Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2003 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,691
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	12
16-25 years old:	137
26-50 years old:	200
50+ years old:	4,340

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables
RT EYEBROW LACERATION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND IT CAUGHT ON A TABLE AND PT FELL AND HIT FACE ON A WALKER AND LACERATED EYEBROW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
79 YOM FELL USING WALKER LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT PRESENTS S/P FALL YEST STUMBLED OVER HER WALKER HIT NOSE NO LOC NASA L LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
85 Y/O M INJURED FOREHEAD WHEN FELL FROM WALKER ONTO FLOOR AT BOARD AND CARE. DX; LAC FOREAHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
70 YO MALE'S CANE BROKE AND HE FELL - ETOH FACIAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
87 Y/O M INJURED L CHEEK WHEN FELL WHILE USING WALKER AT HOME. DX; LAC L FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER HER WALKER STRIKING FACE FRACTURED NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
89YOFC WALKING WITH WALKER TRIPPED AND HIT FACE ON FLOOR/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
STATES WALKER TURNED ON HER AND SHE FELL FORWARD AND HIT FACE ON FLOWER POT AT HOME. DX. LAC L EYEBROW AND NOSE, CONT FACE, L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER AT NH DX. FACIAL CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT HAS FALLEN THREE TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK AT HOME, HAVING DIFFICULTY WALKING WITH HER WALKER. DX CONTUSIONS OF FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING W/WALKER AND FELL. DX: FACIAL CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING FACE ON THE CORNER OF A BED FRACTURED FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2003	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
91 YOF TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. PERIORBITAL CONTU SION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FACE CT-FELL-@ HOME-LOST BALANCE W/ HER CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING A WALKER TRIPPED / FELL DX: FOREHEAD & NOSE LACS. / HEAD & FACE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
79YOF STS FELL THIS WEEKEND HITTING FOREHEAD ON WALKER. SUSTAINED LARGE BUMP TO L FOREHEAD WITH BRUISING ON R SIDE OF FACE. DENIES LOC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/05/2003	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SUFFERED A FALL AT NURSING HOME WITH WALKER DX LAC TO UPPER EYELID
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/01/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE TRYING TO REACH FOR WALKER IN ASSISTED LIVING HOME. D: NO SE LACERATION, CARTILEGE EXPOSED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT. STATES SHE JUST TRIPPED W/WALKER, HIT CHIN ON THE FLOOR. DX. CONT FACE, L ARM, L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
SLIPPED ON FLOOR USING WALKER DX: FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FACIAL ABRASIONS. PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER ON CEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
PT STUMBLED DESPITE USING HIS WALKER WHILE GOING UP A STEP NO LOC FALL FACIAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED ON CRUTCH & FELL DOWN STAIRS. DX: L EYEBROW LAC 4 CM, RIB CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Eyeglasses
75 YO FEMALE FELL OVER WALKER TO CONCRETE AND BROKE EYEGLASSES LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER AT NURSING HOME AND TRIPPED AND FELL LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FACIAL CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FOREHEAD AND LEFT ELBOW LACERATION.PT WAS USING A FOUR PRONGED CANE AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
75YOWF-LACERATION CHIN=USING WALKER AT NURSING HOME-FELL HIT CHIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
75 YO MALE LOST BALANCE USING CRUTCHES AND FELL TO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME - LACERATION NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SUPPOSED TO USE WALKER, BORROWED HUSBAND'S CANE, LOST BALANCE , FELL SYNCOPE, LAC TO THE LIP, BLUNT FACIAL TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
CANE GOT CAUGHT BY DOOR, PT FELL DX: LT FOREHEAD LAC 5CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STRUCK IN FACE/NOSE WITH METAL CRUTCH BY COUSIN, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SEEN FOR MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND FACIAL LAC AFTER TRIPPING OVER HER HUSBAND'S CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
68 YOF HIT HER CHIN ON HER WALKER WHEN SHE FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doorsills or frames
WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL AGAINST DOOR FRAME DX. FOREHEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
61 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL TO FLOOR FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FOREHEAD LAC-WALKING W/ WALKER-HIT A CURB-FELL-IN THE STREET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BECAME DIZZY WHILE USING WALKER, FELL & HIT FACE AGAINST WALKER. ACUTE CT LT FACE & EPISODE OF DIZZINESS W/ FALLING RECURRENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ENORMOUS R SUBCONJUNTICAL HEMORRHAGE R EYE AREA/81YOM AT HOME IN KITCHE N, USING WALKER, TRIPPED & FELL AND HIT EYE AREA ON WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Counters or countertops
FACIAL LAC/84YOF FELL AT HOME ACCIDENTALLY. SHE TRIPPED WHILE USING HER CANE AND HIT HER HEAD ON A COUNTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL OUT A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-LACERATION FACE..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WAS STANDING, FELL FORWARD W/ WALKER. ACUTE NASAL FX W/ AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL AND HIT LEFT SIDE OF HEAD ON WALKER DX: CONTUSION LEFT FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
STATES TRIPPED OVER HIS WALKER, FELL HITTING THE FLOOR. DX. LAC R EYE BROW, ABRA FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FACIAL AB-WALKING W/ WALKER-GOT TANGLED UP & FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WALKING WITH WALKER AT NURSING HOME ANTERIOR MAXILLARY SINUS FX , FALL, LACERATION ORAL MUCOSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL TO GROUND WHEN CANE HIT CURB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
