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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,331
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Date: 12/28/2009	Age: 45 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 LOWER BACK STRAIN FROM FALL WHILE WALKING WITH A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2009	Age: 45 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
PT FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES, DX: HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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 A WALKER AT HOME, GETTING FOOD, BRAKES NOT ON, PT FELL BAC K, HITTING HEAD, INJURING BACK, DX LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2009	Age: 49 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
49YOM WITH GUILLIAN BARRE AND AFTER DOING ALOT OF WALKING WITH WALKER Y ESTERDAY PAIN IN RIGHT HIP STRAINED HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2009	Age: 44 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: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ramps or landings
PT SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING W/CANE ON A WHEELCHAIR RAMP AND HIT A RAILING DOWNTOWN. DX: R HIP DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2009	Age: 50 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
WALKING OUT TO HIS GARAGE WHILE WALKING DOWN A STEP HIS CANE SLIPPED CA USING HIM TO TWEEK HIS BACK DX- LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2009	Age: 28 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
28YOF WAS USING A WALKER AND GOT UNBALANCED AND FELL C/O RIGHT HIP AND BACK OF HEAD PAIN. DX: HIP PAIN,PANCREATIC TRANSPLANT,HYPERTENSION,
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/27/2009	Age: 50 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 WITH HIP FRACTURE FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/26/2009	Age: 43 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
43 YO FEMALE, CANE BROKE AND PT FELL. DX LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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 LIFTED FATHER IN LAWS WALKER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2009	Age: 48 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
48YO BLACK MALE AT HOME USING WALKER,HEARD A POP,C/O R HIP PAIN,HX OF HIP REPLACEMENT 3 WEEKS AGO, DX HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2009	Age: 48 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
PT WAS WALKING ON CRUTCHES, CRUTCH SLIPPED AND PT HAD TO PUT WEIGHT ON BAD HIP, HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2009	Age: 43 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 WAS SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES, DX: FEMORAL NECK FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2009	Age: 29 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, Beds or bedframes
LUMBAR STR. PT WAS TRANSFERRING MOM FROM WALKER TO BED AND STRAINED BAC K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	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
FELL USING CRUTCHES AT PT CTR. FX HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/02/2009	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
PT FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES, DX: HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2009	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: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WAS USING HER WALKER WHILE LEAVING DOCTORS OFFICE AND WIND KNOCKED HER OVER/ ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2009	Age: 49 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 FELL STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	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 TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL. DX: LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2009	Age: 45 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS OUT WALKING WTH A CANE, FELL ON THE SIDE WALK CAUSING A STRAIN T O LUMBAR AREA, ACUTE LT WRIST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 46 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, Rugs or carpets
@ REHAB FOR HIP REPLACEMENT, AMBULATING WITH WALKER WHICH CAUGHT ON A R UG&FELL NOW C/O >> HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	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, Chairs
49 YO M HIP PAIN, CELLULITIS TO LEGS PT WALKS WITH A WALKER BUMPED A CHAIR AND FELL PT WEIGHS 460 LBS, DIFFICUTLY ABMULATING, PT ADMITTED*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/27/2009	Age: 42 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SPR LWR BACK- FELL USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2009	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: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FRACTURED LOWER LEG THREE WEEKS AGO THEN WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES A ND FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS SUSTAINED A COCCYX FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 32 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
SLIPPED USING WALKER AT HOME, HAS LOW BACK STRAIN, T-SPINE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT S/P FEMUR SURGERY 1 WK AGO SLIPPED WHILE USING CRUTCHES. DX: GROIN STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 40 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
WALKER SLIPPED PT FELL AT HOME. DX HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2009	Age: 45 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 USING CRUTCHES GOING DOWN STAIRS, GOT IN A HURRY, SLIPPED & FELL. C ONTUSION LUMBAR SPINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2009	Age: 34 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
S/P MCC&NORMALLY AMBULATES WITH A CANE, TRIPPED&FELL, NOW C/O HIP PAIN >>CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
ETOH INTX. HITTING ON R LEG W A CANE. HIP CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2009	Age: 36 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
BIL WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN FALLING WITH CRUTCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2009	Age: 36 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 FALLING OVER A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2009	Age: 50 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 CROSSING THE ROAD WITH A WALKER AND FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS LOST BALANCE CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2009	Age: 41 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, Washing machines
WALKING W/WALKER FELL AGAINST WASHER CONTUSION HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
WAS USING CRUTCHES FOR TENDONITIS AND SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR AND FELL DX - HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/26/2009	Age: 43 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, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON TILE FLOOR WALKING WITH WALKER/LBP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/10/2009	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING AND FELL FORWARD OVER HER WALKER AND FELL ONTO LEFT HIP CONTUSION TO HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2009	Age: 27 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 CANE AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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