Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2007 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,377
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	67
16-25 years old:	147
26-50 years old:	741
50+ years old:	4,420

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Motor vehicles or parts
85 YOM SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE WHEN WALKING BETWEEN TWO TRUCK WHILE USING A WALKER, HIT KNEE SUSTAINING THE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKER SLIPPED AND SHE FELL. DX CONTUSION KNEE, HEAD AND NECK#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
PT WAS AT HOME USING THE WALKER, FELL HITTING A WALL CAUSING A CONTUSIO N TO RT KNEE,LT SHOULDER STRAIN, ACUTE LT HIP PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HAD KNEE SURGERY SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND SLIPPED ON WATER. DX KNEE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL FROM WALKER, SLIPPING AT HOME, R KNEE PAIN. DX. SPRAIN CONT R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME AND FELL SUSTAINED A KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH KNEE CONTUSION AFTER FALLING WHILE USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE CONT. PT FELL WITH WALKER IN GARAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HAS HX OF ARTIFICIAL HIP AND KNEE. C/O INCREASED PAIN AND USES CRUTC HES TO WALK. D: KNEE AND HIP STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL IN WALKING W CRUTCHES C/O KNEE PAIN DX: KNEE ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
80 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL STRIKING KNEE ON WALKER CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER GRANDMAS WALKER LANDED ON (L) KNEE DX- KNEE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT KNEE CONTUSION,LS.PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Medical equipment, general
PRV KNEE SX, P/W SOF KNEE PAIN WHILE AMB C WALKER, X-RAYS SHOWED HARDWA RTE BEEN DISLODGED >> D/L
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/14/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
11 YO FEMALE FELL ON KNEE TWICE WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES LEFT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKER COLLAPSED 2 DAYS AGO CAUSING LAC TO (R) KNEE C/O LAC WITH PAI N DX- KNEE LAC CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Medical equipment, general
PT JUST HAD HIS LEG AMPUTATED WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL ONTO STUMP OPENING THE STITCHES IN KNEE LACERATION KNEE WOUND DEHISENCE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/04/2007	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING TO CHURCH ON CANE FELL SUST PAIN TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HAS BEEN USING CRUTCHES FOR 3 WEEKS FOR BROKEN FOOT,KNEE PAIN AND SWELLING LT KNEE STRAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2007	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT TWISTED HIS LT LET, HAD PAIN, UNABLE TO RANGE JOINT, HAS DIFFIC ULTY WALKING, WALKS WITH A WALKER. DX-LEFT PATELLAR SUBLUXATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
USING WALKER & FELL IN FLOOR @ HOME DX KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
36 YO F KNEE PAIN FELL GOING UP STEPS WITH WALKER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS AT HOME, TRIPPED WHILE USING A WALKER, CAUSING A STRAIN TO LWR RT LEG AND RT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
C/O PT STATES RIPPED OVER CRUTCHES INJURING KNEE DX RT KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
82 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL ON RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BIL KNEE CONT'S/63YOF FELL WHILE MOVING THINGS AT HOME. WALKS WITH A WA LKER. C/O KNEE PAIN. ALSO BUMPED L SIDE OF HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Elevators or other lifts
R KNEE STRAIN & R SHOULDER CONTUSION; CANE GOT IN CRACK OF ELEVATOR ENT RANCE @ HOSPITAL CAUSING FALL, BENDING LEG BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BILATERAL KNEE CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL ON KNEES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN FALLING WITH A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2007	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB C WALKER, T'D&F LANDING ONTO KNEES >> SPRAIN/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2007	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
85 YO F CONTUSION/ABRASION TO KNEE USING WALKER KIKCED OUT AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHENFALLING WITH A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
CRUTCHES CAUGHT ON BED AT HOME CONTUSION LT KNEE *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKIGN WITH A WALKER WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER IT SUSTAINBED A CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT LOST BALANCE,FELL,POSS FELL ON WALKER DX L KNEE 4CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
86 YO F KNEE PAIN USES CANE TO WALK TWISTED KNEE AT NURSING HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
83YOM WHILE AT HOME WALKING WITH WALKER,KNEES GAVE OUT,HE FELL; KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN FALLING WITH A WALKER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS AT CLINIC AND STUMBLED OVER HER WALKER AND FELL LANDING ON HER K NEES DX- CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
79YOF WAS VISITIING HUSBAND HERE IN THE HOSPITAL,WAS WALKING WITH WALKER,SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING KNEE OFF FLOOR; KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/10/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A WALKER, FELL CAUSING A STRAIN TO LT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH LAC TO KNEE, TRIPPED AND FELL INTO HER WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL IN YARD, TRIPPED OVER WALKER, R KNEE PAIN DX; KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL ONTO LEFT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATELLA FX-FELL WHILE USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
