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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 447
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| WAS ON WALKER,CAUGHT ON CARPET,WENT OVER WALKER/SKIN TEAR RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2004 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL AT HOME SUST LAC TO BACK OF L HAND WHEN STRUCK IT ON WALKER AS SHE FELL DX L HAND LACERATION 8 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| RIGHT HAND LAC, PT WAS USING A WALKER WHEN PILLOWS BEGAN TO FALL AND PT FELL HITTING HAND ON A DRESSER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURED HAND C/O BRUISING DX HAND ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING W/ CANE AND FELL HIT L SIDE NO LOC DX FX METACARPEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TANGLED FEET IN WALKER AND FELL INJURING HAND....FELL CONTUSION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS IN HOSPITAL HALLWAY WHEN FELL AFTER TRIPPING OVER HIS CANE-C/O SORE RT HAND; CONTUSION RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIPPED WHEN GRABBING WALKER CUTTING HAND DX: LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING IN HOSPITAL PARKING LOT WITH HIS WALKER WHEN HE FELL. DX ABRASIONS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH A CANE WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM FELL STRIKING RIGHT HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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