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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 989
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2005 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OVER WALKER AT NURSING HOME LANDING FACE 1ST ON FLOOR INJURING NEC K C2 FX AND NASAL BONE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/16/2005 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN, HEAD CONT, R SHOULDER CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER THE WALKER&FELL TO THE FLOOR " NECK STRAIN'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| 86 YO - DX: CERVICAL STRAIN -GOING TO BATHROOM USING A WALKER - REACHED TO OPEN DOOR , FELL BACKWARDS - FELT NECK "POP" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED ON WALKER & FELL ONTO FLOOR DX CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CERVICAL STRAIN-FELL THIS A.M. AT HOME WHEN CANE SLIPPED AND PATIENT LA NDED ON RT SIDE. NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL THIS AM, R SHOULDER AND BACK PAIN, TRIPPED OVER WALKER DX: NECK SPRAIN, BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES; FX NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL OVER WALKER DX. C-STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2005 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL ONTO WALKER SKIN AVULSION LEFT NECK - BLUNT TRAUMA TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes |
| PT FELL TRANSFERRING FROM WALKER TO BED 4 DAYS AGO. DX: NECK AND BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH A CANE WHEN SHE SLIPPED STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| C2 FRACTURE.PT WAS USING A FOUR LEGGED WALKER AND FELL ON THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CERVICAL CONTUSION.PT FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON A WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED AND FELL W/WALKER AT NH, HIT HEAD, -LOC, R HIP PAIN DX: NECK STRAIN, HEAD, HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED WALKING WITH WALKER DX. CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/11/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SOFT TISSUE INJURY NECK,LARGE SKIN TEAR - LOST BALANCE WHEN WALKING WIT H WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 86YO FELL WHILE USING WALKER,STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIPPED & FELL WITH CRUTCHES CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STRAINED NECK WHEN FELL WHEN WALKING WITH CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME AND WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL INTO A WALL (TRANSFERRED TO TRAUMA HOSPITAL) |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. C-STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| WQALKING WITH CANE, SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR DX. NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT'S WALKER CAUGHT ON THE CARPET CAUSING HER TO FALL BACK. DX-C4 FRACTURE, ETOH ABUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL THIS A.M. FROM HER WALKER ONTO THE FLOOR. DX-CERVICAL, THORACIC SPINE PAIN, ATAXIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/04/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CERVICAL AND LUMBAR STRAIN, AT HOME USING WALKER, LIFTED WALKER OVER CAT, LOST BALANCE, FELL BACKWARDS ONTO CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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