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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 62,990
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:| Lower Trunk: | 16,820 | Head: | 7,935 |
| Face: | 4,531 | Upper Trunk: | 4,469 |
| Knee: | 4,285 | Lower Leg: | 2,860 |
| Upper Leg: | 2,627 | Shoulder: | 2,541 |
| Ankle: | 2,421 | Wrist: | 2,175 |
| Upper Arm: | 1,737 | Lower Arm: | 1,637 |
| Foot: | 1,442 | Hand: | 1,307 |
| Unkown: | 1,162 | All Of Body: | 1,024 |
| Elbow: | 923 | Finger: | 624 |
| Mouth: | 597 | Neck: | 546 |
| Toe: | 462 | 25 - 50% Body: | 443 |
| Ear: | 260 | Pubic Region: | 106 |
| Eyeball: | 45 |
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents RecordsDisplaying 300 out of 1,553 NEISS Accidents ER Records.
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT AT THE NURSING HOME FELL WHILE USING A WALKER STRIKING CHEST FRACTUR ED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL ON THE FLOOR WHILE USING A WALKER. DX-RIGHT FEMUR FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE USING WALKER HIP & BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| CAUGHT IN WALKER IN LOUNGE CHAIR - COMPRESSION FRACTURE STATUS POST FAL L |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. FELL OVER WALKER, TRIPPED AND LOST BALANCE FALLING TO FLOOR INJURING FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LOST BALANCE AND FELL AT HOME, LANDED ON R CHEST, NOW HAS PAIN R RIB, T URNING AROUND W/WALKER, WHEEL DIDN'T MOVE. DX. R RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| LACERATION RT HAND & ELBOW-PT FELL WHEN CANE GOT HOOKED ON DOOR AND SHE FELL. HAS 2CM LACERATION TO RT HAND AND 3CM LACERATION TO RT ELBOW. NO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT'S WALKER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HER. DX: L PATELLAR FX, ACUTE ANEMIA, LOWER GI BLEED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL BACKWARD USING WALKER - BACK PAIN/BRADYCARDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 90 YO F LOST BALANCE ON WALKER, FELL. DX LACERATION TO CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Other electric lighting equipment |
| CAME HOME, USING WALKER IN DARK, FELL WHILE TURNING ON LIGHT SWITCH INJ URING PELVIS. DX: PELVIC FRACTURES. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FOREHEAD LACERATION-PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME.HAS 3CM LACERATION ON FOREHEAD.ALSO HAS BILATERAL SKIN TEARS TO FOREARMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| USING HER WALKER AT HOME, TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL BACKWARDS, LANDED ON BACK, HIT HEAD ON PLASTIC BASKET. DX FRACTURED PELVIS, NO HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIP FX- SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING WITH A CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WAS USING A WALKER AT HOME AND FELL. DX-PELVIS FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS HIT BY CAR 6 DAYS AGO, SPRAINED ANKLE, NOW FELL DOWN STAIRS AT S CHOOL WHILE USING CRUTCHES, SPRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT INJURED WHEN SLIPPED & FELL WHILE USING FOUR PRONG CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| NO APPARENT INJURY-TRIPPED OVER WALKER-FELL-HIT THE WALL-AT NURSING HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED INJURY TO HEAD FALLING WHILE USING WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doorsills or frames |
| 75 YOWM WAS WALKING W/ HIS WALKER WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HIS HE AD ON A DOOR JAMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds |
| WALKS WITH WALKER, GETTING READY FOR BED, PUT GLASS UP, TRIP & FALL CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| L FEMUR FX - FELL WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| WHILE SEATED ON WALKER CHAIR, WHEEL BROKE OFF CAUSING A FALL, HIT HER H EAD ON BOOKCASE. DX. CLOSED HEAD INJ, LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FOREHEAD CONTUSION; 2.5 CM LACERATION FIRST DIGIT RIGHT HAND, FELL OVER WALKER AT THE LONG TERM CARE UNIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 102 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL-HIT HEAD ON WALKER DX CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STUMBLED WHILE PUSHING WALKER AT CARE CENTER. DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ANKLE SPRAIN - 55 YOF WALKING USING A WALKER AND FELL TWISTING LEFT ANK LE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER AT ASSISTED LIVING. DX: L HIP CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME AND SHE FELL WALKING WITH WALKER AND FRACTURED HER HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 11/27/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING HEAD DX BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER IN NURSING HOME, CONTUSION LT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER CUTTNG FOREARM C/OBLEEDING DX; LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER C/O PAIN DX: CONTUSION HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER DUE TO RECENT ANKLE INJURY DX: THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME AND