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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,183
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 78 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 |
| PT OUT WALKING WITH WALKER, NEIGHBOR STS SAW PT FALL, DX; SYNCOPE VS F ALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 85 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 |
| WHILE @ ***, TRIPPED OVER CANE, LANDING FLAT ON FACE DX; NS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 92 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, Wheelchairs |
| PT TRIPPED WHEN WALKER GOT CAUGHT ON WHEELCHAIR AT HOME , LAID ON FLOOR OVERNIGHT DX: MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 74 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 |
| FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME, USING WALKER. DX FALL NO INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 81 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, Doors |
| WHILE AMBULATING WITH CANE, PT FELL WHILE ENTERING REVOLVING DOOR AT HO SPITAL, DX FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 87 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL FROM STANDING POSITION TO FLOOR WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER------ PNEUMONIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 86 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 |
| PATIENT WALKS WITH A CANE, LOST HER BALANCE, FELL ONTO HER RIGHT SIDE WITH RT SIDED PAIN. DX-MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS & SPRAINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 86 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 |
| PATIENT AMBULATES WITH A WALKER; SLIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME. MUL TIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS FROM FALL WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 85 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 |
| FELL WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER. DX HYPERKALEMIA/ FALL/ DEHYDRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 76 YOM WAS UNSTEADY WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 61 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 |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER AT ADULT FAMILY HOME. DX: MULT CONT/ABR, ETOH ABUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | 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, Doors |
| 92 YOF WAS BEING HELPED TO BATHROOM BY SON AND USING WALKER, BUMPED INT O THE DOOR AND FELL FORWARD, DX: DIZZINESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 78 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 INJURY-FELL W/A WALKER-@ HOME-PT ADMITTED FOR OTHER REASONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 94 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 |
| LOST BALANCE,FELL BACKWARDS TRYING TO ATTACH SOMETHING TO WALKER. DX: FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING W/ WALKER PT STS LEG GAVE OUT UNABLE TO WALK OBSERVED WALKING IN E.D NO FOCAL NEUROLOGY NO APPARENT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AT HOME PT FELL FROM WALKER THIS AM,R SIDED WEAKNESS,SLURRED SPEECH PT C/O PAIN - NO SITE STATED,DX R/O CVA, |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 91 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 APAPRENT INJURY-FELL W/A WALKER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 78 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 |
| SLID FROM WALKER/WHEELCHAIR TO FLOOR. DX WEAKNESS, R/O NON STEMI MI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONT N/S- FELL WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 74 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 |
| PT WITH MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS FROM A FALL WHILE USING WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | 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, Beds or bedframes |
| PT WAS TRYING TO GET WALKER FROM BED AND FELL. DX: FALLS, DEHYDRATION, ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 75 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS STANDING WITH WALKER TRYING TO USE URINAL & SLIPPED & FELL ON FLOOR AT REHAB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 53 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 |
| NO APPARENT INJURY-TRIPPED-FELL W/ WALKER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 77 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: 02/11/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 WALKER UP A STEEP STREET AND FELT WEAK AND FELL DX: FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL DX: MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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