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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,675
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Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USING A WALKER WITH THREE WHEELS AT THE NURSING HOME FELL ON LEFT UP PER ARM SUSTAINED A MASSIVE DEEP LACERATION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT HUMERUS FRACTURE.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
62 YO FEMALE WAS USING CRUTCHES AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO FLOOR FRACTURE RIGHT HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL TRYING TO GET TO BATHROOM USING A WALKER AT HER RETIREMENT HOME PROXIMAL HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/22/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT HUMERUS FRACTURE.PT SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING A WALKER AND FELL ON THE FLOOR AND INJURED UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL TONIGHT USING WALKER AT HOME HIT R SHOULDER, R HUMERAL SHAFT FX L KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
71YO WM - RT. HUMERUS FRACTURE - FELL - LEG GAVE WAY WHILE USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: FX L HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HUMERUS FX-AT HOME-WALKING W/ WALKER-TRIPPED & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
78 Y/O F INJURED R UPPER ARM WHEN TRIPPED OVER WALKING CANE AT HOME. DX; FX R HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL USING WALKER. DX: DISPLACED SPIRAL FX HUMERUS, DEMENTIA, HTN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: FX L HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
FX L PROXIMAL HUMERUS - TRIPPED ON WALKER,STRUCK SHOULDER ON DRESSER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
*90YOF FELL WAKING W/CANE UNSURE WHAT HAPPENEDDX: FX R HUMERUS/NECK /ABRASIONS/CONT NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
89 YOF USING WALKER FELL FX HUMERUS LAC HAND
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: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
LAC L UPPER ARM; REPORT WHILE AMBULATING TO BED WITH WALKER, LOST BALAN CE, WAS DIZZY, FELL BACKWARD BUMPING DRESSER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
L SHOULDER PAIN AFTER WALKER SLIPPED OUT & PT FELL ON TILE FLOOR.DX LHU MERAL HEAD FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	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: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER. D: HUMERUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FX RT UPPER ARM, WALKING IN HALL AT NURSING HOME, CANE CAUGHT ON FLOOR, CAUSING HER TO FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER, FELL FX LT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 97 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WHILE AMBULATING WITH CANE AT HOME INJURING SHOULDER. DX: FRAC TURE HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds
GETTING OUT OF BED, WALKER TIPPED OVER, PT. FELL. MINIMALLY IMPACTED RT HUMERUS FX@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AT NURSING HOME.DX: R PROXIMAL HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
84 YO F TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE TRYING TO WALK W/CANE FX HUMERUS PROXIMAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME AND FELL SUSTAINING A LEFT HUMERUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
PATIENT, WHO WALKS WITH WALKER, HIT CARPET EDGE IN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY AND FELL. D: HUMERUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: L HUMERAL HEAD FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. ABMUL. TO BR W/WALKER, NEPHEW HEARD "THUD". DX. SKIN TEAR TO L UPP ER ARM DUE TO FALL, STROKE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/15/2002	Age: 102 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
102 YOF FELL USING WALKER CONTUSION UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SLIPPED AND FELL ICY PAVEMENT WITH CANE, ACUTE L HUMERAL NECK FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED AND FELL WITH HER WALKER, HAVING BEEN DRINKING DX: HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING HER CANE WHEN SHE TRIPPED & FELL OVER IT. CLOSED FX LT PROXIMAL H UMERUS, NASAL BONE FX, 2CM LAC NOSE, & CT RT KNEE@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL TRYING TO CRUTCH INTO CAR INJURED ARM DX FX UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2002	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
NONDISPLACED FX HUMERAL NECK - FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A CANE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER, TRIP & FALL DX: FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL TODAY, LOST BALANCE WHILE ON WALKER. ACUTE FRACTURE TO PROXI MAL LEFT HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT LET GO OF WALKER AND FELL IN KITCHEN. DX: FX HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds
87 YOF TRIPPED OVER WALKER STRIKING BED FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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