FELL - FRACTURE RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. WAS COMING BACK FROM BATHROON, FELL CUTTING TOP OF HEAD ON WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING FOOT C/O PAIN DX: CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 104 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| WALKER GOT CAUGHT ON EDGE OF FLOOR / FELL DX: SCALP LAC. / HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS WALKING W/CANE AND SLIPPED ON FLOOR. DX: CONT R HIP/KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN AND LACERATIONS - 83 YOM FELL WHILE USING A WALKER AND FE LL, C/O LOWER BACK PAIN AND HAS SOME LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FX PROXIMAL R FEMUR/84YOF WALKS W/WALKER, CHRONIC HIP PAIN. TONIGHT FEL L ON FLOOR. (SON HEARD HER)SON LIFTED HER INTO CHAIR. INCREASED PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 94 YOF FELL WHILE USING A WALKER AT A NURSING HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds |
| TRIPPED ON WALKER GETTING INTO BED DX. CHEST CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SUBDURAL HEMATOMA- PT FELL ON THE CURB WHILE WALKING WITH HIS CANE AND STRUCK HIS HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL AT ASSISTED LIVING CENTER, USES A WALKER. DX. CONTUSIONS MULTI. FA LL. PARTINSON'S DISEASE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME FELL TO THE FLOOR COMPRESS ION FRACTURE LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 11/08/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 89 YO F FELL AT NURSING HOME LEANING ON WALKER, HIT HEAD ON SHELF. DX S CALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEG PAIN. PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 93-YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER FACE FROM FALLING INTO HER WALKER AND THEN TO THE FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 52 YOM WAS USING A WALKER; GOT HIS LEGS TANGLED UP WITH A CAT AND FELL DOWN TO FLOOR. LEFT HIP FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 74 YO MALE FELL OVER CANE TO HARD FLOOR IN LIVING ROOM AT HOME LEFT HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPPED UP A RAMP USING HER WALKER AND FELL CONTUSING CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 10/25/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING WALKER - RULE OUT CVA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING A WALKER AND LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RIGHT HIP PAIN, PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SCREW CAME OUT OF CRUTCHES CAUSING HER TO FALL DX: LT HIP STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Clothing |
| PT SUST FRACTURE TO SHOULDER CANE GOT CAUGHT ON CLOTHES AND PT FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SUST. INJURY TO WRIST ON CANE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED W/ WALKER & FELL DX: LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Bathtubs or showers |
| 62 Y.O. W MALE W/CHI. PT WAS WALKING W/WALKER & FELL INTO THE BATHTUB W /NO WATER IN IT @ HOME. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THE WAL L CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS GOING INTO BATHROOM WITH WALKER & FELL LANDING ON WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 80 Y/O F C/O FELL AND SLIPPED USING CANE. DX: HIP CONTUSION LEFT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 86YOF TANGLED UP IN WALKER WHEN TURNING DX: L LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRAUMA (R) KNEE, PT FELL DOWN WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES, C/O PAIN, GAIT LIMITED BY PAIN, NORMAL ROM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LACERATION L EYEBROW - TRIPPED WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 72 Y.O. B MALE W/CHI. PT SLIPPED & FELL IN THE PARKING LOT WHILE WALKIN G W/CRUTCHES. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| UPPER LIP ABRASION-PT WAS AT HOME WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL. SUS 1 CM ABRASION TO UPPER LIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING WALKER AT HOME AND FELL OVER THRESHOLD HITTING HEAD;ADMIT TO OBSERVE TO HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL THIS AFTERNOON WHILE USING WALKER DX: RT HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED ON WALKER-PELVIS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LUMBAR PAIN. PT INJURED BACK WHEN USING A WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STATES SHE TRIPPED AND FELL ON HER WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 71 YO FEMALE WAS WALKING WITH CANE AND LEG GAVE OUT, FELL TO FLOOR LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER A CANE. DX. L LOWER ANTERIOR SHIN COMPLEX LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs |
