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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,847
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear |
| 73 YOF FELL, C/O PAIN TO WRIST AND BILATERAL KNEES, TRIPPED OVER SHOE LACES. DX-FX RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS, INJURED KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Footwear |
| 81YOF HAD A MECHANICAL FALL AT NURSING HOME, TRIPPED OVER SHOE, C/O RT HAND & LT KNEE PAIN. DX - RT WRIST & LT KNEE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Footwear |
| 68 Y/O/F SLIPPED ON OLD SLIPPERS AND FELL INJURED WRIST AT HOME TODAY DX/ LEFT WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Footwear |
| WRIST STR. 54 YOM SLIPPED IN BOOTS DOWN GRASSY SLOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear |
| 65 YOF, FX WRIST, PT. STATES AT HOME, SLIPPED WHILE TRYING TO PUT HER S HOES ON, CAUGHT HERSELF WITH HAND, CAUSING WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear |
| 77 YOF INJURED WRIST FROM FALLING AFTER SHOE CAME OFF. DX-LEFT WRIST FRACTURE, LUNATE FRACTURE, CARPAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Footwear |
| 60 YOF TRIPPED WEARING SLIPPERS/FELL INJURED LT WRIST/ELBOW DX**: WRIST/HAND CONTUSION, SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 53 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: Footwear |
| 53YOF, TRIPPED OVER FLIP-FLOPS&FELL LANDING ONTO HANDS >>WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear |
| 57 YO F ATTENDING A WEDDING TRIPPED ON A CRACK WITH HER HIGH HEELS AND FELL ON LT HAND, PAINFUL WRIST. DX DISTAL RADIUS FX,3CM LAC TO LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear |
| 90YOF FELL YESTERDAY WEARING HIGH-HEELED SHOES, BUMPED HEAD C/O NECK, WRIST, BILAT KNEE & ANKLE PAIN. DX - SCAPHOID FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Footwear, Floors or flooring materials |
| 62 Y/O W/FM RECEWIVED SPRAIN WRIST AND ABRASION TO ELBOW, WRIST AND FOOT WHEN TRIPPED ON SHOE AND FELL ONTO FLOOR BY BED AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2010 | Age: 51 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Footwear |
| 51YOF WALKING AND TRIPPED OVER OWN *** ONTO OUTSTRETCHED LEFT ARM STRAI NED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear |
| 63YOWF PT STATES SHE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WEARING FLIP FLOPS YEST AN D IS C/O R WRIST PAIN & SWELLING. DX. FX R DISTAL RADIUS CLOSED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear |
| 79YO HISP FEMALE AT HOME FELL TRIPPED OVER SLIPPERS DX WRIST FRACTURE, L HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/09/2010 | Age: 75 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: Footwear, Rugs or carpets |
| 75 YOF FRACTURED A WRIST BY CATCHIN SHOE ON CARPET WITH A FALL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 57 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: Footwear, Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 57 YO F FLIP-FLOP GOT TANGLED IN RUG, FELL LANDED ON WRIST ON FLOOR. DX WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear, Rugs or carpets |
| 84YOF TRIPPED OVER HER SHOE AND BATHROOM RUG DX: LT WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2010 | Age: 60 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: Footwear, Pipes |
| DX SPRIAN, R WRIST: 60YOF C/O TRIP & FALL YTDY, WHEN CAUGHT SHOE ON REE-BAR WHILE WORKING OUT. CONTINUED PN TODAY, CONCERN BROKE WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2010 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear, Rugs or carpets |
| 90YOF FRACTURED WRIST, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS PT'S SLIPPER CAUGHT ON CARPE T CAUSING PT TO FALL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Footwear, Rugs or carpets |
| 87 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH INJURY TO RT WRIST AFTER A FALL FROM FOOTWEAR GOT CAUGHT IN RUG- DX- 4 " LACERATION TO RT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | Age: 61 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: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear |
| 61 YR OLD FEMALE HAD SANDAL CATCH GETTING OUT OF VAN AND FELL FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear, Floors or flooring materials |
