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Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 26-50 years old - Year 2010 - Ankle

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 950
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Date: 10/29/2010Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
38YO FEMALE HAD TWISTED ANKLE THEN FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES FRACTURED ANKLE #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2010Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
49YOM, TRIPPED&FELL WHILE AMB WITH WALKER 3D AGO, C/O ANKLE PAIN >>FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2010Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
32YO F PT WAS WALKING W/WALKER AND STEPPED ON NAIL AND FELL ON R ANKLE AT HOME. DX. FX. BIMALLEOLAR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/16/2010Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
32 YOM INJURED ANKLE FROM CRUTCHES SLIPPING OUT FROM UNDER HIM, FELL BACK. DX-LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2010Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX LWBS: 32YOM YTDY SPRAIN L ANK, REINJURED L ANK THIS AM BY FALL' WLKG W/ CRUTCHES. ROLL' ANK, SWELL'
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 09/06/2010Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HEALING FX, R ANKLE: 42YOM USING CRUTCHES,HAD 1/2 CAST ON WHEN FELL TO- DAY & BROKE CAST WHEN WALKING THRU YARD, C/O ANKLE PAIN SINCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2010Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
REINJURY L ANKLE: 42YOM L ANKLE PAIN, FELL @ HOME WHILE USING CRUTCHES YESTERDAY @ HOME, TENDERNESS ANKLE, REINJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2010Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
49 YOF TRIPPED OVER A CRUTCH AND STRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2010Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT ANKLE SPRAIN-42YOF SUS INJ TO RT ANKLE AND FOOT WHEN SHE FELL AT HOM E. PT WALKS WITH A CANE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2010Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
47YOF FELL WHILE ASSISTING MOTHER TO AMBULATE WITH CRUTCHES. DX. ANKLE SPRAIN.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2010Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
44 YR OLD MALE HAD WALKER ON OTHER SIDE OF ROOM SO HE HAD TO WALK ALONE AND TRIPPED AND NOW PAIN IN LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2010Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT ANKLE STR. 50 YOF FELL WHEN WALKING WITH CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2010Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
39YOF FELL AFTER KNEE SURGERY AT HOME WHILE WALKING WITH A WALKER STRAI NED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2010Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
37 YO F TRIPPED TRYINIG TO WALK WITH CRUTCHES, HURT ANKLE . DX ANKLE SP RAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2010Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT ANKLE FX.30YOF WAS USING CRUTCHES AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2010Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
40 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL USING WALKER DX: R ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2010Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
37 YO M, C/O RIGHT ANKLE PAIN AFTER HITTING IT WITH A CRUTCH, DX ANKLE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2010Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
26 YOF, FELL ON ICE USING WALKER, FRACTURE ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2010Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
45 YR OLD MALE RECENT ANKLE SURGERY & TRIPPED OVER DOG & CRUTCHES AT HOME DX: SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2010Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
40YOF FELL, ANKLE PAIN AFTER ACCINDENTALY HIT WITH A WALKER DX: ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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