Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Knee

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Date: 12/29/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
USING WALKER - KNEES GAVE OUT - FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH WALKER AND WENT TO STEP OFF SIDEWALK AND FELL LANDING O N LEFT KNEE C/O PAIN LEFT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT KNEE STRAIN.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL AND INJURED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT KNEE SPR. PT INJURED KNEE WHEN SHE FELL WITH A CANE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER, CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
78 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL TO FLOOR CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PAIN TO KNEE TWISTED WHILE USING WALKER DX: KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
FELL WITH WALKER FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR LEFT KNEE CONTUSION S/PFALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/11/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Runners, throw rugs or doormats
CANE GOT STUCK ON RUG WHILE IN BATHROOM. DX. R KNEE INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2004	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OVER WALKER LAST PM. DX: STRAIN R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ABRASION R KNEE - TRIPPED WHEN WALKING WITH CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING OUT OF HOUSE WITH A WALKER, SHE TRIPPED AND FELL TO KNEE, CO NTUSION KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT KNEE PAIN. PT FELL WHEN USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION RT KNEE, KNEE REPLACEMENT 4 WEEKS AGO, WHILE WALKING OUT- SIDE TODAY USING CANE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO KNEE ON MUDDY CONCRETE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT KNEE SPRAIN.PT WAS USING CRUTCHES AND FELL ON KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT KNEE FX. PT WAS TRANSFERRING FROM A WALKER TO CANE AND FELL INJUR ING KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
88 YO WALKING W/WALKER SLIPPED FELL DOWN ON KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/13/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL FROM STANDING POSITION, AMBULATING W/WALKER. DX. CONT L KNEE, DJD L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER HITTING KNEE DX CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIPPED & FELL WHILE USING WALKER TODAY, TWISTED RT LEG. RT KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
COMING OUT OF BATHROOM IN GAS STATION AND TRIPPED OVER CURB WHILE WALKI NG W/WALKER. DX. 6 CM FOREHEAD LACERATION, NASAL FX., L KNEE FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/16/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chair, recliner
PT TRIPPED&FELL WHIEL USING HER WALKER, FELL ONTO A RECLINING CHAIR, SU STAINED" RT KNEE PAIN"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/13/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT-PAIN WHILE WALKING W/ WALKER-@ NURSING HOME
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/08/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE WHEN SHE SLIPPED STRAINED RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2004	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER ANOTHER RESIDENTS WALKER AND FELL ONTO FLOOR INJURING KNEE , PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE SPRAIN-WALKING IN KITCHEN W/ HER CANE-TWISTED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
62 YO BF - PATELLA FRACTURE - FELL WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2004	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
91 YEAR OLD FEMALE USING WALKER FOOT WENT OUT FROM UNDER HER AND FELL AND HIT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2004	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT AT NURSING HOME AND USING WALKER WHILE TRYING TO CARRY SOMETHING AND FELL LANDING ON LEFT KNEE LEFT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE TRYING TO CROSS THE ROOM TO GET TO HER WALKER SUSTAINED " RT KNEE CONTUSION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2004	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT KNEE AND THIGH INJ. PT FELL WHEN USING A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
69 YOF WAS WALKING WITH WALKER; LOST BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST CHAIR; AB RASION OF RIGHT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL W/WALKER. DX: R KNEE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/09/2004	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER TRIPPED OVER A WASTEBASKET FELL ONTO RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL ONTO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
71 YOF WAS FELL OVER WALKER AND LANDED ON KITCHEN FLOOR. CONTUSION OF L EFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
RT PATELLA FRACTURE.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL AND STRUCK KNEE ON T HE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2004	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
70YOF-FRACTUE LEFT KNEE-FELL WHILE USING WALKER-LOST BALANCE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE WALKING WITH HER WALKER DX: CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FRACTURE KNEE - 72 YOM C/O RIGHT KNEE PAIN, USES A WALKER, HAS DEMENTIA , CAUSE OF INJURY NOT KNOWN, HAS A BRUISED AREA OUTER ASPECT OF KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION TO KNEE WHEN FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL WHILE TRYING TO REACH HIS WALKER. DX-CONTUSIONS, ABRASIONS TO LEFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION KNEE - 63 YOM STATES HE TRIPPED ON WALKER A COUPLE OF DAYS AG O, SCRAPING HIS LEFT KNEE AND FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
