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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 923
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 81 UO F USING WALKER LOST BALANCE AND FELL FX ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED W/WALKER. DX: L RADIAL HEAD FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL IN PARKING LOT W/ WALKER LANDING ON ELBOW. NO LOC OR DIZZINESS. DX: (L) ELBOW ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 81 YO F WALKING W/WALKER FELL INJURING ELBOW CONTUSION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ABRASION ELBOW AND HIP - 84 YOF STATES SHE WAS AMBULATING WITH WALKER A ND FELL, STATES NO LOC, BUT TOOK 1/2 HOUR TO CALL FOR HELP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BACKED INTO SLOW MOVING CAR WHILE USING WALKER DX: LACERATION TO ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT LEARING HOW TO USE WALKER, SLIPPED ON BATHROOM LINOLEUM AND FELL. D: ELBOW CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LT ELBOW CT-TRIPPED-FELL OVER HIS CANE-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RT ELBOW FRACTURE.PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL ON ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: L ELBOW FX, FACIAL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH CANE AT NH DX. ELBOW FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ELBOW LAC-WEAKNESS-TRIPPED OVER WALKER & FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONTUSED ELBOW WHEN PLAYING ON CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 101 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT USING A WALKER, SLIPPED AND ANOTHER PERSON LET HER DOWN TOTHE F LOOR. DX LACERATION LEFT ELBOW. (PATIENT IS 101 YEARS OF AGE). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT FELL OVER HER CANEFRACTURE ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RIGHT ELBOW FX. PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND A DOG KNOCKED ONE FROM UNDERNEATH HER AND SHE FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEFT ELBOW CONTUSIACUTE RT LOWER BACK STRAIN -- TRIPPED ON 5/3 WHILE US ING A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING WITH WALKER AND STUMBLED AND FELL CONTUSING ELBOW AND ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 21 Y/OM C/O LACERATION RIGHT ELBOW - HIT RIGHT ELBOW WITH CRUTCH. DX: ELBOW LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LT ELBOW CT-WALKING W/A CANE-TRIPPED AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT ELBOW,LIP & FT CONTUSION-GOT LEGS TANGLED IN CRUTCHES WHILE WALKING,BUMPED LFT FT, LIP, & ELBOW ON FLOOR. NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEFT ELBOW FX- TRIPPED HIT ELBOW WHEN USING A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Refrigerators |
| LT ELBOW CT-@ HOME-FELL W/ WALKER WHILE OPENING REFRIGERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING ELBOW C/O PAIN DX: FX ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| DISPLACED FX LEFT ELBOW-HAPPENED LAST NIGHT @ ECF WALKER CAUGHT IN DOOR AND PT FELL ONTO ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKER FELL OUT FROM UNDER PATIENT CONTUSION LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BUMPED IN TO HOUSE MATE WHILE USING WALKER DX CONTUSION TO ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Fences or fence posts |
| TRIPPED OVER CANE FELL INTO GATE INJURED ELBOW DX CONTUSION TO ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ELBOW CONTUSION- SUSTAINED WHEN SHE FELL WHILE WALKING WITH HER WA LKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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