Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Foot

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,078
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Date: 12/27/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT. FELL OVER WALKER, TRIPPED AND LOST BALANCE FALLING TO FLOOR INJURING FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SPRAIN FOOT; TRIPPED & FELL USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER WHEN SHE SLIPPED STRAINED RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING FOOT C/O PAIN DX: CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STATES HER WALKER FELL AND LANDED ON HER FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LT LEG GAVE OUT, USES WALKER, ANKLE PAINFUL/ LT CALCANEAL BONE SPUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets
USING WALKER TO USE TOILET FX FOOT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/03/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION BOTH FEET - TRIPPED WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED AND FELL USING WALKER/ FX RT 3RD PROXIMAL METATARSAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT FOOT CT-HIT HER FOOT ON HER WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT GOT TANGLED IN WALKER FELL INJURING FOOT AT HOME, FALL CONTUSION L F OOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING FOOT DX: CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
64 Y/O F C/O INJURY LEFT ANKLE - WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL.. DX: KNEE CONTUSION ABRASION, FRACTURE PHALANX FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER AT NURSING HOME, INJURING RIGHT FOOT. DX: FRACTURE, R IGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH A WALKER, TRIPPED AND FELL, UNABLE TO BET UP AFTER FALLING DX CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
66 Y.O. W MALE W/DISLOCATED FOOT. PT FELL TO FLOOR WHILE WALKING W/WALK ER @ HOME. PT ADM. E8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/21/2002	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Towels or cloths
USING WALKER AT HOME AND FELL SLIPPING ON TOWEL AND INJ FEET; CELLULITIS NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING FOOT C/O PAIN DX: CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INURING FDOT C/O PAIN DX; CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DROPPED HER CANE ONTO FOOT CONTUSING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
AT NURSING HOME USING WALKER AND FELL ON WET BATHROOM FLOOR DX: FRACTURED CALCANIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER SLIPPED ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR AT HOME CONTUSIO N RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME TODAY, HER LEGS GAVE OUT AND SHE FELL, HAS PAIN/BURNING RT FOOT INTO ANKLE. DX CONT RT FOOT W/HEMATOM DEVELOP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT FOOT CONTUSION.PT DROPPED HER WALKER ON HER FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING CRUTCHES AT HOME AND GOT TRIPPED UP, FELL AND HIT RIGHT FOOT , CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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