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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,237
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Date: 12/20/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
90 YO F LOST BALANCE ON WALKER, FELL. DX LACERATION TO CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FX LEFT TIB/FIB-PT WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER & HEARD A POP. BECAME UN STEADY AND FELL TO FLOOR. C/O PAIN TO LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/02/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. USING WALKER, TRIPPED, FELL PAIN AT L ANKLE. DX. FX L TIB/FIB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LAC LOWER LEG AFTER FALLING USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
THREE DAYS AGO HER CANE CAUGHT IN A CHAIR AT HOME CAUSING HER TO FALL TO THE FLOOR ONTO BOTH KNEES, LEG IS RED. DX CELLULITIS LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2002	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OVER ANOTHER RESIDENT'S WALKER AT NH. DX: 2 CM SCALP LAC, 8 X 9 CM L SHIN FLAP LAC, FX L UPPER LAT INCISOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. STATES HER LEG BUMPED ON HER WALKER ONE WEEK AGO. DX. CELLULITIS R LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BUMPED RT LEG AGAINST WALKER 45 MINUTES PTA SKIN PULLED BACK CAUSING CO NTINUAL BLEEDING DX: SKIN TEAR RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
FELLL UP STEPS WITH WALKER AND LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER A CANE. DX. L LOWER ANTERIOR SHIN COMPLEX LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ACUTE LAC RT LOWER LEG - FELL OVER HUSBANDS WALKER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
OPENED AREA OF RIGHT LOWER LEG CAUSED BY A METAL CANE AT APARTMENT BUILDING LAST NIGHT AT 1900. DX LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER AND WENT DOWN/ FX RT DISTAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER OR CANE AND FELL INJURING BOTH LEGS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION R LOWER EXTREMITY - FELL WHEN USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL HITTING LEG AGAINST WALKER C/O PAIN DX: CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT'S WALKER CLOSED UP AND SHE FELL DX: CONTUSION LT LEG +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER CANE, CUT LEFT LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
81 YOM WAS AMBULATING WITH WALKER AND BUMPED RIGHT LOWER LEG. CONTUSION , RT. LOWER LEG
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: R LEG CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SHE FELL 3 WEEKS AGO AT THE GROUP HOME WHERE SHE LIVES, SHE USES A WALK ER TO AMBULATE, HER LEFT LOWER LEG IS SWOLLEN. DX DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/17/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER CUTTING LOWER LEG DX: LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT LOWER LEG CONTUSION-FELL AT HOME FROM STANDING POSITION WHILE WALKIN G WITH WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL CONTUSION LT LOWER LEG, ADMITTED FOR FREQU ENT FALLS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING LOWER LEG C/O PAIN DX: CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER CUTTING LOWER LEG C/O PAIN DX LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE USING WALKERFRACTURE DISTAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJUIRING LOWER LEG C/O PAINDX; LOWER LEG ABRAS IONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER CUTTING LOWER LEGDX LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT CUT LOWER ON WALKER C/O BLEEDINGDX; LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
82 YO F REACHING FOR WALKER AND WALKER MOVED WHEN GRABBED FELL TWISTED ANKLE........DX FX LEG,TIBIA CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
R ANKLE PAIN. FELL THIS AM. SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING HER WALKER. DX RT LEG WEAKNESS/ FX RT DISTAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
83 Y.O. W FEMALE W/BILATERAL TIB/FIB FX. PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER @ HOME. PT ADM. E8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATING WITH WALKER, FELL STRUCK BACK OF HEAD, RED RASWH TO BOTH LEG S. LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/15/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING A WALKER TO WALK WHEN HER L LEG GAVE OUT AND SHE FELL.CONTUSION L LOWER EXTREMITY $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables
64 YOM AMBULATES WITH A CANE; HE BECAME WEAK, LOST BALANCE AND FELL AGA INST COFFEE TABLE. CONTUSION, RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2002	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT AT NURSING HOME, WALKING WITH WALKER, HIT RT LOWER LEG WITH WALKER, HEMATOMA RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LOWER LEG LACERATION - STRUCK LEFT LOWER LEG ON WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BILATERAL SHIN LACS-TRIPPED AND FELL ON HER WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WHILE USING A WALKER. DX. R TIBIAL PLATEAU FX. MINOR HEAD INJ.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/11/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION OF THE SHIN- PT. WALKS WITH A CANE BUT TRIPPED ON THE CURB,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT DX RT PROXIMAL TIBIA SOFT TISSUE SWELLING - S/P WHILE USING A WALKER TO GO TO THE BATHROOM SHE SLIPPED AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME, SHE FELL, LAC LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
UNABLE TO MOVE LEGS SINCE SATURDAY AFTER FALL, USES WALKER AT HOME. DX . LEG WEAKNESS, PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT MISS STEPPED AND TRIPPED WALKING WITH WALKER, CLOSED FX L LEG TIBIA FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT LEG STR. PT STARINED LEG WHEN TRIPPING OVER HIS CANE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/09/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Manual cleaning equipment
LT LOWER LEG LAC-@ HOME-USING WALKER WHILE SWEEPING HER FRONT PORCTRIPP ED & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER WHICH HAD HAND CALIBER BRAKES- FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG AGAINST THE BRAKES ON THE WHEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. TIB-FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/30/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
$BILATERAL LEG CONTUSIONS.PT WAS USING HIS WALKER AND FELL ON THE FLOOR AND INJURED LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
C/O FELL @ HOME HIT LT LEG ON WALKER - LOC DX: FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON FLOOR WALKING WITH WALKER DX. LOWER LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WALKING WITH WALKER, R LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL DOWN WHILE USING WALKER, INJURING HER L LEG. FX L DISTAL FIBULA $
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/09/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TWISTED ANKLE USING WALKER 2 DAYS AGO. DX RIGHT DISTAL TIB/FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SLIPPED WHILE USING HER WALKER SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO RIGHT L OWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
56 YOF FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR WHILE USING WALKER CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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