Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2002 - All Of Body

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,024
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	30
50+ years old:	994

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/19/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT GOT UP WHILE USING CANE, LEG GAVE OUT, DX NEAR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
90 YOFC FELL AFTER BECOMING WEAK AND LANDED ON HER WALKER WITH THE WALK ER PINCHED BETWEEN HER/ SYNCOPE, CHF, COPD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/18/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds
PT FELL TRYING TRANSFER FROM WALKER TO BED. DX: UNABLE TO AMBULATE, TYPE II DM, ASTHMA, HTN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/CANE. DX: FALL 2ND TO DEHYDR W/ATAXIA W/ALCOHOLIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2002	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. CVA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/10/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER LAST PM. DX: ALCOHOL INTOX, MILD CHF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets
SYNCOPE EPISODE WHILE WALKING TO BEDROOM W/WALKER. PT. MADE MESS ON BE DSIDE COMMODE. DX. SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER DIZZINESS / DEHYDRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER-SYNCOPE CHANGED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOMEDX:SYNCOPE, HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/20/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
AT HOME SHE BLACKED OUT AND FELL TO THE WOODEN FLOOR WITH HER WALKER. DX CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USUALLY USES WALKER TO AMBULATE, FELL AT HOME WHEN HE WALKED WITHOUTTHE WALKER AT 1945. DX PROGRESSIVE WEAKNESS W/FALL, UNCONTROLLED DM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/05/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SYNCOPE - FELL WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
WHILE USING WALKER, FELL ON FLOOR DX: CVA, AMS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT USING WALKER FELL TO FLOOR. DX: INCAPAC WEAKNESS, CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE, A FIB, ANEMIA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT WALKING WITH WALKER WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS TO FLOOR. STATES DID NOT TRIP. D: SYNCOPE, ANEMIA. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/01/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
WALKING W/ WALKER, FELL ONKNEE ON FLOOR DX: SYNCOPE, DEMENTIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER,FELL ON SIDEWALK,SLURRED SPEECH,? DRUG TOXICITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING A CANE. DX: GENERALIZED WEAKNESS, NEAR SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL WITH WALKER ON KITCHEN FLOOR DX:SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SUBSTANCE ABUSE-C/O LEG PAIN. AMBULATES WITH CANE.ADMITS TO DAILY USE OF ETOH. SLURRED SPEECH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds
NON Q WAVE ACUTE MI-@ HOME-GOING FROM CHAIR TO BED W/ HER CANE-SLI D OFF BED TO THE FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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