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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,460
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Date: 12/30/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL ON THE FLOOR WHILE USING A WALKER. DX-RIGHT FEMUR FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL WHILE USING A WALKER, HITTING FLOOR; CONT HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2002	Age: 81 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
CONTUSION THIGH - PATIENT PRESENTS VIA AMBULANCE FROM NURSING HOME - LE G TWISTED IN WALKER AND SHE FELL TO FLOOR - ALSO KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2002	Age: 98 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
L FEMUR FX - FELL WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE USING WALKER. RT LE PAIN. DX; FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/03/2002	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HER WALKER BROKE AND FELL OUT CONTUSING THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED -FELL W/ WALKER -ADMITTED RIGHT FEMUR NECK FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/26/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
85 YO F FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER. DX R HIP PAIN. DX R FEMORAL NEC K FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/18/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FX PROXIMAL R FEMUR/84YOF WALKS W/WALKER, CHRONIC HIP PAIN. TONIGHT FEL L ON FLOOR. (SON HEARD HER)SON LIFTED HER INTO CHAIR. INCREASED PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doorsills or frames
TRIPPED OVER CRUTCH FELL AGAINST DOOR WAY DX BROKEN FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/05/2002	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ACUTE DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURE, S/P FALL, WAS WALKING WITH CANE AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
90 YOF WHO LIVES ALONE WAS AMBULATING WITH A CANE BECAUSE OF UNSTEADY G AIT; LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO FLOOR. FRACTURE, LEFT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED ON WALKER / FELL DX: THIGH HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
86-YOM FRACTURED HIS UPPER LEG AS A RESULT OF TRIPPING ON HIS WALKER FA LLING TO THE FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WITH WALKER WHILE AT HOME, FX THIGH
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL ON SIDE WHEN USING WALKER. D: FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE. ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/30/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH CANE-FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/21/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
74 YOF FELL OVER CRUTCHES FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS STANDING BENT OVER TO GET CANE & FELL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL USING CANE-FELL TO FLOOR-FRACTURED FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER ON PSYCH UNIT AT HOSPITAL, L FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs
53 YO BM - AMBULATING TO BR WITH WALKER - FELL TRANSFERRING FROM WALKER TO WHEEL CHAIR AND LACERATED RT. STUMP - ABOVE THE KNEE AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL OVER WALKER FRACTURE FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER WHEN SHE FELL FRACTURED RIGHT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CANE TO FLOORCONTUSION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT FEMUR FRACTURE.PT WAS USING A WALKER ON SIDEWALK AND TRIPPED AND FEL L AND INJURED FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CANCER PATIENT USING CANE FELL AND FX UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL FROM WALKER TRANSFERRED TO *** FRACTURE LEFT FEMUR NEC K
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SLIPPED WHILE USING WALKER. DX: R FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FX LT FEMUR, LT HUMERUS, WALKING WITH WALKER, LOST BALANCE, FELL TOFLOO R
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FEMUR FRACTURE - USING A WALKER AT HOME AND FELL INJURING LEFT LOWER LE G
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
PT WAS SITTING DOWN FROM WALKER AND CHAIR SLIPPED.DX: R FEMORAL NECK F X.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT POST ABOVE KNEE AMPUT 4/14FELL WHILE USING WALKER & STRUCK STUMP.DX: WOUND DEHISCENCE R ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Carts
PT REACHED FOR CANE WHILE ON MOTORIZED SCOOTER AND SWEATER CAUGHTCAUSIN G FALL. DX: L FEMORAL NECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH CANE SLIPPED AND FELL ON RT KNEE DX: ACUTE RT FEMUR FX: +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2002	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT KNEE PAIN. STATES PUSHED BY ANOTHER RESIDENT WHILE AMBULATING W/WALK ER. FELL TO GROUND. DX; FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/08/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT THIGH CT-WEAKNESS-FELL WHILE WALKING W/ HER WALKER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/08/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH A CANE AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL FX UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/05/2002	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER, SLIPPED, KNEE GAVE OUT AND FELL, DISLOCATED KNEE, NO LOC. FRACTURED DISTAL FEMUR, ?OPEN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, WALKINGWITH WALKER DX. THIGH CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets
LEFT FEMUR FX. PT LOST BALANCE WITH WALKER WHEN GETTING UP FROM TOILET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER THIGH PAIN CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER TO GO TO BATHROOM. DX: FX R FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER C/O LEG PAIN DX STRAIN TO L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX FEMUR. PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT FEMUR FX. PT FELL USING A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/28/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER - FRACTURE FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/14/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX PROXIMAL HUMEROUS LT FEMORAL HEAD, WHILE USING WALKER LOST FOOTING A ND FELL%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. FELL WHILE WALKING WITH HIS WALKER, RESULTING IN A FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/08/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL MONDAY MORNING WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER, STRIKING LEFT HI P. IMPACTED LEFT FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT FEMUR FX-FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT NURSING HOME,INJURING L EFT LEG. HAS SEVERE PAIN AND INABILITY TO AMBULATE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/16/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AND FELL. DX-SPIRAL FRACTURE LEFT FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ACUTE FX RT FEMUR-FELL TODYA AFTER LEG GOY CAUGHT UNDER WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
OLD FEMUR & HUMERUS FX/73YOWF WHILE GOING TO THE BATHROOM USING TH E WALKER, SHE FELL BECAUSE HER ARMS COULD NOT HOLD HER WEIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
78 YOMC WALKING WITH HIS WALKER @ HOME & FELL/FX RT FEMUR & METASTATIC PROSTRATE CANCER/TRANSFER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/02/2002	Age: 97 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIPPED IN HIS KITCHEN WHILE USING A WALKER AND FX UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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