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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,032
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Date: 12/29/2003	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
STEPPING OFF PORCH WITH WALKER AND LOST BALANCE INTO WALL LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
88 YOF FELL USING WALKER FX ULNA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AT HOME. DX-LEFT DISTAL RADIUS, ULNA FRACTURE WITH DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT AT THE NURSING HOME WALKING WITH A WALKER WHEN SHE FELL SUSTAINED A SKIN TEAR TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
GOT OUT OF BED AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AND CUT HER RIGHT FOREARM WHEN SHE FELL AGAINST WALKER. DX LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2003	Age: 98 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
TANGLED UP IN WALKER, FELL ON FLOOR DX. FOREARM ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USING A WALKER SIDES GAVE OUT AND PT FELL DX ABRAS AMR PT LIVES AT N URSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
FOREARM LAC-@ HOME-A WHEEL OF HER WALKER CAUGHT ON A CHAIR & SHE FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 90 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 Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tableware and accessories
LACERATION LT ARM, 7 CM, SIMPLE: BENT OVER A CUP TO GET A DRINK, LOST BALANCE, FELL, STRIKING HER WALKER AT LONG TERM CARE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
L ARM PAIN/85YOM FELL AT HIS SUMMER HOME IN DRIVEWAY LAST EVENING. USES CANE TO AMBULATE. HAS HAD PREVIOUS SURGERY ON HIS ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE GRABBING CANE GETTING OUT OF CAR AT HOSPITAL SKIN TEAR FOREARM CONTUSION SHOULDER, KNEE & ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL USING A WALKER; FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT GOT UP TO GOT TO BATHROOM AND TRIPPED, PT USES WALKER DX: FX RT RADIUS / ULNA, RT HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/25/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
CANE STUCK TO FLOOR AND SHE FELL-LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT FOREARM TEAR. PT FELL ON WALKER INJURING ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LACERATION FOREARM - 95 YOF SPOKE ABOUT WALKING OUT OF BATHROOM AT NURS ING HOME AND REACHING FOR WALKER, LOST BALANCE FELL, R FOREARM HIT WLKR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL FRACTURED LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SLIPPED AND FELL W/CRUTCHES. DX: CONT/ABR R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BILATERAL FOREAR CONTUSION R 4TH FINGER SPRAIN, OLD AVULSION FRACTURE R 3RD FINGER, FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL REACHING FOR WALKER, FALL SOFT TISSUE INJURY L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT C/O PAIN TO LT ARM DUE TO FALL WHILE TRYING TO WALK WITH WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING FOREARM DX; CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL LANDING ON RIGHT LOW ER ARM CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
PT TRIPPED AT HOME FELL INTO WALL WHILE USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKS WITH A WHEELED WALKER WHEN SHE FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS THEN WALKER FELL ONTOP OF HER LEFT LOWER ARM LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT FOREARM LAC; RIGHT KNEE ABR. PT FELL WHEN USING A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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