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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,137
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| RIGHT ELBOW ABR. PT WAS GOING DOWN ONE STEP IN GARAGE WITH WALKER AND S LIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING TO THE BATHROOM WITH HER WALKER AT THE NURSINGH HOME AND LEG S GAVE OUT AND FELL SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO ELBOW AND KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2006 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TIP CAME OFF CANE AND HE LOSE BALANCE AND FELL LAC ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2006 | Age: 104 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 104 YR OLD PT FELT WEAK WHILE USING WALKER AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX: L HIP CONT, L ELBOW CONT, SKIN TEAR L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ?TRIPPED OVER WALKER, FELL ONTO ELBOW, NOW C AMS " ELBOW CONTS' +" PNEUMONIA" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/25/2006 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WALKING W/WALKER. DX: CHEST CONT, R OLECRANON FX, R RADIAL HEAD FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIPPED AND FELL USI8NG WALKER IN KITCHEN AND FX ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT DX LT ELBOW DISLOCATION - FELL DOWN ONTO LT SIDE WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 83 YO M FRACTURE TO ELBOW, ABRASIONS TO KNEES FELL WHILE HURRYING TO GET IN THE HOUSE. USING A CANE WHEN INJURY OCCURED* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER AT NURSING HOM E AND FELL FX ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER, FOUND ON FLOOR. LT ELBOW PAIN DX: CONTUSED LT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/12/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RIGHT ELBOW STR. PT STRAINED ELBOW WHEN WALKING WITH A CANE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME, WALKER SLIPPED, PT FELL, ELBOW PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| LEFT ELBOW ABR; HEAD CONT. PT WAS USING A WALKER WHEN GOING OUT DOOR AN D FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELT DIZZY&LIGHTHEADED, FELL C THE CRUTCHES ONTO KNEE/ELBOW " ELBOW INJ" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2006 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. WAS WALKING W/HER WALKER AT NH AND FELL BECAUSE SHE LOST HER BALANC E. DX. ABRA L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER. DX. URINARY TRACT INFECTION, R HIP A ND ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS USING A WALKER AT HOME, FELL CAUSING CONTUSION TO RT ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL USING WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX: R ELBOW ABR ACUTE TIA, R CAROTID STENOSIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2006 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL AND HIT WALKER GOING DOWN. DX: HEAD CONT, R ELBOW LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT FELL REACHING FOR HER WALKER AT HOME DX: LACERATION RT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 27 YO MALE WAS HIT IN ELBOW WITH CANE LEFT ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL WALKING W/WALKER. DX: L ELBOW ABR, L LOWER LOBE NODULE, GENERAL WEAKNESS, HYPONATR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/28/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL WHILE USING WALKER, HITTING FLOOR DX ELBOW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. STRUCK IN ARM W/ METAL CRUTCH YEST. HAS SWELL'G, TENDERNESS IN ELBO W. DX.: ELBOW CONTUS'N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2006 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| ELBOW LAC-HIP INJURY-WALKING W/ WALKER-FELL-HIT WALL-@ NURSING HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/28/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING W/CANE IN RAIN, SLIPPED ON METAL GRATE AND FELL. DX: L ELBOW CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2006 | Age: 100 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. WAS AMBULATING WITH A WALKER; LEGS GAVE OUT; FELL TO FLOOR; ABRASIO N, LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT USING WALKER & FELL @ NURSING HOME, NO LOC C/O LEFT ELBOW PAIN DX: CONTU LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME, FELL, LAC LT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEFT ELBOW CONT. PT FELL WHEN TRYING TO MOVE AROUND WITH A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2006 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAD FALL YESTERDAY. WAS USING WALKER WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO F ALL. DIZZY PRIOR TO FALL. D: OLECRANON FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT HAD A GROUND LEVEL SLIP & FALL AT CHURCH WITH WALKER COM- PLAINING OF ELBOW & BUTTOCK PAIN. DX - ELBOW & BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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