Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2002 - Upper Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,469
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	84
16-25 years old:	15
26-50 years old:	542
50+ years old:	3,826

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents 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: 12/29/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SLIPPED AND FELL TO SIDE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STAND WITH WALKER,HIT LT BACK.
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: 12/20/2002	Age: 61 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 WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME WHEN HER DOWG JUMPED ON HER CAUSING HE R TO FALL FRACTURED RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	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 WAS REACHING FOR HIS WALKER AND FELL DX: LT SIDE RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/17/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX:PAIN IN CHEST SECONDARY TO TRAUMA. FELL AND HIT CHEST ON WALKER
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: 12/07/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CHEST WALL MUSCLE STRAIN; USING CRUTCHES, LOST BALANCAE & STRAINED TO KEEP FROM FALLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	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
LEFT RIB FRACTURE,RT HAND FRACTURE.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL IN THE BATHROOM AND INNURED CHEST AND HAND.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/26/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. IS PARAPLEGIC AND FELL FROM CURB ONTO PAVEMENT INJURING CHEST - PT. WAS ON CRUTCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL OVER HIS WIFE'S WALKER. DX-CHEST PAIN, S/P FALL.
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: 11/20/2002	Age: 64 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
USES CRUTCHES BECAUSE OF MONTH OLD FIBULA FX R U Q ABD PAIN 2NDARY TO MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2002	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
RIB FX.- SUSTAINED WHEN SHE TURNED TO GET HER WALKER AND SHE HEARD SOME THING POP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 11/10/2002	Age: 83 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, Tables
WAS WALKING BACKWARDS W/WALKER, TRIPPED OVER COFFEE TABLE AND FELL, HIT L CVA ON COFFEE TABLE. DX. CONT CHEST, BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2002	Age: 74 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 USES A WALKER AT HOME, UNSURE IF PT FELL. C/O PAIN TO BILATERAL FLANK AREA. SPINAL COMPRESSION FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 10/24/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
84-YOM SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS BACK AS A RESULT OF FALLING WHILE U SING A CANE ON THE STREET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2002	Age: 62 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
62 Y.O. W MALE W/CHEST WALL CONTUSION. PT GOT TANGLED UP IN HIS WALKER @ HOME. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2002	Age: 82 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT TRIPPED AND FELL W/WALKER & HIT CORNER OF COUCH. DX: THORACIC COMPR FX, DORSAL/LUMBAR STRAIN, BACK CONT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/15/2002	Age: 102 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 WITH WALKER AND FELL, RIB INJURY, POSS FX
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 86 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. FELL ON TOP OF WALKER. DX. CONT CHEST, L HIP, L SHOULDER, L ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 92 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
92 Y/O F INJURED L SIDE OF CHEST WHEN FELL OVER WALKER AT HOME. DX; FX L 9TH AND 10TH RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2002	Age: 86 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, Pillows
PT LOST BALANCE USING WALKER FIXING PILLOWS AND FELL, CONTUSION L PARAT HORACIC NONDISPLACED RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
91 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHEST WALL PAIN. PT FELL WHILE USING A WALKER. PT AD M. E8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 83 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
FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. CHEST CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
42 YO MALE WAS WALKING WITH CANE AND CANE HIT CHEST - ETOH CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2002	Age: 63 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
63YOM FELL ON WALKER AT HOME INJ RIBS DX/RIB CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 98 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT TRIPPED W/WALKER AND FELL ONTO COUCH. DX: CHEST/ABDOMEN CONT.
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: 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
89 YOF AMBULATES WITH A WALKER; SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND HIT UPPER BACK AGAINST THE KITCHEN CABINET. CONTUSION, OF UPPER BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2002	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
L CHEST WALL CONT/87YOF FELL ONTO L SIDE AND C/O L CHEST PAIN. USES WAL KER. WAS ON HER WAY TO BATHROOM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 75 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, Floors or flooring materials
PT WALKING WITH A METAL WALKER WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON WET TILE FLOOR STRUC K CHEST ON THE RAILS OF THE WALKER CONTUSION RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 09/10/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
86YOM FOOT CAUGHT IN WALKER AND FELL ONTO CEMENT DX: MILD BLUNT TRAUMA TO L CHEST/SKIN TEAR L ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2002	Age: 90 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT STATES SHE WAS USING HER WALKER & TRIPPED FALLING AGAINST THE DRESSER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 83 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. WAS TRYING TO USE WALKER, GOT WEAK AND FELL. DX. FX RIBS R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 90 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
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 45 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
WALKING W/ CRUTCHES AND FELL DX L CHEST WALL CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	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
PATIENT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO RIBS AFTER FALLING WHILE WALKING WITH WA LKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL 2 DAYS AGO WHEN WALKER COLLAPSED. INCREASING BACK PAIN. D MUSCLE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Combs or hairbrushes
PATIENT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND LEANED OVER TOO FAR TO PICK UP A BR USH, ALMOST FELL BUT HIT WALKER. DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST AND ABDOMEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 89 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, Floors or flooring materials
DIZZINESS W HILE WALKING OUT OF BATHROOM @ HOME USING WALKER, SHE BLAC KED OUT, WOKE UP ON FLOOR W/TREMENDOUS BACK PAIN. T12 COMPRESSION FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
WALKING W/ WALKER AT HOME SLIPPED AND FELL HIT HEAD AND FACE ON FLOOR RIB CONT AND HEAD PAIN NO LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 91 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
WALKER LEGS CAUGHT IN DRESSER-RIGHT RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2002	Age: 91 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