*** ASST. LVG EVACUATED FOR TORNADO WARNING. PT TRIPED OVER WALKER TWIS TING KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER. DX: L KNEE SPRAIN, DEMENTIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING CRUTCHES, YEST, GOT BUMPED INTO WHILE WALKIGN, NOW C KNEE PAIN >> SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS USING WALKER TO WALK UP HILL AND KNEE SNAPPED. DX: L KNEE PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Medical equipment, general
PT ROLLED OUT OF BED AND HIT KNEE ON WALKER. LT FA LAC. D: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING FOUR POINT WALKER WHEN SUDDENLY WENT DOWN TO KNEES. DX: BILATERAL KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT GOT FEET TANGLED IN WALKER, WHEN FELL HURT L KNEE, HAS BRUISING AND SWELLING, ALSO BRUISED L ARM. DX: CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
AMBULATING WITH CRUTCHES, SLIPPED & FELL DOWN STEP DX KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE. DX- R KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
PT, HX OF ARTHRITIS, TRIED TO STAND, FELL AND HAD CHAIR AND WALKER FALL ON HIM. ABRASIONS TO KNEES. D:NON-ST ELEVATION MI, LEG PAIN ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/05/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRYING OUT NEW WALKER RESULTING IN MULTI FALLS " SYNCOPE/KNEE ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/05/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
RT KNEE PAIN: USING A WALKER AT DAUGHTER'S, LT LEG ON CONCRETE STEP, ALL WEIGHT ON RT LEG, FELT PAIN RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT KNEE SPRAIN.PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AND TWISTED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A PAIR OF CRUTCHES AND FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO K NEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER AT ASSISTED LIVING. DX: BILAT KNEE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE GAVE OUT REACHING FOR WALKER RT KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
40 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER CANE KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2007	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Medical equipment, general
AMB C WALKER, HIT O2 TANK&FELL SCRAPING KNEE ' CONTS''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN FALLING WITH CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIPPED ON CRUTCHES AND RT KNEE POPPED RT KNEE PAIN S/P TI/FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Motor vehicles or parts
USING WALKER FELL TRYING TO GET OUT OF CAR RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
40 YO MALE FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE YESTERDAY SPRAIN LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
AMBULATES WITH A WALKER; FELL ON PORCH; CONTUSION, RT. KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT KNEE STR. PT TWISTED KNEE WHEN FALLING WITH A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE, LOWER LEG, CHRONIC BACK PAIN. USES WALKER AT HOME. DX; EFFUSION KNEE, CHRONIC BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL AT HOME USING WALKER DX; R KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE CONT/60YOF WALKING W/CANE & SWITCHED TO L HAND TO GET AROUND A WALKER & FELL ON KNEE. HAPPENED AT DAY CENTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
GETTING UP WITH WALKER,TWISTED R KNEE DX; KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED ON HER CANE AT DR'S OFFICE LANDING ON FLOOR HIT (R) KNEE DX- CONT TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER ON NEW CARPET, SUFFERED SPRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/11/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH A PAIR OF CRUTCHES STRAINED RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER DX: ACUTE KNEE INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Clothing
81 YO WALKING W/WALKER GOT TANGLED IN CLOTHING AND FELL INJURED KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB C CRUTCHES, TRIPPED&FELL , NOW C/O KNEE PAIN " SPRAIN''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER,SLIPPED AND FELL ON KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
LEFT KNEE STR. PT FELL WHEN USING WALKER TO GET INTO BED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT KNEE STR. PT FELL OVER MOTHERS WALKER INJURING KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
KNEE INJURY-CAUGHT WALKER ON DRESSER-FELL ONTO HARDWOOD FLOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
56 YOF FELL WITH WALKER SUSTAINING A SPRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
61 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Motor vehicles or parts
64 Y/O M INJURED L KNEE WHEN TRIPPED WHILE PUTTING WALKER INTO TRUCK AT HOME. DX; L KNEE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL P STEPPING ONTO A PINE CANE, NOW C ELBOW/KNEE PAIN&SWELLING " CELLULITIS"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT WALKS WITH WALKER AND LEGS GAVE OUT, FELL TO FLOOR. DX; STRAI N TO LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING TODAY W/CANE INSTEAD OF WALKER AND FELL OUTSIDE RESTAURANT. DX: L KNEE/ANKLE CONT, ACUTE ALCOHOLISM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING CRUTCHES DX KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
CONTUSION KNEE WHEN FELL TO FLOOR WHILE USING HIS WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT KNEE AND ELBOW CONTUSION.PT WAS USING WALKER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
52 YO FEMALE LOST BALANCE WALKING IN STREET WITH CANE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
88YOF WEARING A PLASTIC HAND CAST COULD NOT USE HER WALKER,STARTED USING A CANE,WALKING TO FAST TUMBLED AND FELL;LEFT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL W/WALKER. DX: R KNEE PX/ECCHYMOSIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN FALLING WITH A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL OFF CURB HIT ARM ON WALKER AT RESTURANT R FA CONT KNEE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AS PT WAS GETTING UP AT ASSIST. LIVING. DX. CON T R KNEE, R SHOULDER, SCRAPES AND ABRAS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Alcohol
