Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 26-50 years old - Year 2008 - Lower Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,338
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Date: 12/31/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING UP HER DRIVEWAY WITH HER WALKER IT WAS DARK DID NOT SEE WHER E SHE WAS GOING AND FELL ONTO HIP FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/26/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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 WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINED RIGHT HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	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 FELL YESTERDAY STRAINED ANKLE THEN TODAY WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES B ECAUSE OF ANKLE PAIN AND FELL STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 46 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, Motor vehicles or parts
REPORTS SUDDEN ONSET OF MID/LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE LOADING A WALKER INTO A CAR 3 DAYS AGO>> MUSCLE STRAIN/PNA
Disposition: Not recorded

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Motor vehicles or parts
NS:TRYING TO CLIMB INTO TRUCK WHILE USING CRUTCHES @ MALL PRKG LOT, STEPPED ON RUNNING BOARD,SLIPPED,FELL BACK TO PAVED SURFACE,LOW BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2008	Age: 47 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
PT WITH BACK STRAIN, TWISTED IT WHILE USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 42 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
LUMBAR PAIN-FELL W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
42YOF AMER IND WHEEL OF WALKER GOT STUCK & PT FELL HIT HIP IN BATHROOM AT HOME,AGITATED SAME HIP(HX OF HIP FX),DX R HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 39 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
RT HIP FX.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/13/2008	Age: 46 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
PT FELL WALKING W/WALKER. DX: R INTERTROCHANTERIC HIP FX, UTI.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/12/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
45 Y/O WAS ON CRUTCHES WHEN THEY SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL. DX-DISLOCATED HIP, CONTUSION KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2008	Age: 43 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: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX SINUSITIS/R HIPPAIN/TROCHANTERIC TENDONITIS/ADDUCTOR STRAIN: SINCE SATURDAY, PAIN TO R HIP/JOINT, PAINFUL TO WAL, AMB W CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
44 YOF TRIPPED ON CRUTCHES AND FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS SUSTAINING A FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 47 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 WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL ON WET FLOOR FRACTURE HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/04/2008	Age: 35 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
TRIPPED ON WALKER & FELL C/O (L) HIP PAIN----(L) HIP SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WITH WALKER/ FALL, BACK INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 26 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: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
WALKING WITH CANE AND LEG GAVE OUT AND FELL DOWN FOUR STEPS RESULTING I N BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
PT WAS WALKING WITH CANE, TRIPPED AND FELL ON HIP WHILE WALKING, HX CER EBRAL PALSY , CONTUSION TO HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	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
PT SUS CONTUSION TO HIP DUE TO TRIP OVER WALKER%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	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, Stairs or steps
PT WAS USING CRUTCHES TO GO DOWN STAIRS AND SLIPPED. DX: HIP CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 35 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 SLIPPED ON CRUTCHES AND FELL AT ***. DX: REAGGRAVATED R HIP FX. DX: REAGGRAVATED R HIP FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKLING TRIPPED W CANE. BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT RECEIVED LACERATION WHEN TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AND CUT ABDOMEN ON PEICE OF BROKEN GLASS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 31 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, WITH LEG STUMP, FELL FROM CRUTCHES. NOW WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN. D: MUS CLE STRAIN, ABDOMINAL PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	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
48 YOM FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 48 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, Tablet or capsule drugs
AT HOME PT TOOK PAIN MEDS(*-*),WALKED TO BATHROOM W/ WALKER-FELL AS LEEP-FELL ON COCCYX BONE,NLOC,DX SACRAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2008	Age: 49 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
GROIN STR PT STRAINED GROIN WHEN FALLING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	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
HIP CT-TRIPPED-FELL W/A CANE-LANDED ON LIP-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2008	Age: 47 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 WALKING WITH A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	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, Wheelchairs
PT WAS TRANSFERRING SELF FROM THE WALKER INTO A WHEELCHAIR AND FELT HIP POP OUT OF PLACE DISLOCATED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/09/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	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
LUMBAR CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND SLIPPED AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2008	Age: 49 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: LT HIP PAIN/CONTUSION: FELL ONTO SOMEONE'S WALKER, LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2008	Age: 34 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
PT WAS USING CRUTCHES & TRIPPED & FELL INJURING BACK DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2008	Age: 33 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
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/ LT HIP STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 50 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, Stairs or steps
TRYING TO GO UP STEPS WITH WALKER, FELL/LBP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 31 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
HIP STR. PT FELL WHEN USING A CANE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	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
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: R HIP STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH BACK PAIN, WAS SEEN EARLIER FOR ANOTHER INJURY, SENT HOME WITH A WALKER, FELL WHILE USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/23/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LOW BACK PAIN-FELL W/ CANE-IN THE STREET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	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
HIP CT-TRIPPED ON CANE-FELL ON HIP-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
BACK IS HURTING. PT FELL IN SLIPPERY FLOOR. SLIPPED WHILE WALKING W WAL KER. WATER PUDDLE ON FLOOR. BACK PAIN. HYPERTEN. CEREBRAL P.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2008	Age: 47 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
LUMBAR STR.. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN TRIPPING OVER HIS OWN CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2008	Age: 49 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIED TO SIT ON A WALKER YESTERDAY WHE N IT SLID OUT FROM UNDER HER SHE FELL LANDING ONTO BUTTOCKS CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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