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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,273
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| FELL AT HOME TRANSFER WALKER TO CHAIR, WEAK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/07/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIP & FALL WITH WALKER MULTIPLE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| MULT CONT. PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 85YFC WALKER GOT CAUGHT ON LEDGE OF FLOOR AND FELL TO FLOOR C/O HAND,RI BS AND KNEE PAIN/MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 83 YOF TRIPPED ON CANE WHILE WALKING ON SIDEWALK AT HOSPITAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT WAS USING CANE AND STUMBLED AND FELL ON THE FLOO R.. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2004 | 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: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING WALKER - MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS S/P FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT USING WALKER FELL AT EXTENDED CARE FACILITY WHERE HE LIVES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2004 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AND INJURED SELF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 86 YOF FELL USING WALKER DIAGNOSIS NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2004 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 89 YOF FELL USING WALKER CONTUSION MULTIPLE SITES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SENT IN FROM NURSING HOME FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER DX: NO INJURIES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER AT HOME AND FELL RESULTING IN MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND ABRA SIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Escalators |
| 83 YO MALE GOT WALKER STUCK ON ESCALATOR AT SHOWBOAT AND FELL BACKWARDS MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2004 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| CAUGHT WALKER IN DOOR AND FELL - FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/08/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL AND INJURED SELF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 87 YOM WAS AMBULATING WITH HIS WALKER; WENT OUT OF DENTIST OFFICE AND F ELL ON SIDEWALKS. MULTIPLE SKIN LACERATIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIP & FALL USING WALKER MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT C/O MULTIPLES FALLS USING WALKER LEFT BEFORE EVALUATION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| S/P WEAKNESS; FALL. PT FELL WHEN USING A WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 63 YO MALE WALKS WITH CANE AND FELL IN BATHROOM LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/07/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| ANEMIA,PALPATATIONS.PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELT HEART RACING AN D FELL ON THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/04/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| S/P FALL. PT FELL ONTO WALKER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| S/P FALL. PT GOT UP WITH A WALKER AND THEN FELL BACKWARDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING WALKER - FREQUENT FALLS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEAVING BATHROOM, USING WALKER, FELL TO FLOOR POSS SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/13/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FALL WITHOUT INJURY, PATIENT STANDING WITH ASSISTANCE FROM WALKER STARTED TO FALL, HUSBAND ASSISTED PATIENT TO FLOOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL YESTERDAY WITH WALKER AT HOME, FAMILY WANTS EVALUATION. DX S/P FAL L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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