PT INTOXICATED WALKING ACROSS THE STREET WITH A WALKER AND FELL LANDING ONTO BOTH KNEES SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER AT HAIRDRESSERS AND FELL AND FX KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
88 Y/O M INJURED L KNEE WHEN FALL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE AT HOME. DX; L KNEE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE CONT. PT LOST BALANCE WHEN USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
CONTUSION KNEE - 80 YO FEMALE LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL WHEN SHE ATTEMP TED TO TURN WITH WALKER - HIT FLOOR WITH BOTH KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN FALLING WITH WALKER AND KNEE POPPED
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/15/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT KNEE CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A CANE AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WAS WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL WITH (L) LEG TWISTED UNDER HIM DX- KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIPPED USING WALKER AND HAS LEG STIFFNESS KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH CRUTCHES & TWISTED KNEE DX KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
AMB C CANE WHICH GOT CAUGHT&SLID DOWN A WALL ONTO KNEE " CONTS''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
88 YOF, USING WALKER, TRIPPED AND FELL TO THE FLOOR - CONTUSED R KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2007	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB C WALKER, SIF ECF FOR EVAL OF MECHANICAL FALL " KNEE ABRS/CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK WITH HIS WALKER AND FELL ONTO BOTH KNEES SUSTAINED A BILATERAL KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL ON PORCH WITH WALKER CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATING WITH WALKER AND HAS KNEE PAIN KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A THREE WHEELED WALKER AND IT COLLAPSED IN ON ITSEL F RACTURED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/28/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A THREE WHEELED WALKER WHEN IT COLLPASED IN ON ITSE LF STRAINED LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED ONTO KNEE WHILE USING WALKER. DX: R KNEE PX, CHRONIC OA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
GOT TANGLED UP IN WALKER FELL FORWARD DX- KNEE ABRASION AND BACK STRAI N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT AT THEATHER TRIPPED ON CURB FELL ON KNEE HIT FACE WITH CANE DX// FX LEFT KNEE FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING TO THE BATHROOM WITH HER WALKER AND FELL LANDING ONTO RI GHT KNEE ADMITTED FOR INTRACTABLE KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/21/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE DRS OFFICE AND STRUCK KNEE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE CT-FELL ONTO CONCRETE W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
77 YO FEMALE WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL AT HOME LEFT KNEE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL 2 DAYS AGO,AMBULATES WITH WALKER RT KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/15/2007	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH WALKER WHEN FELL ONTO KNEES. NOW WITH KNEE PAIN. D: KNE E CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STRUCK WALKER, LOST BALANCE, FELL AT HOME. DX. CONTS L ELBOW, BACK, R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
USING WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR AND INJ KNEE RESULTING IN PA IN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX FRACTURE RIGHT KNEE: SLIPPED USING WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX LEFT KNEE CONTUSION: TRIPPED USING CRUTCHES AND HIT KNEE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2007	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS VERY WEAK YESTERDAY TURNING WITH WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AND HUR T KNEE KNEE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT KNEE & HIP CONTUSION-BROUGHT TO ER FROM PHYSICAL THERAPY AFTER TRYIN G TO WALK WITH CRUTCHES & FELL ON RT KNEE & HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WAS USING WALKER AND PIVOTED (R) KNEE AND FELT A POP DX KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
PT WALKING WITH WALKER IN STORE TRIPPED ON CARPET DX// RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
9 YO FEMALE FELL ON CRUTCHES ONE WEEK AGO SPRAIN RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER CANE LANDING ON FLOOR CUT TO (R) KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED AND FELL WITH WALKER ONTO FLOOR, PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME DX; CONTUSION TO RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FALL @ HOME WHILE USING WALKER DX KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT KNEE SPR. PT TWISTED KNEE WHEN TRYING TO WALK WITH CRUTCHES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT INJURED KNEE A MONTH AGO AND TODAY SLIPPED WHILE USING CRUTCHES AND INJURED SAME KNEE STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION RT KNEE-TRIPPED AND FELL ON RT KNE WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/05/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB C CRUTCHES, ACC SLIPPED&FELL TWISTING KNEE " SPRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AT SISTERS HOME AND WALKING WITH CANE AND FELL IN FOYER CONTUSION KNEES /TOES/FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER IN THE HOUSE AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON KNEES CONTUSIO N KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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