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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,417
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2010 | Age: 67 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 67 YO F WALKING W/WALKER FELL OVER WALKER ONTO FLOOR SYNCOPE/WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 84 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 84YOF, ON ***, AMB WITH WALKER, C/O WORSEING RT HIP PAIN,NOT ABLETO BEA R WT>>HIP PAIN/ARF |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/16/2010 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65 YOF HAD SYNCOPAL EVENT WHILE GETTING ASSISTANCE USING WALKER. DX: SYNCOPE, ELEVATED TROPONIN, HX LUNG CA W/METS TO BRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 63 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 |
| 63 YOM SYNCOPE EPISODE W/ HEADACHE S/P FOUND ON FLOOR AT HOME WITH HIS WALKING CANE.* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 89 YO M WALKING W/WALKER STUMBLED & FELL ON FLOOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 76YOM FELL TO FLOOR WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2010 | Age: 72 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, Rugs or carpets |
| 72 YO M CAUGHT WALKER IN RUG FELL TO FLOOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 88YOF WALKING WITH WALKER AT NH FELL WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/22/2010 | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 85YOF, FELT DIZZY WHILE AMB WITH WALKER&FELL TO THE FLOOR LANDING ON BU TTOCK>>SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 83 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 |
| 83 YR OLD MALE USING WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL BECAUSE OF WEAKNE SS AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 65YO WHITE MALE STANDING WITH WALKER & FELL +ETOH DX POLYSUBSTANCE INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 49YOM, FD BY POLICE WALKING DOWN STREET WITH A WALKER STUMBLING>>ETOH/V ODKA=0.327 INTOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 52YO WHITE FEMALE HAD SYNCOPE, FELL FORWARD OVER WALKER+LOC,HEADACHE R KNEE R 5TH FINGER DX *** TOXICITY,MR HAND PAIN,ELEVATED PHENYTOI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 72 YO M, C/O HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, WAS IN PARK STATES HIS WALKER SLIPPED AND FELL AND TOO WEAK TO GET UP, BAL 133, DX WEAKNESS, ETOH ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 87 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 |
| 87 YR OLD FEMALE USING WALKER AND FELL AND COULD NOT GET UP,? STROKE W ITH SLURRED SPEECH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/24/2010 | Age: 80 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.80YOF TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| A 67 YOM FELL 2 X'S IN THE LAST DAY, USES WALKER, SYNCOPE/FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 83 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 |
| 83 YR OLD MALE DIZZY WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL BACK TO FLOOR-SYNCOPA L EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 83 YOM, MECHANICAL FALL,AMBULATING W/WALKER ON CARPETED FLOOR PT ON *** DX: SUPRATHERAPEUTIC *** LEVEL, HX FREQ. FALLS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/14/2010 | 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, Toilets |
| 89 YO M WITH TWO FALL OVER LAST WEEK. TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER & LEGS BUCKLED WHEN GETTING UP FROM COMMODE. DX:GENERALIZED WEAKNESS. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 97YOM HAS INCREASING FALLS RECENTLY, WALKS WITH WALKER, FELL AND HURT SHOULDE.R DX. PROBABLE MED EFFECT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 83 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 |
| 83YOF FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER FALL - NO INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 82 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 |
| 82YOM FELL TO GROUND AT NURSING HOME AFTER WALKER BROKE FALL - NO INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 90 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 |
| 90YMC WALKING WITH WALKER LEGS BUCKLED BEGAN TO FALL AND WIFE CAUGHT HIM/ANEMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 88 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 |
| 88 YR OLD MALE USING WALKER WHEN LEGS GAVE WAY AND FELL BECAUSE OF WEAK NESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | 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.58YOM WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2010 | Age: 88 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 |
| 88 YO F WALKING W/CANE FELL ON FLOOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 80 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: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 80YOF FELL IN PARKING LOT WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER FALL- NO INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2010 | Age: 66 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.66YOF WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL OVER WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2010 | Age: 62 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 |
| 62YOM FELL FORWARD WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT ADULT DAY CARE FALL- NO INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2010 | Age: 92 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 |
| 92 YR OLD FEMALE WALKING WITH WALKER NOTICED LEG WEAKNESS AND THEN HAD STROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/15/2010 | Age: 85 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 |
| 85YOF PASSED OUT AND FELL LANDING ON WALKER SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/24/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 57 YOM RECENTLY HAD BILAT KNEE AMPUT. NOW IS DEPRESSED AND FALLING ON C RUTCHES. DX: SUICIDAL IDEATION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/19/2010 | Age: 87 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, Beds or bedframes |
| 87YOBF STATES FELL THIS AM, TRIPPED OVER WALKER WHEN GETTING UP OUT OF BED. DX. FALLS IN ELDERLY, HYPOKALEMIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2010 | Age: 82 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, Drinking glasses |
| 82 YR OLD MALE USING WALKER TO GET UP AND GET GLASS OF WATER AND TOOK H ANDS OFF AND FELL--WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 67 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 67YOF, ON *** C/O FREQUENT FALLS,MOST RECENT ONE WHILE WALKING WITH THE WALKER, C/O KNEE&LBP>>ATAXIA DUE TO *** |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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