Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2006 - Unkown

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,124
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

1,124

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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/18/2006	Age: 74 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, Floors or flooring materials
S/P FALL. PT TRIPPED ON WALKER AND FELL TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/10/2006	Age: 90 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
NO APPARENT INJURY-FELL W/ WALKER-@ NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2006	Age: 90 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
PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER, WHEEL GOT STUCK ON SOMETHING AND PT FELL ONTO FLOOR, PT LIVES ALONE IN CONDO, DX: FALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/06/2006	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
NO APPARENT INJURIES-FELL W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
AMB C CANE, LOST BLALANCE&FELL USED A CHAIR TO GUID SELF DOWN TO THE FL OOR " DEHYDERATION"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/31/2006	Age: 53 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: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL, DX FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2006	Age: 82 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
COUPLE FALLS LAST NITE,THINKS SHE TRIPPED(DOESN'T LIKE WALKER) DX: T W AVE INVERSIONS,MILD RENAL INSUFF., FALLS WITH CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 82 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 WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 87 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, Floors or flooring materials
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS/ABRASIONS AFTER TRIPPING OVER WALKER TO FLOOR AT NU RSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2006	Age: 81 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, Sinks
81YOF FELL WITH WALKER HIT SINK FALL HYPERTENSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
MULT CONT/75YOF WALKS WITH WALKER. WHILE AT STORE TODAY, FELL WHILE TRY ING TO PUSH HER WAY OUT OF RESTROOM@2:30P. ALSO FELL AT HOME@7:30P.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2006	Age: 91 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
AMB C A WALKER, SUDDENL FELT NOT ABLE TO AMB ANYMORE FELL TO THE FLOOR " FALL"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/21/2006	Age: 81 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
WALKS WITH CANE,SOMETIMES WALKER,APPARTENTLY TRIPPED & FELL,ON FLOOR 3H RS BEFORE FOUND DX:WEAKNESS,INABILITY TO AMBULATE,CONTUSIONS S/P FALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/16/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH HIS WALKER AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND BRUSHED HIS HEA D AGAINST THE WALL AND FELL DOWN TO THE GROUND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/14/2006	Age: 71 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
71 YOF MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS/ABRASIONS WHEN TRIPPED USING WALKER ON SIDEW ALK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2006	Age: 77 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
77 YOM MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS WHEN TRIPPED USING WALKER ON SIDEWALK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2006	Age: 91 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
NEAR SYNCOPE: FREQUENT FALLS: TIA'S, CVA, CHF: PUSHING WALKER AT HOME, FELL LAST NIGHT AND AGAIN TODAY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/25/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
83 YO WALKING W/WALKER TRIPPED AND FELL;NOW HAS BODY PAIN CONTUSION MULTIPLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2006	Age: 86 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
PT TRIPPED AND FELL USING WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX: FALL, DENTAL PX, BACTERURIS W/FEVER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/17/2006	Age: 77 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
PT FELL WHILE TRYING TO WALK WITH WALKER. DX: NO DX REPORTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2006	Age: 81 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
S/P FALL. PT FELL WHEN USING A WALKER IN NURSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/06/2006	Age: 72 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
NO APPARENT INJURIES-FELL W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2006	Age: 68 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, Chairs
S/P FALL. PT FELL WHEN TRYING TO SIT DOWN IN A CHAIR AND FELL WITH A WA LKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2006	Age: 79 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
AMB C WALKER, TRIPPED&FELL " UTI"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/20/2006	Age: 79 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, Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER ?WALKER&FELL ONTO CARPET " NS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 92 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
OBSERVATION FOR INJURY AFTER FALLING ON THE FLOOR WHEN USING AWALKER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 01/06/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH HIS WALKER WHEN IT GOT STUCK IN A CRACK IN THE PAVE MENT CAUSING HIM TO FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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