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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,050
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| C/O MECHANICAL FALL, TRIPPED & FELL WITH WALKER, C/O BILATERAL SHOULDER PAIN. MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS, FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 79 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 99 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOORSTROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL AT HOME USING WALKER. DX WEAK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING WITH WALKER,GOT DIZZY SYNCOPE * |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BASELINE AMBULATES WITH WALKER, STATUS POST UNWITNESSED FALL @ HOME, WA SN'T ABEL TO GET UP>> RHABDOMYLSIS/WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE USING WALKER. DX. WEAKNESS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WENT TO KITCHEN FOR WALKER, PASSED OUT, FELL TO FLOOR. DX. SYNCOPE, ANEMIA, GI BLEED, HEMORRHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT WALKING W/ WALKER EARLIER TODAY, PASSED OUT, & FELL BACKWARD INTO A PLANTER. PT DENIES ANY PAIN OR HEAD INJURY. DX: SYNCOPAL EVENT. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Alcohol |
| FELL W/ WALKER IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE LIQUOR STORE BIT TONGUE DRANK 10 BEERS LACERATION TONGUE ALCOHOL INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT BECAME LIGHTHEADED WHEN STANDING WITH HER WALKER IN KITCHEN. LOWERED SELF TO GROUND. +LOC. D:SYNCOPE, SHORTNESS OF BREATH. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WALKING WITH WALKER, FOUND TO HAVE ELEVATED GLUCOSE WITHCHANGE OFMENTAL STATUS, NO TRAUMATIC INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS WALKING W/WALKER AND FALLING INTO WALLS AT MISSION AFTER BEING DISCH FROM HOSPITAL. DX: INAB TO AMBULATE, POSS CEREB DYSF ETOH, HTN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| STATES SHE FELL AT HOME, WAS WALKING WITH HER CANE, C/O LEFT SIDE PAIN. NORMAL EXAM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| 79YOM WAS USING WALKER TRIPPED ON CARPETED FLOOR,FELL FORWARD; MECHANICAL FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER AMB IN YARD, PASSED OUT. DX FALL WITH SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Alcohol |
| FND LYING IN STREET,C/O L SIDED PAIN AFTER FELL W/ CANE,+ETOH, DX DEPRESSION,MENTAL ILLNESS, ETOH ABUSE, SUSPECTED TIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT UNPLUGGED HIS CPAP MACHIN AND STOOD UPP WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF HIS W ALKER AND BECAME WEAK AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON THE FLOOR. D: SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 87 YO F AMBULATORY DYSFUNCTION FELL AT BEAUTY SHOP WHILE USING HER WALKER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS/ABRASIONS.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SYNCOPE-FELL WHILE WALKING W/ WALKER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS/ABRASIONS.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AN D FELL INTO A DRESSER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AND BECAME VERY WEAK TREATED FOR WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER AT NURSING HOME, DX NEAR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 86YOF WAS HOME USING WALKER,SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE FLOOR; FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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