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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,102
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT S/P FALL FM WALKER @ NURSING HOME. DISTAL RADIUS FX, MULTIPLE CONTU SIONS, FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONTUSION FOREARM - 52 YO FEMALE WAS WALKING ACROSS PARKING LOT WITH HE R CRUTCHES & CRUTCH GOT CAUGHT IN STORM DRAIN & BROKE & PT FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: RADIUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| WALKING ON HIS CRUTCHES -CRUTCH SLIPPED ON SOMETHING ON FLOOR FELL CONTUSION RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH A CANE WHEN ANKLE GAVE OUT AND FELL FRACTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIPPED&FELL WHIEL USING WALKER 4 DAYS SCRAPING FOREARM THAT IS PAINFUL SINCE>>SKIN TEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 81YO BLACK FEMALE AT NURSING HOME-STS R FOOT CAUGHT ON WALKER-FELL TO FLOOR-L FOREARM BLISTERS-PINCHED ON WALKER,C/O PX, DX FREQUENT FALLS, |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FOREARM FX-FELT DIZZY & FELL WHILE USING HER WALKER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 62 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR INJURED ARM SPRAIN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| AMB WITH WALKER FELL IN FLOOR AT HOME. DX FOREARM HEMATOMA, SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RIGHT RADIAL FX. PT TRIPPED OVER CANE INJURING ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT RECEIVED LACERATION TO FOREARM AND A HEMATOMA TO BACK WHEN TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL AT THE MEADOWS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT GOT UP FROM DINNER TABLE AT NURSING HOME, GRABBED FOR WALKER AND FEL L TO FLOOR. D:DISTAL RADIUS FX, KNEE CONTUSION, SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH LAC TO ARM, TRIPPED OVER A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTEE HAD FALL WHILE USING CRUTCHES. MECHANICAL FALL.D ;FOREARM AND HAND CONTUSIONS, RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, ELEV. ***. ADM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WAS HELPING SOMEONE WITH THERE WALKER AND IT GOT CAUGHT ON HIS ARM HA S LAC TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH FRACTURED ARM IN FALL WHILE USING WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT HAD A MECHANICAL TRIP AND FALL WHILE GOING OUT TO GET MAIL USING HER WALKER. DX-ABRASIONS TO PROXIMAL LT F/A & LWR UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL W/WALKER AT HOME DX; L FA LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 83 YOF FELL TO GROUND WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER RIGHT ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Footwear |
| AMB WITH WALKER, TRIPPED ON SHOES, HURT ARM. DX FOREARM STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LOST FOOTING WHILE WALKING WITH CANE ON SIDEWALK RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT USING WALKER ON UNEVEN GROUND FELL CUT LT FOREARM LACERATION LT FOREARM, RT HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| AMBULATES WITH WALKER, LATER FOUND DOWN ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR BY DAUGHT ER >> FOREARM ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Refrigerators |
| PT'S WALKER SLIPPED AND SHE HIT FRIDGE AT NURSING HOME. DX: R ARM SKIN TEAR 8 CM, CHEST/BACK/R ARM CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER AT HOME, FELL HURT ARM. DX FOREARM FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER, LIFTED WALKER UP AND FELL. DX; AVULSION TO SKIN ON ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALING WITH A WALKER AND FELL ONTO CONCRETE SUSTAINED A LACERATION T O LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 87 YO WALKING W/WALKER LOST BALANCE FELL ON FLOOR FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WITH WALKER AT HOME HIT ARM DX// LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION R/O CVA R/O MI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED ON WALKER AT HOME, FELL HURT ARM. DX FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED W/CANE AT REHAB CENTER. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX, HYPERKALEMIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED WHILE AMB WITH WALKER. DX RADIUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doorsills or frames |
| TRYING TO AMB WITH WALKER THRU DOORWAY AT NURSING HOME, FELL HURT ARM. DX FOREARM FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL W/WALKER THIS AM, L WRIST AND ARM PAIN DX; FX RADIUS/ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL LAST EVENING STRIKING LEFT LOWER ARM AGAINST A WALKER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO ARM AND SKIN TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FX DISTAL RADIUS, WAS GOING OUT TO MAILBOX @ HOME AND HAD A TUMBLE WHILE USING HER WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/ULNA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A WALKER, FELL CAUSING A TEAR TO LT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets |
| FELL WHILE USING WALKER TO GET TO BEDSIDE COMMODE 6CM AND 2CM FOREARM LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 80 YO F FRACTURED RADIUS TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE REACHING FOR HER WALKER. DX LACERATION R FOREARM# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER & FELL DX: WRIST, FOREARM & ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 82YOF USING WALKER,ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED FELL STRIKING FOREARM ON FLOOR;FOREARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER HIS WALKER AND STRUCK RIGHT LOWER ARM ABRASION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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