MONTH. USING CRUTCHES AT HOME TO AMBULTE. TRIPPE D OVER CRUTCHES AND STRUCK L HEEL. PAIN IN L FOOT. DX L FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 12 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, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS USING CRUTCHES TO GO UP AND DOWN STAIRS AT SCHOOL WHEN FELL DOWN 6 STEPS HITTING BACK OF HEAD. HAD SPRAINED ANKLE PRIOR. D:CHI,NECK STR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| PT HAS FX L ANKLE. USING CRUTCHES AND TRYING TO SIT AT A TABLE AT SCHOO L WHEN SHE TWISTED AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN L KNEE. DX L KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 8 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 |
| WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL REINJURING HER LEG. DX STABLE FRACTURE DISTAL TIBIA ON L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| H/O FEMUR FX, PT SLIPPED ON CRUTCHES & FELL ON WET FLOOR, NOW W/SWELLIN G, PAIN & RODS IN FEMUR BENT; REFRACTURE OF FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| MOTHER STATES PT WAS PLAYING WITH BROTHERS CRUTCHES AND TRYING TO GO DO WNSTAIRS WHEN HE FELL RIGHT WRIST PAIN DX RIGHT WRST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT W/CP & WALKS USING A WALKER, MOM STATES FALLS APPROX 20X A DAY, C/OL OWER LEG PAIN X2-3 DAYS; FIBULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT HAD REC. R FEMUR FX USING WALKER TO AMBULATE. WALKER GOT CAUGHT IN R UG AND PT FELL ONTO R KNEE. HAS PAIN IN KNEE. DX R KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PAIN IN ANKLE FELL ON CRUTCHES ANKLE PAIN # |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 10 YO FEMALE HAD LEG SURGERY TODAY, WENT HOME AND SLIPPED ON CRUTCHES AND FELL TO FLOOR IN BATHROOM - LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 12 YO M LACERATION TO CHIN USING WALKER AT SCHOOL AND FELL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT PLAYING W/FATHER'S OLD CRUTCHES WHEN SHE FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON R T. WRIST;PAIN & SWELLING. DX: RT. WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL ON CRUTCHES;DX FRACTURED UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Football |
| PT SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF SPRAIN TO THE ANKLE WHEN HIT INTO CRUTCHES PLAYING FOOTBALL.? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT RUNNING ON CRUTCHES AND SCRAPPED TOE ON CONCRETE; GREAT TOE CON TUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WITH KNOWN FOOT FX, AMBULATE WITH CRUTCHES, SLIPPED VERSUS TRIPPED OVER THE CRUTCHES&FELL REINJURING THE FOOT>> FOOT INJUREY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT W/ HX OF PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION. TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AT SCHOOL AN D HIT HEAD ON ANOTHER CHILD. WAS WEARING HELMET. DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH LACERATION IN TOP OF MOUTH AFTER FALLING WHILE HAVING CANE IN M OUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 11 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 HAS A HX OF CEREBRAL PALSY AND FELL WHILE USING THE WALKER AND STRUC K CHIN SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RECENT ANKLE FX., CAST OFF YESTERDAY, WALKING WITH CRUTCHEX AT SCHOOL W HEN CAUGHT CRUTCH ON GROUND, FELL TWISTING ANKLE; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL DOWN WHILE WALKING IN THE HOSPITAL LOBBY, PT ON CRUTCHES FOR LT FOOT INJURY- NOW HAS RT KNEE PAIN. DX; LBFE / AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| WALKING IN WALKER WHEN IT WENT FORWARD & FELL BACKWARDS, MAY HAVE TRIPP ED ON RUG, PAIN./LEG UPPER INJURY SAME AREA AS FX FEMUR ON PREVIOUS INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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