Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 26-50 years old - Year 2009 - Knee

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,683
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Date: 12/30/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
49YMC FELL INTO WALKER CUTTING KNEE/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATES WITH CANE, C/O WORSENING KNEE PAIN AFTER MOVING INTO NEW APT >>KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
49YOF TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL TO GROUND KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
48YOF WAS WALKING TO HER CAR USING A CANE ,WHEN CANE SLIPPED STRUCK LT KNEE ON CAR DOOR;KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE CONT PT FELL TO KNEE WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATES WITH CANE, FELT LIKE KNEE GAVE OUT WHLE GETTING OUT OF A BUSN OW WITH PAIN>>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
29YO HISP MALE FELL-TRIPPED ON KNEE TODAY WHILE ON CRUTCHES AT APT COMPLEX, DX KNEE INJURY WITH EFFUSION R KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER FRIEND'S CANE & LANDED ON (L) KNEE, HAS PAIN DX;# CONTUSION (L) KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE, WHEN INJURED KNEE, UNSURE HOW, BUT KNOW HAS KNEE PAIN DX: KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED ON WALKER AT *** HIT FLOOR AND CONTUSED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BIL KNEE STR. PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KINEE WHEN WALKING WITH CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AND HIT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS USING QUAD CANE AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON FLOOR DX: CONTUSION TO RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BASELINE AMBULATES WITH CANE, S/P PED STRUCK BY A TRUCK C/O KNEE PAIN >>CONTS/ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL AT HOME USING WALKER KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE GAVE OUT YESTERDAY, USES A WALKER. DX: KNEE EFFUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE & CANE SLIPPED AND PT TWISTED KNEE DX: SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHEN HIS RIGHT CRUTCH LOST ITS FOOTING AND DEVELOPED KNEE PAIN FRO M IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
50YOF USING HER WALKER WAS TRYING TO GET BETWEEN FURNITURE,FELL STRIKING LT KNEE ON FLOOR;KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES HER AT HOME, SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING A STRAIN TO LT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PAIN TO KNEE FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES DX: CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SLIPPED AND FELL AT *** DX: KNEE SPWHILE USING HER CANE DX: KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
REPORTS WAS @ THE BEACH HAD ?CALER&BABY ON THE WALKER&THE WALKER GOT ST UCK&FELL C/O>>KNEE&CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PAIN TO KNEE WALKING WITH WALKER DX: KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
47YO BLACK FEMALE AT HOME SLIPPED IN GREASE WHILE WALKING WITH CANE & FELL, DX PROBABLE PATELLAR TENDON RUPTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/22/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Exercise
REPORTS WENT OUT WALKING WITH SOMEONE WHO GRABBED HERCANE&CAUSED HER TO FALL ONTO KNEE>>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FRACTURED ANKLE TWO MONTHS AGO WHILE WALKING ON CRUTCHES TODAY SLIPP EDF AND FELL STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2009	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
INJURIED KNEE 2WKS AGO, SEEN&GIVEN CRUTCHES&KNEE BRACED THAT'S PT REPOR TS KEEP FALLING&MAKES KNEE FEEL WORSE>>KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SPR KNEE- FELL OVER WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED WITH WALKER ON CARPET AND FELL DX: PATELLA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING CANE AT HOME 3 WKS AGO, TWISTED R KNEE, PAIN BEHIND KNEE. DX. SP RAIN R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
50 Y/O HAD A SAME HEIGHT FALL, FEET TANGLED UP IN WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-RIGHT KNEE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AFTER KNEE SURGERY AND DEVELOPED SEVERE KNEE P AIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT SLIPPED ON WATER ON THE FLOOR WHILE USING WALKER INJURED KNEE DX// RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND LOST BALANCE ON THE SIDEWALK CAME RIGH T DOWN ON KNEE CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL WHILE TRYING TO USE CRUTCHES. HAD FALL WK AGO/FELL AGAIN B ECAUSE OF CRUTCHES AT HOME. DX: ABRASION LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL DIRECTLY ONTO LEFT KNEE FRACTURED KNE E CAP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/30/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATE WITH A CANE, TODAY SLIPPED&FELL ON ICE STRIKING KNEE ONTO GROU ND>>CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
46YOF WAS HOME USING A CANE ACCIDENTLY TWISTED LT KNEE; KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH CRUTCHES SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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