Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2002 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,285
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	155
16-25 years old:	113
26-50 years old:	767
50+ years old:	3,248

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
80 YO F FELL USING WALKER, HIT CHEST & KNEES. DX FALL KNEE CONTUSION, S UBTHERAPEUTIC ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE PAIN. PT DEVELOPED PAIN IN KNEE WHEN USING A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2002	Age: 81 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
81 YOF WAS AMBULATING WITH WALKER; SLIPPED ON ICEY SIDEWALK. SPRAIN, RT . KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	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 WITH RECENT RIGHT KNEE SURGERY WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES WHICH SLIPP ED OUT FROM UNDER HIM LANDING ON RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2002	Age: 76 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
REACHING OVER HER WALKER AND LEGS GAVE OUT SHE SLUMPED TO GROUND. DX. B ACK AND KNEE STRAIN WITH BACK AND KNEE CHRONIC PAIN.
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: 12/09/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
54 YO M GETTING INTO TRUCK USING WALKER FOR ASSISTANCE, HEARD KNEE POP NOW PAIN, SWELLING. DX RECUURENT FRACTURE TO R PATELLA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2002	Age: 74 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, Rugs or carpets
LEFT KNEE CONTUSION,CHEST HEMATOMA.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND IT CAUGHT ON A RUG AND PT FELL AND STRUCK KNEE AND STRUCK CHEST ON WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT ON CRUTCHES, SLIPPED ON WATER AT SCHOOL, FELL ON KNEE HE HAD PR EVIOUSLY HAD SURGERY ON; KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	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, Floors or flooring materials
82 YOM WAS AMBULATING WITH A WALKER; BECAME UNSTEADY AND FELL TO FLOOR ON HIS KNEES. CONTUSION OF KNEES. WEAKNESS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/04/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
90 YO MALE FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME USING WALKER SPRAIN KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 86 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 W/WALKER. DX: R KNEE CONT, ANEMIA, RENAL FAILURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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 WHILE UYSING WALKER DX-ACUTE MULFIPLE CONTUSIONS R KNEE LEG ANKLE HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 86 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 USING WALKER KNEE CONT, ARM ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2002	Age: 81 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
81 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX KNEE. PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER @ HOME. E888 9
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/19/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
87 YO F WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2002	Age: 87 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 WALKING WITH A CANE AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL LANDING ON LEFT KNEE FRACT URED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX:L KNEE CONTUSION. WALKING WITH CANE WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO F ALL TO KNEE THEN TO BELLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 91 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 WALKER COLLAPSED & SHE FELL, LANDING ON BOTH KNEES. BILATERAL KNEE C T'S W/ INTACTABLE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/10/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
DISLOCATED R KNEE & SHOULDER; USING CANE & FELL OFF STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2002	Age: 71 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, Paper products
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER PICLING UP A PAPER IN THE RAIN DX. KNEE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING KNEE C/O PAIN DX: CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2002	Age: 95 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 - 95 YOM WAS AMBULATING WITH WALKER AS NORMAL, TRIPPED A ND FELL LANDING ON RIGHT KNEE AND BUMPED NOSE ON WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL ON CRUTCHES AT SCHOOL
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: 09/23/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION (L) KNEE, PT FELL DOWN ON THE CONCRETE GROUND WHILE USING CRUTCHES AT THE STREET, C/O PAIN, GAIT LIMITED, UNABLE TO BEAR W.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
40 YOF USING CRUTCHES SLIPPED ON WATER PAIN L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 09/17/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL W/CRUTCHES WHILE CROSSING STREET. DX: L KNEE/HIP CONT.
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: 09/15/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL INJURING RT KNEE +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 09/03/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT W/RT BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION, ENTERING HOUSE W/WALKER & FELL & LANDED ON RESIDUAL LIMB, HAS STUMP SHRINKER ON LIMB. DX AVULSION SUTURE LINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 77 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
RT KNEE SPRAIN-FELL AT HOME W/ HER WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 67 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
FELL 2 WEEKS AGO AND INJURED KNEE, FELL AGAIN 2 DAYS AGO AND REINJURED IT, LOST BALANCE WHILE USING WALKER. DX: PATELLAR FX, NON DISPLACED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE SPRAIN - 31 YOM WALKING WITH A CANE, SLIPPED OFF A CURB TWISTING R IGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING ON CRUTCHES, FELL AT HOME REINJURING KNEE DX;KNEE PAIN
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: 08/16/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LSOT BALANCE WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER IN THE BATHROOM. DX. CONTUSION, SPRAIN L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2002	Age: 58 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
RIGHT KNEE FX. PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL TO KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. WAS USING HER WALKER AT HOME, FELL, HURT KNEE STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION: FELL OFF WALKER AT HOME, STRUCK KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS CARRYING HER WALKER AND OXYGEN TANK WHEN SHE FELL RESULTING IN A KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 97 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
FELL USING WALKER-KNEE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HAS BEEN FALLING WHILE USING WALKER AND CANE, NOW C/O KNEE PAIN
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: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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, Wheelchairs
FALL--ATTEMPT TO GET TO WALKER, LEANED ON WHEELCHAIR KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 69 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
69YOF-CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE-TRIPPED & FELL USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 67 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
KNEES BUCKLED WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
46 Y.O. B FEMALE W/KNEE STRAIN. PT INJ WHEN SHE TRIPPED ON HER WALKER @ HOME. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
FELL GOING FROM WALKER TO CHAIR-CONTUSION KNEE
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: 07/09/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CANE SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM DX NOT STATED
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/07/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
RT KNEE STRAIN.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL ON KNEE ON THE FLOOR.
