Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Elbow

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,124
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Date: 12/27/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER. FALLING MORE ON NEW MEDS. HAS ALZHEIMERS DE MENTIA. MEDS INCLUDE SPIRONOLACTONE, RISPERIDAL. D:ELBOW LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
77 YOF FELL USING WALKER AND FELL INTO CABINET DOOR LAC ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
NURSING HOME RESIDENT, REPORTED BY STAFF TO HAVE FALLEN TWICE TODAY, AT 0500 AND 2300, WALKS WITH CANE. DX CONTUSION LEFT ELBOW, NEAR SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ELBOW CT-USING A ROLLING WALKER THAT ROLLED AWAY FROM HER & SHE FELL FORWARD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED WALKING W/WALKER. DX: ELBOW ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets
PT WAS TRANSFERRING FROM WALKER TO TOILET AND FELL. DX: R ELBOW LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2003	Age: 94 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WHILE AMBULATING AT HOME WITH WALKER FELL AND COULDN'T GET UP. DX. SYN COPE, MULTIPE CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS, LACERATION L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/18/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING IN HOSPITAL W/WALKER AND FELL. DX: R ELBOW LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
75 YO FEMALE FELL BACKWARDS WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME HEMATOMA RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. WALKING W/A WALKER, FELL ON CONCRETE AROUND 1730, LANDED ON L HIP, ALSO HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE. DX. RADIAL HEAD FX, CONT L HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ABRASION ELBOW, NEUROPATHY ARM - 86 YOM FELL AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON WALK ER, HAS ABRASION TO RIGHT ELBOW, UNDER ARMS AND ON BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WHILE USING WALKER, FELT A "POP" IN RT ELBOW. ACUTE RT ELBOW FX, S/P LT HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER SPEED BUMP ON STREET WHILE USING HER CANE ELBOW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LACERATION ELBOW - 62 YOM PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO HIS LEFT ELBOW AN D CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE AFTER A FALL ON SIDEWALK, WALKER CAUGHT GROOVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT ELBOW CONTUSION-PT FELL IN FRONT OF *** GROCERY STORE WHILE WALKIN G WITH WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER CUTTING ELBOW DX LAC ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH WALKER, HAD NON-SYNCOPAL FALL. CONTUSION RT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX: L ELBOW PAIN. GOT TANGLED UP IN CRUTCH AND FELL AT SHELTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL TO FLOOR DX: FX RT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. ELBOW CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
84 Y/O M INJURED R ELBOW WHEN FELL FROM WALKER AT BOARD AND CARE. DX; ABRASION R ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PINNED ELBOW AGAINST SOMETHNG WHEN WALKING W/WALKER AND L ARM GAVE OUT, FELL TO FLOOR. DX. WEAKNESS L ELBOW, PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/23/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING ELBOW C/O PAIN DX: FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS ELBOW AS A RESULT OF FALLING TO THE FL OOR WHILE USING HIS CRUTCHES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT ELBOW CONT; S/P FALL. PT FELL TO FLOOR WHEN USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT AT THE NURSING HOME WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL SUSTAINED A L ACERATION TO LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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