| HIP FRACTURE - 60 YOM WAS TRANSFERRING FROM WALKER TO WHEELCHAIR AND FE LL INJURING LEFT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL USING WALKER, CONTUSION CHEST WALL, FX COCCYX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING HIP DX: CONTUSION HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 90 YOF WHO LIVES ALONE WAS AMBULATING WITH A CANE BECAUSE OF UNSTEADY G AIT; LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO FLOOR. FRACTURE, LEFT FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| WHILE USING CRUTCHES WALKING DOWN STRAIRS, FELL DX: STRAIN LT. KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL AT NURSING HOME WALKING WITH WALKER INJURING FACE, FACIAL CONTUSION POSSIBLE NASAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING HIP C/O PAIN DX: FX HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE WALKING WITH A CANE RESULTING IN A HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX:CONCUSSION. PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH HER CANE AND HIT HER HEAD. ADMITTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| C/O RASH UNDER ARMS FROM CRUTCHES.DX ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT RIGHT SHIN ON SCREW OF FRIENDS CRUTCHES DX: LACERATION RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL ON WALKER, SKIN ABRASION RT ELBOW, C/O PAIN LEFT KNEE DX: CONT LEFT KNEE WITH SMALL EFFUSION, SKIN ABR RT ELBOW. PT DCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: FX L HUMERUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RIGHT KNEE CONT. PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STS CANE MADE HIM FALL ONTO PAVED ROAD C/O DIZZINESS DX: LAC FACE, REPAIRED; FACIAL CONTUSION; VERTIGO-CHRONIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| WALKED INTO DOOR, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Refrigerators |
| LACERATION SCALP - PATIENT AT HOME USING WALKER TRIPPED AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/CANE AND HIT HEAD ON WOOD FLOOR. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LUMBAR PAIN. PT TRIPPED WHEN USING A CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL BACKWARDS WITH WALKER WHILE GOING INTO HOUSE/ SOFT TISSUE INJURY RT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WALKING WITH WALKER, BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WITH WALKER WHILE AT HOME, FX THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| =84YOM TRIPPED OVR WALKER FELL TO FLOOR INJ FACE DX/FACIAL TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL AT HOME TO THE FAMILY ROOM FLOOR WHILE USING A WALKER CONTUSIO N LEFT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| LEAVING DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND FELL WHILE USING A WALKER AND HIT HEAD ON D OOR. DX. ACUTE HYDROCEPHALIS, MINOR HEAD INJURY WITH CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WALKING WITH WALKER WHEN SHE STUBBED TOE ON SOMETHING. D: TOE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 90 YO FEMALE WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL TO FLOOR AT CASINO FRACTURE RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING A WALKER TRIPPED AND FELL L KNEE CONT AND MUTLI CONT AND ABRS NU MERUS ABRSA ND CONT FROM FALL NO LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SPRAIN LWR BACK, PT FELL DOWN WHILE WALKING WITH HIS CRUTCHES ATTHE STR EET, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE WALKING ON CRUTCHES THIS MORNING, INJURY TO RIGHT WRIST AND HAND, +ETOH. DX: LEFT WRIST FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL WALKING WITH WALKER, FALL CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL LANDED ON BUTTOCKS. USING WALKER AND TURNED TOO QUICKLY, FELL. DX; BACK PAIN/ HIP PAIN S/P FALL- UNABLE TO WALK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE STANDING W/WALKER. DX: 1 CM SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BRUISED L HIP A FEW DAYS AGO AGAINST WALKER. DX. L PELVIS CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 61 YO BF - CHEST WALL STRAIN - RTL SIDED CHEST PAIN - HAS BEEN USING CR UTCHES DUE TO FOOT SURGERY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| RT HIP CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A WALKER TO GO UP SOME STEPS AND TRIPPED ON A STEP AND FELL AND INJURED HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RAECHING FOR SOMETHING WHILE ON CRUTCHES DX. LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD WHILE USING A WALKER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 94YOF WAS UP WITH WALKER, LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS, HX OF STROKE RECENTLY, ADMITTED DX: NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL USING WALKER TO FLOOR HEMOTOMA RIGHT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 87 YO F USING CANE LOST BALANCE AND FELL FX HIP CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 42 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED, FELL ON FLOOR WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER. DX: R KNEE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FALL. AMBULATES W/ WALKER. PAIN LOWER ABD AND PERINEUM. DX; PELVIC CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL FROM STANDING WHILE USING WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER CANE, CUT LEFT LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WALKING WITH HER WALKER IN THE DINING ROOM OF THE NURSING FACILITY F ELL TO THE FLOOR FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ramps or landings |
| TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL UP RAMP TO CASINO FRACTURE RIGHT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURISN GHOME FELL SUSTAINED A FACIAL LA CERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: R LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS AMBULATING W/ WALKER.FELL ON FLOOR, LANDED ON BUTTOCKS PAIN IN R HIP & TAILBONE.DX R PELVIC FX/LUMBAR 1 & 3 COMPRESSION FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD INJURY-TRIPPED W/ HIS CANE-AFTER DRINKING 8-10 BEERS-HIT INCISION FROM PREVIOUS BRAIN SURGERY-STARTED BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER CUTTING LOWER LEG DX: LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| FELL OVER BACKWARDS WHILE WALKING WIH WALKER, HIT HEAD ON NIGHT STAND A T HOME. DX: SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STATES SHE TRIPPED OVER HER DOG WHILE USING HER WALKER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Counters or countertops |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL WALKING WITH WALKER HIT HEAD ON COUNTER, CLOSED HEA D INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER HITTING HEAD DX: LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL IN RESTAURANT OVER CANE, LANDED HARD ON FLOOR CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RT LOWER LEG CONTUSION-FELL AT HOME FROM STANDING POSITION WHILE WALKIN G WITH WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| STATES CANE SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HER AND SHE FELL. DX. PERIPROSTHESI S L HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WALKING WITH WALKER, TANGLED FEET AND FELL TO FLOOR. FX RT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE WALKING BACKWARD WITH WALKER 1 DAY PTA-DX-ACUTE L SHOULDER S PRAIN WITH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 83 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, Rugs or carpets |
| CERVICAL STRAIN.PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND WHEEL GOT STUCK IN CAR PET AND PT FELL ON LEFT SIDE AND INJURED NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 93 Y.O. W FEMALE W/BACK CONTUSION. PT GOT TRIPPED UP & FELL ON WALKER @ HOME. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL FROM CRUTCHES ONTO KNEE DX: FRACTURE TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING HEAD C/O PAIN DX; BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL, FX RT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| WALKING WITH CANE AND TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL CONTUSING HEAD AND KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| UPPER TIBIA FX-AT HOME-FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES & WEARING A KNEE IMMOBILIZER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 79 Y.O. W FEMALE W/BACK PAIN. PT FELL WHILE USING HER CANE @ HOME. PT A DM. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs |
| 53 YO BM - AMBULATING TO BR WITH WALKER - FELL TRANSFERRING FROM WALKER TO WHEEL CHAIR AND LACERATED RT. STUMP - ABOVE THE KNEE AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED/FELL WHILE WALKING IN THE STREET WITH WALKER - C/O PAIN LT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS USING WALKER WHILE MAKING LUNCH AND FELL. DX: R DISTAL RADIUS FX, PROB TIA, UNABLE TO AMBULATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 77 Y.O. W MALE W/FX HIP. PT TRIPPED OVER SOMEONE'S WALKER @ THE NURSING HOME. PT ADM. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER CUTTING LOWER LEG C/O PAIN DX LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 103 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 103YOF FELL WAKING W/WALKERDX: 1 SMALL TEAR POSTERIOR VAG OPENING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH CRUTCHES DX. FOOT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING WALKER AT NURSING HOME, INJURING RIGHT FOOT. DX: FRACTURE, R IGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HEAD LAC - FELL WITH WALKER HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LAC L UPPER ARM; REPORT WHILE AMBULATING TO BED WITH WALKER, LOST BALAN CE, WAS DIZZY, FELL BACKWARD BUMPING DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| NOSE FRACTURE AND FACE CONTUSION - WALKING WITH WALKER AT NURSING HOMEA ND TRIPPED AS SHE WAS CROSSING TILE ONTO CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL AT NURSING HOME WHEN GOT UP AND FELL ON WALKER GOING TO BATHROOMPA IN IN LOWER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. GOT TANGLED UP IN HER WALKING CANE -FRACTURED PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONTUSION KNEE - PATIENT WHO USUALLY AMBULATES VIA A WALKER WAS USING A CANE AND FELL AT NURSING HOME |
