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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,592
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Date: 12/05/2003	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, Floors or flooring materials
PT USING WALKER, FELL AND HIT FLOOR; FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2003	Age: 69 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
69 YO FEMALE TRIPPED ON CANE AND FELL TO FLOOR FRACTURE HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 64 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 STATES SHE HEARD A POP IN UPPER ARM WHILE BEARING WEIGHT ON HER WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/08/2003	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, Floors or flooring materials
RT HUMERUS FRACTURE.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND TRIPPED OVER IT AND FELL ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/29/2003	Age: 84 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 SLIPPED WALKING W/WALKER. DX: R PROXIMAL HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2003	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 BENT FORWARD USING WALKER AND FELL. DX: FX R PROXIMAL HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 83 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
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	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
FELL WHILE USING HIS CANE. DX- FRACTURE L PROXIMAL HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2003	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
93 Y/O F INJURED L UPPER ARM WHEN FELL WHILE TRYING TO USE WALKER TO FL OOR AT HOME. DX; ABRASION R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL OVER WALKER. DX. 11 CM R ARM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 86 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
LEFT HUMERUS FRACTURE.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL AND INJURED UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	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 DOWN WHILE WALKING W/ WALKER. FX NECK OF HUMERUS RT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2003	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
PT SEEN FOR ARM FX AFTER LOSING BALANCE GRABING THE WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2003	Age: 80 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, Doors
PT WAS USING WALKER AND PANTRY DOOR SWUNG & KNOCKED HER DOWN AT ASSISTED LIVING. DX: R HUMERUS/HIP FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/16/2003	Age: 83 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, Floors or flooring materials
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME FELL TO THE FLOOR FRACTURED LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 80 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, Floors or flooring materials
PT WALKING FROM KITCHEN AND MISSED WALKER FELL TO FLOOR LT ARM INJ DX: SPIRAL FX LT HUMERUS, SP LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OVER HER WALKER. DX: L ARM CONT, L HAND SKIN TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2003	Age: 78 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
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: FX L GREATER TUBEROSITY HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 82 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, Beds or bedframes
PT WAS WALKING AT HOME WITH A WALKER WHEN HE FELL STRIKING LEFT UPPER A RM AGAINST THE BED FRAME OF THE BED FRACTURED ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 77 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
USING WALKER TO WALK OUT OF BATHROOM AT HOME, HAD SPONTANEOUS FRACTURE OF LEFT UPPER ARM. DX FRACTURE LEFT UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 83 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
83 YO F STANDING WITH WALKER, FELL.DX HUMERAL HEAD FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/12/2003	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
PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL GETTING TO WALKER. DX: FX L HUMERUS, HTN, HYPOTHYROIDISM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 78 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
78 Y.O. W MALE W/FX HUMERUS. PT WAS @ HOME WALKING W/4 POINT WALKER & F ELL BACKWARDS. PT ADM. E8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/23/2003	Age: 99 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, Floors or flooring materials
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME FELL TO THE FLOOR FRACTURE D RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 85 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, Floors or flooring materials
PT FRACTURED HER UPPER ARM AS A RESULT OF FALLING TO THE FLOOR WHILE U SING HER WALKER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 83 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
FX L HUMERAL HEAD/83YOF FROM NURSING HOME, WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIP PED AND C/O L SHOULDER PAIN. REFUSES TO MOVE ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 87 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 AT THE NURSING HOME WALKING WITH A WALKER FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO ELFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX: R HUMERUS FX. FELL AT NURSING HOME WHLE REACHING FOR HIS WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/02/2003	Age: 85 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 WALKING WITH A WALKER WHEN SHE FELL LANDING ON RIGHT SHOULDER FRACTU RED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/02/2003	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
DX. FX PROX HUMERUS. FELL AT HOME DUE TO BEING UNSTEADY ON FEET AND FOR GOT TO USE HER CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2003	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
TRIPPED OVER WALKER DX. HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/06/2003	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	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 FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX: FX L HUMERUS, LACS L ELBOW/FOREARM, LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2003	Age: 90 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, Drinking glasses
TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER, HOLDING DRINKING GLASS HUMERAL FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/09/2003	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
FELL USING WALKER - HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2003	Age: 68 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, Rugs or carpets
FRACTURE HUMERUS CLOSED SHAFT - 68 YOF TRIPPED OVER CARPET WITH WALKER AND FELL INJURING RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON RUG, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. UPPER ARM ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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