IN HOSPITAL VISITING BROTHER, USING WALKER, PUSHING IT OVER TAPED AREA IN DOORWAY. WALKER TIPPED OVER AND FELL. DX RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING W/ WALKER AND TRIPPED AN FELL DX R KNEE ARM INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT KNEE CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL AND INJURED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT DX ABRASIONS LT KNEE - PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER FOR 1ST TIME ONTO KITCHEN FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX R KNEE, VIA EMS, PT USING HER WALKER, SLIPPED & FELL DOWN THE GROUND AT THE STREET, MILD PAIN, SWELLING, TENDERNESS, ROM ABNORMAL, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE USING WALKING CANE CONTUSIONS TO BOTH KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL. C/O R KNEE HURTING. DX. CONT R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIPPED WALKING W/ A WALKER -FELL LEFT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2004	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL TRIPPED OVER CANE WALKER AND FELL TO FLOOR CONTUSION RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION LEFT KNEE-PT WITH RECENT LFT KNEE REPLACEMENT FELL WHEN CRUTC H SLIPPED WHILE WALKING. C/O PN AND SWELLING TO LEFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WAS WALKING TO HIS CAR W/WALKER, FELT FAINT AND FELL TO HIS KNEES. DX. ABRAS BIL KNEES, NEAR SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FALL, NORMALLY WALKS WITH WALKER PROB. PATELLAR DISPLACEMENT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/18/2004	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME WHEN SHE SLIPPED STRAINED RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SPRAIN L KNEE, PT LOST BALANCE & FELL WHILE USING HER WALKER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, SWELLING, GAIT LIMITED, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH A WALKER LOST BALANCE / FELL DX: L KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
80 Y.O. W MALE W/KNEE CONTUSION. PT SLIPPED & FELL WHILE WALKING W/HIS WALKER @ HOME. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT C/O INCREASING PAIN LEFT KNEE AND STATES HAS BEEN FOLDING FREQUENTLY ON HER PT USING WALKER TO WALK LEFT KNEE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/26/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WOTH A WALKER AT HOME SLIPPED STRAINED RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2004	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
92 YOM WAS AMBULATING WITH A WALKER; LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO FLOOR LAN DING ON RIGHT KNEE. CONTUSION OF RIGHT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
58YOF-SPRAIN LEFT KNEE-STANDING FOR LONG HOURS YESTERDAY-USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2004	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT KNEE SPR. PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
73 YOF TRIPPED OVER A CANE IN HER LIVING ROOM SUFFERING KNEE (R) CONTUS IONS AND RIGHT ELBOW CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL ON TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
CARRYING WALKER FOR SOMEONE,MISSED A STEP AND FELL INJ KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED & FELL WHILE USING WALKER. PRE-PATELLA HEMATOMA LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BIL KNEE PAIN. PT WAS USING A WALKER AND HAD PAIN IN KNEES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2004	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT HIP AND KNEE CONTUSION.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND FELL WHILE U SING A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TWISTED LT KNEE WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER DX: LT KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
57 YO F WALKING W/WALKER TRIPPED FELL INJURED KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2004	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AND FELL HITTING THE FLOOR DX: RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL W/ WALKER RIGHT KNEE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE BRACE GOT CAUGHT ON WALKER, FELL KNEE CONTUSION, HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
86 Y.O. W FEMALE W/KNEE PAIN. PT WAS WALKING W/A WALKER & TWISTED HER K NEE @ HOME. E927
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL ONTO RIGHT KNEE CONTUSIO N KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT AT THE NURSING HOME WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER SLIPPED ON HARD FLOORI NG STRAINED LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2004	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT FELL WALKING W/CANE AND STRUCK CABINET. DX: L PATELLAR FX, R MAXILLOFACIAL FX'S, 12 CM FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/02/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT USING WALKER AND LOST BALANCE FALLING TO FLOOR C/O LEFT KNEE PAIN LE FT KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT KNEE CONT. PT FELL DOWN WHEN WALKING WITH A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION TO KNEE WHEN FELL WHEN USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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