| 71 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT TRIPPED OVER SHOES AND FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME. DX; FRACTURE TO LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear, Stairs or steps |
| 79YOBF PT WAS WEARING HUSBAND'S FLIP-FLOPS AND FELL DOWN STAIRS AT HOM E HITTING R SIDE OF FACE, R SHOULDER & R WRIST. DX. FX R WRIST, CONT S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2010 | Age: 81 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: Footwear, Rugs or carpets |
| DX SPRAIN WRIST/SPRAIN ELBOW FOREARM: 81YOF WLK' DWN HALL, FOOT CAME OUT OF SLIPPERS & FOOSH OF R HAND & FLEXED' L ELBOW. FELL ON CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Age: 71 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: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear, Stairs or steps |
| 71 YR OLD FEMALE FELL DOWN SIX STAIRS IN HIGH HEELS WITH HEAD TRAUMA,FX WRIST AND SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear |
| 71 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER A MECHANICAL FALL AT HOME WHEN HE TRIPPED ON HIS SLIPPERS INJUTING HIS WRIST- DX- FRACTURE LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/14/2010 | Age: 93 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: Footwear |
| PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHIILE ATTEMPTING TO FIX HER SHOE DX: RT WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 63 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: Footwear, Floors or flooring materials |
| 63 YR OLD FEMALE WEARING SOCKS WALKING ON SLIPPERY WOOD FLOOR FELL H ITTING WRIST AND FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear |
| 85YOF WEARING SLIPPERS SLIPPED AT HOME FELL INJURING WRIST ...FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Footwear |
| LEFT WRIST STR. 56 YOM WAS WORKING IN GARAGE AND SHOE SLIPPED IN SOLVEN T CAUSING PT TO FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 94 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: Footwear, Beds or bedframes |
| 94 YROLD FEMALE SITTING ON EDGE OF BED PUTTING ON SHOES,FELL HITTING HE AD AND FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/20/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Footwear |
| 53YOM FELL WHILE WALKING OUTSIDE BECAUSE HE SLIPPED WHILE WEARING SHOES THAT WERE "SLIPPERY" C/O LEFT WRIST PAIN.DX: WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear, Ceilings and walls |
| 89YOF TRIPPED ON HER LT SLIPPER FELL HITTING WRIST ON WALL; WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear |
| 72 YOF TRIPPED WHILE WEARING HIGH HEELS. DX: R DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2010 | Age: 67 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: Footwear |
| 67YOF, REPORTS LOST HER BALANCE WHILE TAKING HER BOOT OFF&FELL LANDING ONTO HYPEREXTENDED WRIST>>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear, Floors or flooring materials |
| 56YOF SLIPPED WHILE WEARING WET BOOTS ON FLOOR AND FELL TO WRIST WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Footwear |
| 62YOM PT HAD A SLIPPERY SHOES ON FELL AND HIT WRIST & STRUCK NOSE DX: WRIST SPRAIN, NASAL ABRASION, CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Footwear, Floors or flooring materials |
| 57YOF TRIPPED OVER SHOELACES AND FELL ON FLOOR/ RT WRIST INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2010 | Age: 75 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: Footwear |
| A 75 YOF WAS WALKING IN SLIPPERS AND FELL AND INJURED WRIST. DX: RIGHT WRIST FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 58 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Footwear |
| 58YOF TRIPPED OVER SHOES. DX. WRIST SPRAIN, FACE ABRASION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear, Floors or flooring materials |
| 76YOF TRYING TO TIE HER BOOTS LOST BALANCE FELL ON LT HAND AND WRIST ONTO FLOOR;WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2010 | Age: 72 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: Footwear |
| 72YOF,TRIPPED ON HER OWN SHOE YESTTERDAY LANDING ONTO HYPEREXTENDED WRI ST >>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footwear, Rugs or carpets |
| 64YOF GOT HEEL OF SHOE CAUGHT IN CARPET AND FELL BACKWARD ONTO LEFT ARM WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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