| 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: 06/08/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER HIT HEAD C/O BLEEDINGDX LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT HAD A PREVIOUS ANKLE FX, USING CRUTCHES AND SUSTAINED A NEWINJU RY. DX-RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN SECONDARY TO CRUTCH USE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONTUSION LEFT HIP ,MENTAL STATUS CHANGE - LOST BALANCE AND FELL WITH W ALKER @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKED 3 BLOCKS W/WALKER.DX: LOW BACK PX, 2 MO OLD COMPRESSION FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 66YOF-FRACTURE RIGHT ANKLE-FELL AT HOME-TRIPPED WHILE REACHING FORWALKE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 89 YO F WALKING W/WALKER FELL LANDING ON FLOOR INJURING BACKBACK PAIN(L OW BACK) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL TRYING TO GET TO WALKER.DX: FX PROXIMAL ULNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER IN WALKER TODAY INJURYING RT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT COMPLAINT OF CHEST PAIN WITH USING CRUTCHES, CHEST WALL PAIN SECONDA RY TO STRAIN SECONDARY TO CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAD SURGERY ON LEFT FOOT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES WHEN SHE FELL STR AINED LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER FELL, INJURING WRIST C/O PAINIDX: FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| HIP AND ANKLE PAIN - FOUND ON FLOOR BY NURSING HOME STAFF AFTER FALL, U SES A WALKER, COMPLAINING OF LEFT HIP AND ANKLE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 05/17/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| ON HER CRUTCHES WITH A TIB FX, TRIED TO GET A SLICE OF PIZZA FROM ATABL E AND SLIPPED. DX RIGHT RADIUS AND ULNA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 103 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FALL WITH WALKERHIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Scooters, unpowered |
| FELL OVER WALKER, FELL OVER SCOOTER AND HAS C/O HIP PAIN. DX. INJ L LE G. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BOLT CAME LOOSE FROM CRUTCH HANDLE2ND INJURY - S/P ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH CANE AT NURSING HOME FELL, STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER AT NH. NECK, BACK PAIN. DX; BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA/ CERV STRAIN/ RECURRENT FALLS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED SPRAIN TO HIP AFTER FELL WHILE USING WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. FELL AFTER GOING TO BATHROOM USING WALKER, LANDED ON R ARM. DX. FX R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT'S WALKER CAUGHT AND PT FELL.DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, SCALP LAC 7 CM, ? SMALL MENINGIOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 97 Y.O. W FEMALE W/BACK, HIP STRAIN. PT FELL @ HOME WHILE WALKING W/WAL KER. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WAS IN BATHROOM WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL OVER HER OXYGEN CORD THAT WRAPPED AROUND HER WALKER, RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS TO HER RIBS. |
| 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: 05/04/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED WITH WALKER AND FELL FROM STANDING POSITION. LEFT WRIST FRACTU RE WITH DISPLACEMENT, THUMB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 87 YOF WAS AMBULATING WITH WALKER; LOST BALANCE; FELL TO FLOOR; LOW BAC K CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIT WITH CANEFRACTURE PATELLA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| REACHING FOR WALKER FELL BACKWARDS AT HARIDRESSER SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL, WALKING WITH A CANE DX. CHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING, USING WALKER AT HOME HIT HEAD, HEMORRHAGE BRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 100 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING C HEST FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT WALKS USING WALKER AND WHEELCHAIR, INJURED WRIST USING WALKINGA ND WHEELCHAIR AT HOME; WRIST CONTUSION, BRUISE, SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BACK PAIN - FELL WHEN WALKER CAP FELL OFF WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STUMBLED WHILE USING WALKER AND FELL, DX FX RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER AT NH DX. HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD INJURY-USING HER WALKER-FELT DIZZY-FELL BACKWARDS @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ABDOMEN WALL CONTUSION - FELL AGAINST WALKER AND ONTO KNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING TO BATHROOM WITH A WALKER BECAME DIZZY AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Towels or cloths |
| USING WALKER AT HOME AND FELL SLIPPING ON TOWEL AND INJ FEET; CELLULITIS NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AND INJURED R HIP. R HIP FX $ |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING LOWER BACK DX: STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT COMING OFF A BUS USING A TWO WHEELED WALKER WHEELS GOT CAUGHT ON THE BUS STEP FELL FORWARD TO ROAD FRACTURED LEFT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SUST FRACTURE TO HIP FELL WHILE USING WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Pillows |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME TRIPPED OVER A PILLOW, FELL HITTING HE AD ON THE FLOOR. CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIP CT-TRIPPED &FELL W/ HER WALKER @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| NASAL BRIDGE