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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 543
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | 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 C/O FALLS X 2 THIS AM AT NH, STATES LOST BALANCE 1ST FALL, 2ND FALL TRIPPED ON WALKER. DX. FX L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 60 F, PT WAS HELPING AN ELDERLY LADY PUT HER WALKER IN TRUNK OF CAR WHE N FINGER GOT SHUT IN TRUNK OF CAR. DX. FINGER CONTUSION. IN PARKING LOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FINGER CT-63 Y/O F-SMASHED FINGER W/ WALKER-@ NH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CANE & FELL, INJURED (R) PINKY DX;* NONE STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED ON THE WALKER&FELL DOWN TO THE FLOOR , STAYED DOWN FOR 3HRS NOT ABLE TO GET UP, C/O FINGER PAIN&SWELLING>>FX/UTI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING USING A WALKER, SLIPPED STRIKING LT HAND SUSTAINING A COMPLEX INJURY TO 5TH FINGER. DX-CLOSED FX OF LT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STATES SHE GOT HER CANE CAUGHT AND FELL FORWARD AT PARK ON STREET. LAC OVER L EYE.. DX. CONT FH, BOTH KNEES CONT, LAC FH, FX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OVER WALKER HIT FINGER ON FLOOR LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 94 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 |
| WHILE WALKING OUTSIDE W/CANE, PT SLIPPED LANDING FACE DOWN STRIKING FH AND HANDS. DX. LAC FH, FX & LAC 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 63 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 |
| TRIPPED ON CANE,FELL; - LOC. LT PINKY FINGER/HAND PAIN,RT KNEE PAIN. D X: FX RT 5TH DIGIT BASE OF PROXIMAL PHALANX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| TRIP[PED ON CANE AT HOME FELL INJURING THUMB..DISLOCATED THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 75 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: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL FRACTURED LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | Age: 51 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 |
| 51 YOF, HAND PAIN FROM USING CANE TO WALK, SPRAIN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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