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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,595
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Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 77 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
TRIP & FELL WHILE USING WALKER FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 81 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
CONTUSION RT WRIST-LOST GRIP ON WALKER AND FELL. C/O PAIN TO RT WRIST A ND KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2003	Age: 62 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT, WHO HAS BEEN USING CANE X 3 WEEKS S/P SURGERY, COMPLAINING OF ARM P AIN, SWELLING, DECREASED HAND GRIP. D: WRIST SPRAIN, REPETITIVE MOTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	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
84 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX WRIST. PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/HER WALKER @ HOME. PT ADM. E8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables
88 YOF FELL USING WALKER HIT COFFEE TABLE FX WRSIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/04/2003	Age: 81 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
81 YOF WAS AMBULATING WITH A WALKER AT HOME; LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL TO FLOOR 2 DAYS PRIOR TO BEING FOUND. FRACTURE, RIGHT WRIST.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL INJURUING WRIST WHEN USING CRUTCHES TO WALK DX:WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/20/2003	Age: 77 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
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER HER WALKER AT HOME. DX-LEFT WRIST FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 65 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SPRAINED HER WRIST AS A RESULT OF FALLING WHILE USING HER CANE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
NERVE DAMAGE (&R) WRIST, PT STS USING CRUTCHES & SUST INJURY, C/O PAIN TENDERNESS, HX OF HERNIATED DISC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 86 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
86 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX WRIST. PT FELL WHILE USING HER WALKER @ HOME. PT ADM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 55 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 WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME FELL FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/29/2003	Age: 64 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
FRACTURE WRIST - 64 YOF WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL WHEN HER KNEES BUCK LED, C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
80 YO F WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR CONTUSION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
85 Y.O. W MALE W/FX WRIST. PT GOT TRIPPED UP WHILE WALKING W/HIS WALKER & FELL. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2003	Age: 93 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
FELL GETTING DRESSED AND REACHING FOR WALKER - LEFT WRIST AND CLAVICLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 79 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 FELL OVER WALKER INJURING WRIST DX; FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER WHEN SHE SLIPPED STRAINED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 53 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
RIGHT WRIST FX . PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A CANE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 89 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 TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: FX BILATERAL WRISTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. FELL FORWARD WITH HER WALKER, CAUGHT BY CAREGIVER, LACERATED HER L WRIST. DX. LAC L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		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: 07/23/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	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, Chairs
RT WRIST CONTUSION-WHILE ATTEMPTING TO WALK WITH A WALKER, FELL BACKWAR DS LANDING IN CHAIR. HAS PAIN TO RT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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, INJURED WRIST C/O SWELLING DX FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2003	Age: 86 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
WALKER GAVE OUT ON WAY TO BATHROOM AND PT FELL DX: RT WRIST CHIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/25/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT WRIST LAC, PT INJURED WRIST WHEN FALLING ON HIS FOUR PRONGED WALKE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 80 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
PATIENT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO WRIST AFTER FALLING WHILE WALKING TO WALK ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 82 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, Counters or countertops
PT WAS WALKING LAST EVENING WITH HIS CANE WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS STRIK ING RIGHT WRIST AGAINST A COUNTER TOP FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 77 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 WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON O UTSTRETCHED WRIST ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 81 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
PT FELL YESTERDAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SIT ON WALKER DX WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 86 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: 04/20/2003	Age: 92 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 WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL STRAINED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 80 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
FELL ON FLOOR, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 77 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, Doorsills or frames
WALKING TO KITCHEN AT 2 PM W/WALKER WHEN FELL STRIKING R CHEK AGIANST D OOR CASING R WRIST. DX. R RADIUS FX (WRIST) CONT FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	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
FRACTURE WRIST - 79 YOF LET GO OF WALKER AND FELL AT NURSING HOME INJUR ING RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	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
51YOWM-CONTUSION LEFT WRIST-FELL AT HOME-WAS USING CRUTCHES-SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT IS BKA USES CRUTCHES SLIPPED AND FELL THIS MORNING OVER PATION THRES HOLD DX FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/20/2003	Age: 73 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: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USES CANE, C/O OF WRIST PAIN, DX WRIST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OVER WALKER CUTTING WRIST C/O BLEEDING DX: LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2003	Age: 75 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
RIGHT WRIST SPR. PT INJURED WRIST WHEN FALLING WITH A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2003	Age: 87 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, Furniture
87 YOF WAS AMBULATING WITH WALKER; LOST BALANCE; FELL AGAINST SOME FURN ITURE AT HOME. CONTUSION, RT. WRIST; TRANSFERRED TO NURSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/19/2003	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
PT FELL AT HOME OVER WALKER, OPEN FX R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/08/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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

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