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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,192
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	142
Year 1998:	12
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	90
Year 2003:	172
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	74
Year 2006:	102
Year 2007:	117
Year 2008:	113
Year 2009:	99
Year 2010:	179

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/19/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
10 YOF GOT INTO FIGHT W/BROTHER;BROTHER HIT PATIENT W/CRUTCH ON RT HAND/WRIST. DX:RT WRIST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2010	Age: 7 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
7YOF PT USING CRUTCHES FOR A SPRAINED KNEE, CRUTCH SLIPPED AND PTS L WR IST BENT AWKWARDLY. PAIN SINCE. DX L WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
12YOF WHILE LYING ON THE FLOOR WHEN A WALKING STICK FELL STRIKING RT WRIST;WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2010	Age: 11 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, Stairs or steps
11YROLD FEMALE WAS PLAYING WITH CRUTCHES WALKING DOWN STAIRS WHEN SHE F ELL HURTING L WRIST DX FRACTURE DISLOCATION L WRIST*
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/13/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
PT WAS PLAYING W/CRUTCHES AND FELL DOWN 14 STAIRS. DX. CONT L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
12YOF WAS AT HOME PLAYING WITH A CRUTCH A WEEK AGO ACCIDENTLY TWISTED LT WRIST;WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 10/05/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 C/O LEFT WRIST PAIN, HIT WITH A CANE YESTERDAY. BROUGHT TO ED BY SCH OOL NURSE. DX: WRIST CONTUSION -LEFT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OFF OF HER CRUTCHES AND INJURED WRIST. DX WRIST SPRIAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS USING HIS WALKER TO WALK AND FELL HURTING HIS WRIST. DX-SPRAIN WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CHILD SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES AT COMMUNITY CENTER. WATER ON PAVEMENT MADE SURFACE SLIPPERY. D: WRIST AND ANKLE SPRAINS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. WAS PLAYING WITH HER MOTHER'S CRUTCHES AND FELL STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL AT HOME WHILE USING CRUTCHES AND LANDED ON LEFT ARM ONTO GRASSY AREA. D: TRAUMA LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WITH WRIST PAIN, POSSIBLY RELATED TO EXTENDED CRUTCH WALKING; L EFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/21/2002	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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
8 YOF FELL WHILE PLAYING WITH CRUTCHES SPRAIN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HIT ON FOREARM BY BROTHER WITH CRUTCHES. NONWORK.LEFT WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs
PATIENT WALKS USING WALKER AND WHEELCHAIR, INJURED WRIST USING WALKINGA ND WHEELCHAIR AT HOME; WRIST CONTUSION, BRUISE, SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2001	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/1998	Age: 11 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/1998	Age: 10 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/1997	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/1997	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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