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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,049
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2003 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| STEPPING OFF PORCH WITH WALKER AND LOST BALANCE INTO WALL LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 88 YOF FELL USING WALKER FX ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AT HOME. DX-LEFT DISTAL RADIUS, ULNA FRACTURE WITH DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT AT THE NURSING HOME WALKING WITH A WALKER WHEN SHE FELL SUSTAINED A SKIN TEAR TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. HIT LT. ARM WITH CANE DX. PAIN LT. FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes |
| GOT OUT OF BED AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AND CUT HER RIGHT FOREARM WHEN SHE FELL AGAINST WALKER. DX LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| TANGLED UP IN WALKER, FELL ON FLOOR DX. FOREARM ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT USING A WALKER SIDES GAVE OUT AND PT FELL DX ABRAS AMR PT LIVES AT N URSING HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| FOREARM LAC-@ HOME-A WHEEL OF HER WALKER CAUGHT ON A CHAIR & SHE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tableware and accessories |
| LACERATION LT ARM, 7 CM, SIMPLE: BENT OVER A CUP TO GET A DRINK, LOST BALANCE, FELL, STRIKING HER WALKER AT LONG TERM CARE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| L ARM PAIN/85YOM FELL AT HIS SUMMER HOME IN DRIVEWAY LAST EVENING. USES CANE TO AMBULATE. HAS HAD PREVIOUS SURGERY ON HIS ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE GRABBING CANE GETTING OUT OF CAR AT HOSPITAL SKIN TEAR FOREARM CONTUSION SHOULDER, KNEE & ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL USING A WALKER; FX ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT GOT UP TO GOT TO BATHROOM AND TRIPPED, PT USES WALKER DX: FX RT RADIUS / ULNA, RT HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| CANE STUCK TO FLOOR AND SHE FELL-LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEFT FOREARM TEAR. PT FELL ON WALKER INJURING ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 95 YOF SPOKE ABOUT WALKING OUT OF BATHROOM AT NURS ING HOME AND REACHING FOR WALKER, LOST BALANCE FELL, R FOREARM HIT WLKR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL FRACTURED LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL W/CRUTCHES. DX: CONT/ABR R ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BILATERAL FOREAR CONTUSION R 4TH FINGER SPRAIN, OLD AVULSION FRACTURE R 3RD FINGER, FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL REACHING FOR WALKER, FALL SOFT TISSUE INJURY L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT C/O PAIN TO LT ARM DUE TO FALL WHILE TRYING TO WALK WITH WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2003 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING FOREARM DX; CONTUSION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL LANDING ON RIGHT LOW ER ARM CONTUSION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT TRIPPED AT HOME FELL INTO WALL WHILE USING WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/27/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKS WITH A WHEELED WALKER WHEN SHE FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS THEN WALKER FELL ONTOP OF HER LEFT LOWER ARM LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RIGHT FOREARM LAC; RIGHT KNEE ABR. PT FELL WHEN USING A WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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