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: 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: 06/27/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING KNEE C/O PAIN DX; CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL ON DINNING ROOM FLOOR WALKING WITH WALKER CAUSING KNEE INJ DX:HEMATOMA TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
46 YO F WALKING WITH WALKER TRIPPED AND FELL ON KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND HE FELL DUE TO ETOH ABUSE RESULTING IN KNEE ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 78 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 TRIPPED OVER WALKER, FALLING INJURING KNEE C/O PAINDX: FX KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIP OVER WALKER WHILE AMBULATORYKNEE TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 46 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
CAUGHT CRUTCH IN OBJECT IN HOSPITAL LOBBY AND FELL CONTUSING KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 38 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
PT USES A WALKER, FELL LAST PM, STRAINED RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
GOING TO BATHROOM WITH WALKER AT HOME, HER KNEES GOT WEAK AND SHEWENT T O THE FLOOR ON HER KNEES. DX SEVERE DEGENERATIVE DISEASE KNEE.
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: 06/09/2002	Age: 62 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
PT. TWISTED KNEE WALKING W/CANE TODAY AT HOME. DX. SPRAIN R KNEE, INTE RNAL DERANGEMENT OF R/L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 82 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
PT. HANDS SLIPPED WHILE WALKING W/WALKER THIS AM, PT HAS C/O L KNEE AND L HIP PAIN. DX. FX R/L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
CONT BOTH KNEES;ABRAS L ARM/77YOWF TRIPPED OVER CANE THEN WENT DOWN ONF ACE. HAPPENED IN HOSPITAL WHILE SHE WAS A VISITOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2002	Age: 80 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
PATIENT FELL AT HOME USING HER WALKER, HAS PAIN IN HER LEFT KNEE ANDCAN NOT PUT WEIGHT ON THAT LEG. DX FRACTURE LEFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 78 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
REFERS LT.KNEE SPRAIN TODAY SHE STARTED USING CANE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
USING WALKER, TRIP OVER RUGKNEE WOUND DEHISCENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OF CRUTCH AND REINJURED KNEE DX: RT KNEE STRAIN +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING CRUTCHES DUE TO PRIOR INJURY, SLIPPED TODAY WALKING AND FELL, RE- INJURIED RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 82 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 TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING KNEE C/O PAINDX; CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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 A CANE WHEN HER RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN A DOOR A ND PT FELL ON KNEES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2002	Age: 69 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, Floors or flooring materials
CONTUSIONLT KNEE WALKING WITH A WALKER AND LOST BALANCE-FELL ONTO KNEEO N FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
TRIPPED OVER BLIND PERSON'S CANE ON BOARDWALKCONTUSION LEFT KNEE
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: 04/29/2002	Age: 80 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
FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER AT HOME AND FELL SPRAINING KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	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
43 Y.O. W MALE W/KNEE CONTUSION. PT WAS OUTSIDE IN HIS YARD WHILE USING HIS CANE & FELL. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO KNEE AFTER FALLING WHILE WAKING WITH WAL KER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 04/11/2002	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: 04/07/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING CRUTCHES DUE TO PRIOR INJURY AND CRUTCH SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS WALK ING CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TWIST RIGHT KNEE, SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2002	Age: 62 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 USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
L KNEE CONT/90YOWF TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND INJURED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	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
RT AND LEFT KNEE CONTUSION, RT HIP CONTUSION- LEG GAVE OUT WHILE WALKIN G WITH A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	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, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT KNEE CONTUSION.PT WAS USING HIS WALKER AND TRIPPED AND PT HIT KNEE ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2002	Age: 83 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
83YOF-CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE-FELL OVER WALKER AT ADULT DAY CARE
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: 03/03/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LT LATERAL PATELLAR FX-@ HOME-FELL ON ICE WHILE USING HIS CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2002	Age: 72 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
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER FALLING ONTO KNEE C/O PAIN DX: STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING KNEE C/O PAIN DX; FX KNEE
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: 02/16/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BILAERAL KNEE CONTUSIONS - FELL A HOME WHILE USING A WALKER WITH WHEELS WHICH GOT AWAY FROM HER -NOT STATED WHAT SURFACE FELL ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT TWISTED KNEE WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER 3 WEEKS AGO, PAIN IS GETT ING WORSE; KNEE PAIN
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: 02/06/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL AT HOME WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. DX-ACUTE RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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 A WALKER SLIPPED STRAINED RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 85 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
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME, NOW WITH KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
49 Y.O. W MALE W/KNEE CONTUSION. PT FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES. E88 89
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 41 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
WALKING W/ A CANE KNEE PAIN RIGHT KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 01/21/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
67 YOM WAS VISITNG AT THE HOSPITAL; AMBULATES WITH QUAD CANE; SLIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR. CONTUSION, RIGHT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2002	Age: 52 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: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
LT PATELLA FX-@ CHURCH-HER CRUTCHES CAUGHT THE TOP OF STEPS & FELL DOWN THE STEPS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/14/2002	Age: 89 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, Rugs or carpets
WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL WHEN WALKER CAUGHT ON RUG CONTUSING K NEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2002	Age: 88 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: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL INJ KNEE;PAIN IN KNEE NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING OUT OF BATHROOM, USES WALKER, LANDING ON R HIP. DX. DJD R KNEE, DEMENTIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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