Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2004 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,735
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	16
50+ years old:	1,718

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2004	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER DX: L HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HUMERUS FX-FELL-@ HOME-TRIPPED W/ WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/09/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
PT FELT LIGHTHEADED THEN THE CANE GOT CAUGHT IN A RUG, TRIPPED&FELL, IN JURIED UPPER ARM SUSTAINED" HUMERUS FX"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/04/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS REACHING FOR A WALKER WHEN SHE FELL FRACTURED LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS STANDING USING A CANE AND FELL. DX-ACUTE RIGHT HUMERUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
WALKING WITH WALKER & FELL ONTO FLOOR DX DISLOCATED HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FRACTURE HUMERUS - 77 YOM FELL LAST NIGHT IN THE KITCHEN GETTING SOMETH ING TO EAT, USES WALKER TO AMBULATE, C/O PAIN RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/15/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WHEN HIS CANE GOT CAUGHT HE FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT. FELL IN KITCHEN AND WALKER FELL ON TOP OF HER, FELL TO CEMENT FLOOR . DX. L HUMERAL FX, CONT L SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2004	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Elevators or other lifts
PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME AND WAS WALKING WITH WALKER WHEN ELEVATOR DOOR CLOSED ON PATIENTS ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/15/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. WS WALKING WITH HER WALKER AND FELL AND HURT HER UPPER ARM DX; FX. HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME FELL ONTO RIGHT UPPER ARM CONTUSIO N UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SKIN TEAR R ARM - LOST BALANCE WHEN WALKER WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Automatic doors
WALKING W/ WALKER FELL GOING THROUGH AN AUTOMATIC DOOR FRACTURE LEFT PROXIMAL HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE WALKING W/ WALKER-SLIPPED. ACUTE LT SHOULDER PAIN 2ND TO COM MINUTED HUMERAL FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/21/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT LIVES IN ASSISTED LIVING AND WA WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIPPED LAND ING ON SOFA ON UPPER RT ARM C/O PAIN RT UPPER ARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 82 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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Fans
HUMEROUS FX-R/82YOF WHILE AT THE *** HOME FOR LADIES, WALKING WITHWALKE R AND TRIPPED OVER STANDING FAN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/22/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS AT THE NURSING HOME WALKING WITH A WALKER WHEN SHE FELL FRACTURE D LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2004	Age: 85 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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HUMERUS FX-FELL W/ HER WALKER-@ NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER. DX: FRACTURE TO RIGHT UPPER A RM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT HUMERUS FRACTURE.PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT HUMERAL CONTUSION-PT SUS MULTIPLE BRUISES TO RT ARM AFTER FALLING WH ILE WALKING WITH HER CANE.FELL PREVIOUSLY A FEW WKS AGO ON SAME ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2004	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKER SLIPPED, FELL ON R SHOULDER DX L HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT GOT DIZZY AND FELL OVER WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX: FX L HUMERAL NECK, ABR L ELBOW, R ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/05/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH CANE AT NH DX. HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2004	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT HUMERUS FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED OVER HER CANE AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIED TO GRAB FOR WALKER AND FELL. DX: PROXIMAL L HUMERUS FX, ABR, COPD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Day wear
GOING TO BATHROOM USING WALKER WHEN UNDERPANTS FELL DOWN AND HE TRIPPED . DX. FX. R PROXIMAL HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2004	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS WALKING FROM THE BATHROOM WHEN HIS WALKER SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM, PATIENT FELL INJURING ARM. DX-FRACTURE LEFT HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL @ HOME USING WALKER NO LOC FELL ON R SIDE DX FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL IN KITCHEN WHILE USING WALKER DX: LT HUMERUS FX, LT RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/11/2004	Age: 73 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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL HURT L SHOULDER USING WALKER IN PARKING LOT CAR BACKED INTIO HER. DX L HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2004	Age: 45 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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL ON ICE WHILE USING A CANE, CONTUSION TO BACK, FX TO UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/07/2004	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FX L HUMERUS - FELL TO FLOOR WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL USING WALKER AT STORE. DX: FX/DISLOCATION R HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME AND FELL DX: HUMERAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
90 YOWF FELT DIZZY WHILE WALKING W/ HER WALKER AND FELL. DX. FX L HUMER US.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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