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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,219
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER. FALLING MORE ON NEW MEDS. HAS ALZHEIMERS DE MENTIA. MEDS INCLUDE SPIRONOLACTONE, RISPERIDAL. D:ELBOW LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 77 YOF FELL USING WALKER AND FELL INTO CABINET DOOR LAC ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| NURSING HOME RESIDENT, REPORTED BY STAFF TO HAVE FALLEN TWICE TODAY, AT 0500 AND 2300, WALKS WITH CANE. DX CONTUSION LEFT ELBOW, NEAR SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 73 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 |
| ELBOW CT-USING A ROLLING WALKER THAT ROLLED AWAY FROM HER & SHE FELL FORWARD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED WALKING W/WALKER. DX: ELBOW ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2003 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets |
| PT WAS TRANSFERRING FROM WALKER TO TOILET AND FELL. DX: R ELBOW LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2003 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WHILE AMBULATING AT HOME WITH WALKER FELL AND COULDN'T GET UP. DX. SYN COPE, MULTIPE CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS, LACERATION L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING IN HOSPITAL W/WALKER AND FELL. DX: R ELBOW LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 75 YO FEMALE FELL BACKWARDS WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME HEMATOMA RIGHT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. WALKING W/A WALKER, FELL ON CONCRETE AROUND 1730, LANDED ON L HIP, ALSO HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE. DX. RADIAL HEAD FX, CONT L HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2003 | Age: 38 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 |
| FELL WITH WALKER TWISTING ANKLE AND HIT RT ELBOW CONTUSION RT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ABRASION ELBOW, NEUROPATHY ARM - 86 YOM FELL AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON WALK ER, HAS ABRASION TO RIGHT ELBOW, UNDER ARMS AND ON BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 86 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 |
| WHILE USING WALKER, FELT A "POP" IN RT ELBOW. ACUTE RT ELBOW FX, S/P LT HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER SPEED BUMP ON STREET WHILE USING HER CANE ELBOW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LACERATION ELBOW - 62 YOM PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO HIS LEFT ELBOW AN D CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE AFTER A FALL ON SIDEWALK, WALKER CAUGHT GROOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 43 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 |
| PT WALKS WITH CRUTCHES SECONDARY TO MS FELL BRINGING GROCERIES INTO HOU SE, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, FALL, R ELBOW SUPERFICIAL SCRAPES ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEFT ELBOW CONTUSION-PT FELL IN FRONT OF *** GROCERY STORE WHILE WALKIN G WITH WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER CUTTING ELBOW DX LAC ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH WALKER, HAD NON-SYNCOPAL FALL. CONTUSION RT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX: L ELBOW PAIN. GOT TANGLED UP IN CRUTCH AND FELL AT SHELTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL TO FLOOR DX: FX RT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 67 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 |
| FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. ELBOW CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 84 Y/O M INJURED R ELBOW WHEN FELL FROM WALKER AT BOARD AND CARE. DX; ABRASION R ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PINNED ELBOW AGAINST SOMETHNG WHEN WALKING W/WALKER AND L ARM GAVE OUT, FELL TO FLOOR. DX. WEAKNESS L ELBOW, PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 72 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 |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING ELBOW C/O PAIN DX: FX ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS ELBOW AS A RESULT OF FALLING TO THE FL OOR WHILE USING HIS CRUTCHES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2003 | Age: 83 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT ELBOW CONT; S/P FALL. PT FELL TO FLOOR WHEN USING A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 14 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, Fireplace equipment |
| FRACTURE ELBOW - 14 YOF WAS PLAYING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL INTO A FIREP LACE SCREEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT AT THE NURSING HOME WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL SUSTAINED A L ACERATION TO LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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