LACERATION.PT FELL WHILE USING HIS WALKER AND HIT NOSE ON WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT INJURED GROIN LIFTING WALKER, GROIN STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BACK PAIN,COPD, MULTIPLE MS DEFORMITIES - FELL TRIPPED WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RT KNEE CT-FELL WHILE WALKING W/ HIS WALKER @ GROUP HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER AT NH DX. HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING WALKER - CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHI.PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER C/O PAIN TO HIP DX: FX HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| WALKING W/WALKER, GOING OUT BACK DOOR OF BANK & WALKER GOT CAUGHT ON CARPET, HE FELL ONTO WALKER. DX FRACTURED PELVIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRAUMA (R) KNEE, VIA EMS, PT FELL DOWN WHILE USING HER WALKER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL LAST NIGHT AT HOME WHILE USING WALKER, FOUND IN FLOOR THIS MORNING ON LEFT SIDE. ACUTE RIGHT HIP FRACTURE, ACUTE MI, MULT ABR TO LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRYING TO GET FROM CAR TO WALKER AND FELL FX PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL OVER WALKER AT NH DX. CHEST CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER, DROPPED IT, FELL AND HIT THE FLOOR CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL OFF WALKER WITH SEAT, CONTUSION OCCIPITAL |
| 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: 04/04/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT USING WALKER, LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO TILE FLOOR. D:SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER THIGH PAIN CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Day wear |
| PT WALKING TO BATHROOM WITH WALKER, SHIRT GOT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AND P ULLED HIM BACKWARDS AND PT FELL HITTING HEAD, HEMORRHAGE BRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL IN BATHROOM WHILE USING WALKER, WAS CONFUSED. NONWORK. LACERATION HEAD AND MANDIBLE AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 04/01/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| PT SLIPPED WHILE USING WALKER AND HIT CHAIR LANDED ON FLOOR AT HOME AND BRUISED CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER. DX: FX L HIP, HTN, ANGINA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 76 YOF TRIPPED WHILE AMBULATING WITH CANE; FELL ON PORCH. LACERATION OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Eyeglasses |
| CHI W/FACE LACERATION - TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER AT NURSING HOME, FEL L AND HIT HEAD, WEARING GLASSES THAT CAUSED FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMBULATING W/ CANE -FELL FRACTURE LEFT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL ON CURB WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tableware and accessories |
| FELL OUT OF WALKER WHILE DOING DISHES AND HIT HER BACK DX: S/P FALL BAC K PAIN CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE USING WALKER, PAIN L HIP AND THIGH. DX. FX RADIUS, L2 COMP. FX, MILD DEHYDRATION, RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| INJURY TO HIP 63 YO WF HURT HIP WHEN STANDING WITH WALKER AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SCALP LAC-@ HOME-FELL-HIT HEAD ON HER WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED AND FELL TRANSFERRING FROM BED TO THE WALKER. ABRASION TO RIGH T CHEST WALL, LT LATERAL THIGH AND PELVIS CONTSUION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING WALKER LACERATION ORBIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL. DX: FRACTURE HIP, PATIENT ADM ITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FROM HOMELESS SHELTER - WALKING W/USING CANE R FOOT TURNED. DX. FX L A NKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 90YOF WALKING WITH WALKER, JUST WENT DOWN TO SITTING POSITION DX: HIP FX L FEMORAL NECK - FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| PT. TRIPPED AND FELL TODAY AFTER GETTING UP W/WALKER, HIT L BACK OF CHA IR, THEN FELL TO FLOOR. DX. CONTS, HEAD, L HAND, BACK, L LEG., COPD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WAS USING A WALKER AMD FELL AT ASSISTED LIVING QUARTERS. DX-CONTUSION THIGH AND HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| AT NURSING HOME USING WALKER AND FELL ON WET BATHROOM FLOOR DX: FRACTURED CALCANIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING WALKER SPRAIN KNEE |
| 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: 02/27/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| WHEEL ON WALKER GOT CAUGHT, FELL ON FLOOR/RT HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WITH PREVIOUS ANKLE FX., WAS TRIPPED WHILE USING CRUTCHES AT SC HOOL REINJURING FOOT; FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI, FELL GOING UP HILL WITH WALKER, PNEUMOTHORAX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| PT USING CANE TO WALK, CANE BECAME TANGLED IN A CARPET AND PT FELL TO F LOOR. CONTUSION RT RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING ALOT WITH CRUTCHES AFTER KNEE SURGERY, IN FOR BACK PAIN, PT STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doorsills or frames |
