Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,719
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	72
Year 1998:	233
Year 1999:	18
Year 2000:	142
Year 2001:	150
Year 2002:	145
Year 2003:	12
Year 2004:	116
Year 2005:	230
Year 2006:	27
Year 2007:	108
Year 2008:	57
Year 2009:	83
Year 2010:	321

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/22/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
12YOF SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO ANKLE WHEN HER SISTER HIT HER WITH A CANE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2010	Age: 15 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
15Y/O WF USING CRUTCHES AND FELL, C/O PAIN IN R ANKLE, DX WITH R ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ANKLE SPRAIN: 15YOF IS ON CRUTCHES, @ SCHOOL TODAY FELT A "POP" HEARD A "CRACK" PUT FOOT DOWN, TWISTED, UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 14 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
14 Y/O/M TWISTED ANKLE WHILE USING CRUTCHES AT HOME DX/ LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
9YOF TRIPPED OVER HER CRUTCHES USED FOR SPRAIN TO R ANKLE AT A PARTY AN D C/O PAIN TO L ANKLE DX- ANKLE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2010	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
13 YOWF WAS WALKING ON CRUTCHES DUE TO PREVIOUS INJURY WHEN SHE FELL INJURING HER ANKLE. DX: LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2010	Age: 8 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: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
8YOF PT FX HER R ANKLE 4 DAYS AGO. PT ON CRUTCHES WALKING WHEN CRUTCH S LIPPED, FELL ONTO R ANKLE. PAIN SHOOTING UP LEG NOW. DX R ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2010	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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
13YOF PT ON CRUTCHES FOR PREV R ANKLE SPRAIN. CRUTCH SLIPPED ON ICE AND PT TWISTED R ANKLE AGAIN. PAIN NOW WORSE. DX R ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2009	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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
C/O ANKLE PAIN AFTER WALKING WITH CRUTCHES FOR KNEE SPRAIN,?MECH >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	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
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/CRUTCHES. DX: R FOOT CONT, R ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	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 W/CAST SLIPPED OFF OF CRUTCHES. DX: R ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2009	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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USING CRUTCHES FOR A L KNEE INJ. PT FELL WHILE USING HER CRUTCHES AN D TWISTED HER L ANKLE. HAS PAIN IN ANKLE. DX L ANKLE SPRAIN
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 09/11/2005	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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 04/18/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL INVERTING ANKLE WHEN PLAYING WITH MOM'S CRUTCHES WHEN LEAV ING ADULT HOSPITAL LAST NIGHT; ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL 3 DAYS AGO INJURING ANKLE, TODAY FELL IN STORE WHILE WALKI NG WITH CRUTCHES, INCREASED PAIN; ANKLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/16/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
PT WAS HIT BY CAR 6 DAYS AGO, SPRAINED ANKLE, NOW FELL DOWN STAIRS AT S CHOOL WHILE USING CRUTCHES, SPRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2002	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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CHILD TRIPPED AND FELL OVER SOMEONE'S OUTSTRETCHED CANE. D: ANKLE SPRAI N.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BOLT CAME LOOSE FROM CRUTCH HANDLE2ND INJURY - S/P ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2001	Age: 13 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2001	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2001	Age: 10 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2000	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2000	Age: 14 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2000	Age: 14 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2000	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/1999	Age: 7 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/1998	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/1998	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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/1998	Age: 7 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/1998	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/1997	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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/1997	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: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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