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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,679
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Date: 12/15/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE WALKING WITH A CANE DX: WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WRIST FX- PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE ICE. SHE USES A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
RT WRIST FRACTURE.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2002	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT BRUISED WRIST WHEN UNSTABLE WITH WALKER AND FELL ONTO FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE REACHING FOR WALKER DX: FRACTURE TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SUST. INJURY TO WRIST ON CANE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME FELL TO THE FLOOR FRACTURED LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS GOING INTO BATHROOM WITH WALKER & FELL LANDING ON WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING WRIST C/O PAIN DX; SPRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
ACUTE RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE, GOING BACK TO BED AFTER USING WALKER, LOST BALANCE, FELL TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/19/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT LOST BALANCE WITH WALKER FELL ON R WRIST, R WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/18/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FRACTURE WRIST - 82 YOF FELL WHILE USING WALKER INJURING RIGHT WRIST AN D ALSO HITTING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER CUTTING WRIST DX LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
84 YOF ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED LEFT WRIST AGAINST WALKER. CONTUSION, LEFT W RIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING WRIST DX: FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WALKING WITH HER WALKER IN THE DINING ROOM OF THE NURSING FACILITY F ELL TO THE FLOOR FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2002	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING WRIST DX: FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
82 Y/O FEMALE WAS AT A NURSING HOME WHEN SHE FELL AFTER HER WALKER CAU GHT ON THE FLOOR FX HER RT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
60 Y/O F C/O RIGHT ARM PAIN - STUMBBLED CATCHING HERSELF ON WALKER.DX: CONTUSION, RIGHT SPRAIN WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATING ON WALKER TRIPPED AND FELL; LT WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING WRIST C/O PAINDX; STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER FELL, INJURING WRIST C/O PAINIDX: FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST, USING WALKER, UNABLE TO AMBULATE. TENOSYNOVITIS R IGHT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. FELL AFTER GOING TO BATHROOM USING WALKER, LANDED ON R ARM. DX. FX R WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WITH WALKER AND FELL FROM STANDING POSITION. LEFT WRIST FRACTU RE WITH DISPLACEMENT, THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2002	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WALKER. DX: LACERATION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
77-YOF SPRAINED HER WRIST AS A RESULT OF FALLING FROM HER WALKER TO TH E FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds
PT FELL OVER A WALKER TRYING TO GET OUT OF BED, FX LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING WRIST C/O PAIN DX; FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT DX FX LT DISTAL RADIUS AND ULNAR - S/P FALL TRYING TO GET WALKER AND FELL,HURTING LT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER. DX: CONTUSION TO LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
RT WRIST FRACTURE.PT WAS USING HER WALKER AND FELL AND INJURED WRIST ON A FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
WRIST SPRAIN W/KNEE CONTUSION - WALKING WITH CANE AND KICKED CANE AND F ELL TO FLOOR INJURING RIGHT WRIST AND RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
72YOBF-SPRAIN RIGHT WRIST-USING WALKER TRIPPED AND FELL-AT NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
73-YOF SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HER WRIST AS A RESULT OF FALLING F ROM HER WALKER TO THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING A WALKER, PATIENT BENT OVER TO PICK SOMETHING UP OFF THE GROUND WHEN WALKER SLIPPED AND PATIENT FELL FRACTURING HER WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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