| PT CAUGHT WALKER ON DOOR FRAME, BUTTOCK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIT WITH A WALKER - ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RT HIP/RT SHOULDER CT-FELL W/ WALKER @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. WALKS WITH A WALKER DUE TO AN OLD CVA AND FELL, RESULTING IN KNEE P AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HIP FRACTURE - FELL AND INJURED RIGHT HIP WHILE SEARCHING AND THEN REAC HING FOR HER CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE PICKING UP WALKER ABRASIONS TO FACE RT SHOULDER DX RT F OREHEAD ABRASION S/P FALL DEPRESSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. REPORTS WALKING W/CANE TO BR AND FELL. DX. DISLOCATION R HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. FELL WHILE WALKING WITH HIS WALKER, RESULTING IN BLUNT TRAUMA TO HI S SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEFT FOOT CONTUSION.PT DROPPED HER WALKER ON HER FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUS L SHOULDER & HIP, LAC L EYEBROW; WALKING WITH WALKER @ NSG HM, F ELL TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH WALKER, TURNED, FELT POP IN RT KNEE, STRAINED RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT TURNED OVER HER WALKER AT HOME AND FELL. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LEFT TEMPORAL ABRASION, SKIN AVULSION LEFT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 01/31/2002 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS BACKING UP WITH 4 WHEEL WALKER AND FELL BACK. DX: R HIP/KNEE CONT/STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING AT HOME WITH A WALKER, SLIPPED, STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIP, WALKS WITH A CANE, DX HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 69 Y/O F INJURED L HIP WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER WALKER WHILE VISITING PT. AT HOSPITAL. DX; CONTUSION L HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND LEGS GAVE OUT ON HER DX: PELVIS CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED AND FELL WITH HER WALKER, HAVING BEEN DRINKING DX: HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING CRUTCHES AT HOME AND GOT TRIPPED UP, FELL AND HIT RIGHT FOOT , CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds |
| C/O TRYING TO GET OUT OF BED & WALKER GOT CAUGHT ON HOUSE COAT& WALKER TURNED OVERW/PT C/O LT WRIST PAIN DX: DISTAL RADIUS FX LT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs |
| HIP FRACTURE - BROUGHT IN BY AMB AFTER FALLING. WAS TRANSFERRING FROM WALKER TO WHEELCHAIR AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD AND R HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME GOT LEG CAUGHT IN THE LEGS OF THE WALKER FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING HER CANE WHEN SHE TRIPPED & FELL OVER IT. CLOSED FX LT PROXIMAL H UMERUS, NASAL BONE FX, 2CM LAC NOSE, & CT RT KNEE@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING QUAD CANE. DX: T12, T10 FX, CONT/SPRAIN L ANKLE, HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE WALKING USING WALKER - CONTUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FORHEAD,FACE WOUND - FELL WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AND FELL. DX-SPIRAL FRACTURE LEFT FEMUR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL, REACHING FOR CANE DX: HAND ABRASION |
| 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: 01/10/2002 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL AND HIT HEAD DX. HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL TODAY, LOST BALANCE WHILE ON WALKER. ACUTE FRACTURE TO PROXI MAL LEFT HUMERUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL YESTERDAY USING A WALKER ONTO LEFT HAND FRACTURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL TO SIDE SPRAINING ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT LET GO OF WALKER AND FELL IN KITCHEN. DX: FX HUMERUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| HIP FRACTURE - WAS TRYING TO LEARN TO WALK WITH A WALKER AND FELL TO FLOOR LANDING SQUARELY ON LEFT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 75 YO F USING WALKER FELL ON HIP CONTUSION HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 81 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FX HIP. PT STS HER WALKING STICK SLIPPED & SHE FELL @ HOME. PT ADM. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| OLD FEMUR & HUMERUS FX/73YOWF WHILE GOING TO THE BATHROOM USING TH E WALKER, SHE FELL BECAUSE HER ARMS COULD NOT HOLD HER WEIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FEVER ? ETIOLOGY, FRACTURE PELVIS, WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL, LANDING ON CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME 1-2-02 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RIB CONTUSION- RESULTING FROM A FALL. SHE WAS WALKING WITH HER WAL KER WHEN SHE LOST HER BALANCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LUMBAR PAIN. PT STUMBLED WHEN WALKING WITH A CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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