PT SUSTAINED ABRASIONS OF FACE FROM FALLING AGAINST WALKER WHEN GETTING OUT OF BED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 99 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX NASAL BONE/99YOF FELL OVER WALKER WHEN "WALKER GOT AWAY". PT FELL AN D HIT FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKS WITH CANE, FELL/ CHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HEMATOMA LT TEMPLE, ABRASION LT SHOULDER, FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE IN GARAGE 30 MINUTES AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: FACIAL LAC 3.5 CM, ANEMIA, ALZHEIMER'S.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS USING HER WALKER WHEN SHE FELL AND FX HER NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
NURSING HOME RESIDENT REPORTED BY STAFF TO HAVE FALLEN, SHE USES A WALKER. DX LACERATIONS LEFT SUPRAORBITAL AREA AND LEFT UPPER LIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Footwear
PT'S CANE TRIPPED OVER ANOTHER PERSON'S SHOE FACIAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FALL - HIT CORNER OF WALKER LAC EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. GOT UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM W/WALKER AND SOMEHOW FELL OVER THE WAL KER. DX. CONT FACE, R/L LEG, R ELBOW, LAC FACE, SKULL, R ELBOW, L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER HIS CANE DX. FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, WALKING WITH A CANE DX. FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE IN THE HOSPITAL AS A VISITOR-DX-2 CM LACER ATION LEFT SIDEOF FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME AND TRIPPED OVER WALKER STRIKING FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
69 YOF FELL USING WALKER CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FACIAL LACERATION WITH CONTUSION.PT WAS USING HER WALKER AND FELL AND L ACERATED FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
LACERATION EYEBROW - FELL FROM WALKER TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LACERATION LEFT FOREHEAD-TRIPPED OVER CANE IN DRIVEWAY STRIKING LEFT FO REHEAD. HAS ACTIVE BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2003	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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
93YOF FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER DX: FALL-LAC 3CM FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION OF NOSE WITH TRAUMATIC EPISTAXIS, FELL AT *** HAB CENTERSTRUC K HIS NOSE ON WALKER PER DOCTOR'S DICTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER HITTING FACE INJURING JAW C/O PAIN DX CONTUSION JAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
42 YO MALE WAS HIT IN FACE WITH A CANE FRACTURE JAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
LACERATION R EYELID, CONTUSION AND ABRASION R FOREHEAD, SKIN TEAR L FOREARM, TRIPPED WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME, CAUGHT SELF ON WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO NOSE AFTER WALKER GAVE WAY AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
PT. WAS WALKING AND GOT HER WALKER HUNG ON A CHAIR AND FELL FRACTURED NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FOREHEAD ABRASION - FELL WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER, HIT FOREHEAD. DX LAC 1.5 CM FOREHEAD, CONT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL TO GROUND WALKING WITH WALKER CAUSING INJURIES DX:FACIAL ABRASIONS, POSSIBLE SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER HIS CANE AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR LAC NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LAC OVER BRIDGE OF NOSE. FELL FROM STANDING TO GROUND WHILE USING A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WALKER AT CASINO/ CONTUSION CHEEK AND NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USING CRUTCHES RUSHING FOR BUS AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL AND STRUCK FACE DX EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2003	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stools
TRIPPED OVER STOOL, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FACIAL CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER ON SIDEWALK HIT BUMP AND FELL HITTING MOUTH DX: ABRASION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
MULT CONT ; FACIAL LAC, PT FELL AND HIT FACE ON HER WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
GROUND LEVEL FALL WALKING ACROSS THE STREET. STRUCK HEAD ON CONCRETE, H AS FREQUENT FALLS, USES A CANE. DX. LAC TO FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER & FELL FOREHEAD LAC / CONT. HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
60 YOM FELL USING WALKER LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2003	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING A WALKER AND FELL HITTING FOREHEAD. DX. FOREHEAD ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
L EYEBROW LAC - TANGLED FEET IN CANE, FELL FORWARD STRIKING FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FACIAL CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND AND TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT FACE ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME, WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER, WALKER COLLASPED AND PT FELL STRIKING FACE ON THE FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER CUTTING FACE DX LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
79 YOM FELL USING WALKER CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated
PT LOST BALANCE WITH WALKER AND FELL HITTING FACE ON ORGAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT LOST BALANCE WHILE USING WALKER AND FELLDX: FACIAL CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns
85 Y/O F C/O FALL. PT TRIPPED WITH WALKER FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FIGURINE S IN HOUSE. DX LAC TO FACE MULTIPLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
90YOF REACHING FOR WALKER, LOST BALANCE, FELL DX: GROUND LEVEL FALL, LAC RT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER BLIND MANS CANE WHILE AT TRAIN STATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING IN THE PARKING LOT WITH A CANE WHEN SHE FELL SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
LAC L EYEBROW; REACHING FOR WALKER & FELL FORWARD TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
S/P FALL WHILE CARRYING GROCERIES, HIT NOSE/MOUTH ON CONCRETE WALK.PT W ALKING W/CANE.DX: HEAD& RT KNEE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL FROM ELECTRIC WALKER - CONTUSION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
MULT CONT'S-FACE/81 FEMALE TRIPPED OVER HER QUAD CANE, FELL AND INJURED HER FACE, R KNEE AND R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CANE SLIPPED, LOST BALANCE DX. NASAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON FLOOR WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2003	Age: 102 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FALL--TRIPPED OVER WALKER DX LACERATION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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