Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 809
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION TO FINGER WHEN SMASHED IN WALKER - 82 YO M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
84YOF WAS HOME,TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER,FELL BROKE FALL WITH HAND ON FLOOR;THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Knives
LACERATION FINGER - 56 YO MALE REPORTS HE CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WIT H A KNIFE WHEN REMOVING TAG FROM NEW CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SPRAINED A THUMB BY FALLING WHILE USING A CANE AT A STORE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT C/O FINGER INJURY. PT FELL WHEN CRUTCHES BROKE. DX MIDDLE FINGER DIS LOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Day wear
PT AT THE NURSING HOME TRYING TO PEE AND AS HE WAS TRYING TO TAKE PANTS DOWN HE FELL STRIKING A SCREW ON HIS WALKER LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
89YOF WHILE AT HOME,INJURED LEFT THUMB,WHEN SHE FELL AGAINST WALKER; ACUTE OPEN FRACTURE LEFT THUMB,3 DAYS OLD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
58YOM IS USING CRUTCHES DUE TO RIGHT-SIDED PRETIBIAL FRACTURE,HE SLIPPED ON HIS CRUTCHES,JAMMED RIGHT HAND;RIGHT FOURTH FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
55YOF WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKING CANE,GRANDDAUGHTER ACCIDENTLY HIT CANE,IT WENT BETWEEN LEGS,SHE STUMBLED AND FELL;DISLOCATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
59 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH CANE TRIPPED FELL HIT NOSE ON CEMENT INJURED FINGER DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER FX NASAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Alcohol
PATIENT WAS USING ONLY ONE CRUTCH, LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL INJURING RT 2ND DIGIT. DX - FINGER LACERATION, ALCOHOL ABUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING A CANE, FELL FORWARD TOWARD HEARTH, LAC TO R THUMB. DX. LAC R TH UMB, CONT R LEG, ABRA R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
H/O ALZ, AMB C WALKER, TRIPPED&FELL CUTTING FINGER ON A ?THREADED RAPE& FELL LANDING ONTO ELBOW " FINGER LAC"+" ELBOW ABRS''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING CANE IN HIS GARAGE AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL DISLOCATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS USING CRUTCHES FOR A WEEK AND BEGAN TO HAVE SUDDEN PAIN IN LEFT THUMB. PT SUSTAINED A SPRAIN TO LEFT THUMB, SPLINTED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A WALKER AND FELL SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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