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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 993
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
LACERATION RT HAND & ELBOW-PT FELL WHEN CANE GOT HOOKED ON DOOR AND SHE FELL. HAS 2CM LACERATION TO RT HAND AND 3CM LACERATION TO RT ELBOW. NO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO, SHE USES A 4-LEG CANE. DX CONTUSION LEFT HAND, WRIST, FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ABRASION (R) HAND, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A WOODEN CANE AT HOME, C/O BRUISES, NO PAIN, HX OF COUGH, CARDIAC DISEASE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND SLIPPED ON A WET FL OOR. DX. CONTUSIONS TO HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL AT NH.FELL FORWARD W/ WALKER & HIT HEAD PER EMS.ABR L HAND & KNEE. DX ABR L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LACERATION HAND - 84 YOM TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER, HI T RIGHT HAND ON SOMETHING AS HE FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Paper products
HAND LACERATION - 81 YOM WITH WALKER WAS TRYING TO REACH FOR NEWSPAPER, FELL LACERATING TOP OF RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL DOWN WHILE USING A WALKER AT HER GROUP HOME. FX R HAND $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX RT 5TH METACARPAL, WAS COMING TO HOSPITAL FOR X-RAY OF RT HAND, CAUGHT CANE ON PAVEMENT AND FELL OUTSIDE HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs
86 YOF WALKER GOT CAUGHT IN WHEELCHAIR FELL LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. STATES FEET GOT TANGLED UP IN WALKER AND SHE FELL. DX. LAC R HAND4 TH FINGERTIP, SKIN TEAR L FH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL AT CURB THIS AM, AMBULATES W/CANE, SKIN TEAR TO R FOREHEAD. DX. L AC L HAND, CONT HEAD/FACE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/18/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
3 CM SKIN TEAR LT HAND AND CONTUSION, HIT HAND ON A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HAND ABRASIONS - WAS USING CANE TO ASSIST IN WALKING AND WAS OUTSIDE HO ME AND FELL INJURING RIGHT HAND AND ALSO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
USING WALKER IN GARAGE AT HOME, SHE STUMBLED AND FELL TO CEMENT FLOOR. DX LACERATION LEFT HAND, STRAIN LEFT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRYING TO PUT A WALKER INTO TRUNK OF CAR, LOST BALANCE AND FELL. LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT LOST BALANCE FELL WALKING WITH WALKER, ACUTE FALL, ACUTE LEG CONTUSI ON, ACUTE HAND ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, REACHING FOR CANE DX: HAND ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL YESTERDAY USING A WALKER ONTO LEFT HAND FRACTURED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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