Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 26-50 years old - Year 2005 - Lower Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,046
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Date: 12/20/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIPPED&FELL WHEN CANE BROKE ON HER. " LUMBAR SPRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING W/ WALKER & SLIPPED & FELL. CHRONIC BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT BENT TO PICK UP CANE. DX: R HIP DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL W/WALKER, SLIPPED IN WATER, R HIP PAIN DX: R HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/17/2005	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE AND SLIPPED STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BACK AND RIGHT KNEE CONT. PT FELL WHEN USING A BROKEN WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH A CANE AT A PARADE DX: LUMBAR CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wooden containers
PT WAS PULLING A PALLET WITH WALKER, C/O OF BACK PAIN, DX STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME AND USING A WALKER AND FELL STRIKING LEFT HIP C/O PAIN LEFT HIP FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/19/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FLANK CT-FELL AGAINST WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEANED OVER TO GET CRUTCHES FELT A POP AND DISLOCATED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/09/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. REPORTS SLIPPED OFF CRUTCHES ONE WEEK AGO AND LANDED ON BUTTOCKS. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN LUMBAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN PT WAS USING CANE AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
PT WAS USING CANE AND FELL DOWN 4-5 STEPS AT CLINIC. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WALKING W/WALKER. DX: CONT R HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING ON SIDEWALK WITH CANE AND TRIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON LEFT H IP C/O PAIN LEFT HIP SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
COMPRESSION FX L2/46YOF USES WALKER AT HOME. LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL AND LANDED ON TAIL BONE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
43 YO FEMALE WAS AMBULATING WITH WALKER AND HAS LOW BACK PAIN FRACTURE PELVIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AT HOME. DX-CONTUSION LEFT HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH CANE , FELL AND PULLED GROIN AT HEART CATH SITE. GROIN PA IN S/P HEART CATH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL ONTO STREET FROM WALKER. DX: LUMBAR CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
PT. FELL ONTO R HIP WHILE USING WALKER, WALKING BACKWARDS DOWN STAIRS. DX. STRAIN LUMBAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRAUMA BACK.PT.REFERS AFTER PHYSICAL THERAPY CHANGE FROM WALKER TO CANE BEGAN PAIN BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WALKER / FELL DX: LUMBAR CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH CRUTCHES (FROM RECENT INJURY), FELT CRUNCH AND PAIN IN RT HIP, UNABLE TO BEAR WT/ DISLOCATED RT HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/09/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT SLIPPED W/CRUTCHES ON KITCHEN FLOOR. DX: L1 COMPRESSION FX, R DISTAL FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/28/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USING A WALKER, LOST BALANCE, FELL BACKWARDS LANDED ON BACK&HAND SUS STAINED" MS STRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LOW BACK PAIN-FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES. C/O PAIN TO BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIPPED ON CRUTCHES,FELL ON BUTTOCKS/ACUTE L-STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH CRUTCHES DX. HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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