Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2005 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,659
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	5
26-50 years old:	15
50+ years old:	1,638

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
PT GETTING OUT OF BED WITH WALKER AND FELL HITTING RT FEMUR ON GROUND C /OP AIN RT FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/28/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
PT WAS AT HOME USING HIS WALKER WHEN HE FELL AND HIT A CHAIR CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS UPPER LT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED ON HIS WALKER AND FELL FEMUR FRACTURE ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/21/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AND FELL ON FLOOR FRACTURE FEMUR ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/12/2005	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WALKING W/WALKER AT RETIREMENT HOME. DX: R FEMORAL NECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/10/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT HAS EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME & HAS LT BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION, THE CRUTCH HIT HER LT UPPER LEG CUTTING HER. DX - LEFT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS WALKING WITH HIS WALKER, SLIPPED AND FELL. DX-FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/18/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT. WAS AMBULATING WITH A WALKER; LOST BALANCE; FELL TO FLOOR. FRACTURE OF FEMORAL CONDYLE (UPPER LEG), LEFT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2005	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL FROM STANDING TO FLOOR, MISSED HER WALKER DX: BILAT LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TURNING WITH WALKER, GOT TANGLED UP AND FELL/ FX LT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/10/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL OVER WALKER FRACTURE FEMUR ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/09/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
79 Y/O F INJURED R THIGH WHEN FELL WHILE MOVING FROM CAR TO WALKER AT H OME. DX; R THIGH CONTUSIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING A CANE FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/13/2005	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WAS UP W/WALKER, SLIPPED AND FELL, R HIP PAIN DX: R FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
75 YOF FELL WHILE USING A WALKER CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER AND WALKER TIPPED AND SHE LOST BALANCE AND FELL INJ URING UPPER LEG...FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/21/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATING WITH WALKER, HURT LEG DX L FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WALKING W/WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX: L INTERTROCHANTERIC FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/04/2005	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX. HUMERAL FX. HIP PAIN, POSSIBLE OCCULT FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/06/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT FEMUR FX. PT FELL OVER WHEN USING A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/29/2005	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
TRYING TO USE WALKER, FELL IN FLOOR DX R FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL HURT LEG @ NURSING HOME DX THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRYING TO GO TO BATHROOM WITH WALKER AND FELL FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/17/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: LOW BACK STRAIN, LT HIP STRAIN, FX LT GREAT TROCHANTOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WALKING W/WALKER AT LIFE CENTER. DX: COMMIN DISPLACED SUBTROCHANTER FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/29/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL W/ WALKER WHEN IT BROKE PT HIT FLOOR DX PAIN TO R STUMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT HAD A MECHANICAL FALL WITH WALKER FALLING ON RT KNEE COMPLAIN- INING OF SWELLING & PAIN. DX - RIGHT DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USING WALKER AND FELL REACHING FOR SOMETHING C/O PAIN IN UPPER THIGH THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2005	Age: 100 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL ON FLOOR - FX UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/02/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER, FELL ON CARPET, C/O R HIP PAIN DX: INTERTROCHANTRIC FX R FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/15/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX L FEMUR; FELL WHILE USING WALKER OUT IN YARD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
RIGHT FEMUR FX. PT WAS USING A CANE WHERE THE RUBBER TIP HAD WORN THROU GH AND IT HIT FLOOR CAUSING PT TO FALL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/07/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING ON CRUTCHES AT HOME, LEG SNAPPED, R LEG IS SHORTER THAN LEFT DX: PATHALOGIC R PROXIMAL FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/27/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SUSTAINED INJURY WHEN HE TRIPPED ON WET GROUND USING HIS CANE. FX DIST AL FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FEMUR FX-WALKING W/ WALKER-TRIPPED-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Runners, throw rugs or doormats
FEMUR FX-@ HOME-WRESTLING W/ WALKER-TRIPPED ON A RUG-FELL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/22/2005	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT USING WALKER IN HOME, TRIPPED AND FELL ON FLOOR. DX FX L FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/21/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tableware and accessories
WAS WALKING AT HOME WITH HIS WALKER AND A CUP OF COFFEE, FELL ANDINJURE D LEFT KNEE. FX DISTAL FEMUR LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
COMMINUTED INTERTROCHANTERIC FX L FEMUR - LOST BALANCE WHEN WALKING WIT H WALKER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/14/2005	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKER SLID ON ICE AT RESTAURANT AND SHE FELL/ RT FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/08/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL IN HOUSE WITH CRUTCHES, FELL STRAIGHT DOWN ON FLEXED KNEE, PREVIOUS LEG INJURY; SLIPPED CAPITAL FEMORAL EPIPHYSIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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