FELL WITH WALKER WHILE WALKING TO THE BATHROOM RIB PAIN...FX RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	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
BACK CT-USING WALKER & LOST BALANCE-GROUND LEVEL FALL-LEFT AMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
WALKING W/ WALKER, KNEES GAVE OUT, FELL ON FLOOR DX: FRACTURE T7 & 8 RIBS, COMPRESSION FRACTURE L1
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: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
72 YO F WALKING WITH WALKER HAD IT TO SLIP FROM HER FX RIB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CHEST CT-AT HOME-USING HER CANE TO CLEAN UP A SPIDER WEB-LOST BALANCE & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 90 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 GOT TANGLED IN WALKER AND FELL AT HOME, FALL RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2002	Age: 77 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT. WAS REACHING FOR WALKER AND FELL, HIT MIDDLE OF BACK ON COUCH. DX . CONT. BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
53YOF-LEFT RIB CONTUSION-USING WALKER AT HOME-SLIPPED AND FELL-LANDED W ITH WALKER UNDER LEFT SIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
*72YOM USING WALKER LOST BALANCE & FELL DX: FX R 8TH /9TH ANTERIOR REB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 82 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 FELL USING WALKER WHILE REACHING. DX: CHEST WALL CONT, NEUROPATHY, OLD COMPR FX T SPINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 75 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 WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME SFELL STRIKING CHEST ON THE WALKER FRA CTURED RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	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
WALKING WITH WALKER FELL AND HIT RIBS DX: LT RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2002	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL AFTER WALKER GOT CAUGHT IN SOMETHING WHEN MEDICS ARRIVED WAS IN CARDIAC ARREST DX: SINUS ARREST, S/P TRANSCUTANEOUS PACING
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIB FX-FELL WHILE WALKING W/ HIS WALKER-IN THE STREET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIB FRACTURE, PNEUMOTHORAX - FELL WHILE REACHING FOR WALKER INJURING CH EST RIBS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 43 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
CHEST CONTUSION - FELL ONTO CANE INJURING CHEST WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BROKEN HEELS 5 WEEKS AGO, TODAY USING WALKER TO GO INSIDE, NEAR SYNCOPE WHEN UP TO BATHROOM, SOB, CHEST PRESSURE. ACUTE CHEST PAIN, MULT PE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/22/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS PUSHING HER WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL ON HERHUSBA ND'S KNEES WHO ALSO FELL. DX-CHEST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
WALKING W/ WALKER, TRIPPED ON RUG, FELL ON FLOORDX: FRACTURE RT. POSTER IOR RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 74 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
74 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX RIBS. PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/HER WALKER @ HOME.E 8889
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: 05/05/2002	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: 05/04/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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 ON A WALKER AND FELL. DX-CHEST WALL CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL LAST NIGHT WHILE USING A WALKER. DX. RIB/RIGHT CHEST INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	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 LIFTING A WALKER AT HOME STRAINED CHEST MUSCLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 04/26/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	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
HIT WITH A WALKER CONTUSION LEFT RIB
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: 04/10/2002	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: 04/08/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT, WHO ADMITS TO USING WALKER WHEN UP, LOST BALANCE AND FELL. HAS RIB PAIN. D: NEW ONSET A-FIB. ADMIT.
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: 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: 03/24/2002	Age: 93 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
RIB CONTUSION- FELL WHILE USING WALKER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2002	Age: 84 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
FELL OVER WALKER/LT RIB FX,BIL HIP CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
CHEST PAIN-?MI-WALKING W/ WALKER-FELL BACKWARDS-ONTO CARPETED FLOOR @ H OME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 03/01/2002	Age: 96 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: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds
COMPRESSION FX T6 - YELLED WHEN MOVED FROM WALKER TO BED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2002	Age: 79 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, Tables
PT USING WALKER FELL INTO COFFEE TABLE. DX: R RIB CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT WAS WALKIING WITH A WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT CHEST ON WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 02/14/2002	Age: 88 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, Rugs or carpets
CHEST CONTUSION W/NOSE FRACTURE - USING A WALKER AND TRIPPED OVER SOME CARPET AND FELL INJURING CHEST AND NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CHEST WALL CONT CLINICAL RIB FX TRIPPED AND FELL ON A WALKER, NO COUGH, PAIN TO RIBS%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2002	Age: 83 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
PT WALKING WITH A CANE, CANE SLIPPED AND PT FELL HITTING CHEST, CO NTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 37 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 WALKING WITH A ROLLING WALKER WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HE R CAUSING A FALL CONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Pet supplies
77 YO M WALKING DOG USING CANE TANGLED DOG UP IN DOG LEASH FELL FX RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables
PATIENT, USING WALKER, FELL AND HIT COFFEE TABLE. D: BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL OVER WALKER RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 70 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
$RT RIB FRACTURE.PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL A ND HIT CHEST ON BAR OF WALKER.
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: 01/20/2002	Age: 97 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 WALKER. DX: ACUTE COMPRESSION FX T12.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
WALKING W/ WALKER FELL BACKWARDS RIGHT RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2002	Age: 70 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
PT WALKING, TRIPPED OVER WALKER HITTING CHEST ON BARS OF WALKER, C ONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CHEST NUMBNESS BELOW LT COLLARBONE. IS USING CRUTCHES TO ASSIST AMBULATION. DX; ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN 2ND TO CRUTCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
85 YO M WALKING W/WALKER FELL FX RIBS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	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 OVER TOP OF WALKER TODAY CONTUSION RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 01/02/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT AMBULATES WITH A WALKER HAD A NONSYNCOPAL FALL LANDING ON BACK- FRACTURED UPPER THORACIC VERTEBRAE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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