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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,241
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Date: 12/16/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
FELL AT HOME TRANSFER WALKER TO CHAIR, WEAK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/07/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIP & FALL WITH WALKER MULTIPLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
MULT CONT. PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
85YFC WALKER GOT CAUGHT ON LEDGE OF FLOOR AND FELL TO FLOOR C/O HAND,RI BS AND KNEE PAIN/MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
83 YOF TRIPPED ON CANE WHILE WALKING ON SIDEWALK AT HOSPITAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2004	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: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER - MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS S/P FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USING WALKER FELL AT EXTENDED CARE FACILITY WHERE HE LIVES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
MULTIPLE CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AND INJURED SELF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
86 YOF FELL USING WALKER DIAGNOSIS NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
89 YOF FELL USING WALKER CONTUSION MULTIPLE SITES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SENT IN FROM NURSING HOME FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER DX: NO INJURIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER AT HOME AND FELL RESULTING IN MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND ABRA SIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Escalators
83 YO MALE GOT WALKER STUCK ON ESCALATOR AT SHOWBOAT AND FELL BACKWARDS MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
CAUGHT WALKER IN DOOR AND FELL - FALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/08/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL AND INJURED SELF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
87 YOM WAS AMBULATING WITH HIS WALKER; WENT OUT OF DENTIST OFFICE AND F ELL ON SIDEWALKS. MULTIPLE SKIN LACERATIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIP & FALL USING WALKER MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT C/O MULTIPLES FALLS USING WALKER LEFT BEFORE EVALUATION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
S/P WEAKNESS; FALL. PT FELL WHEN USING A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
63 YO MALE WALKS WITH CANE AND FELL IN BATHROOM LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/07/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
ANEMIA,PALPATATIONS.PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELT HEART RACING AN D FELL ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/04/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
S/P FALL. PT FELL ONTO WALKER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
S/P FALL. PT GOT UP WITH A WALKER AND THEN FELL BACKWARDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER - FREQUENT FALLS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
LEAVING BATHROOM, USING WALKER, FELL TO FLOOR POSS SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/13/2004	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FALL WITHOUT INJURY, PATIENT STANDING WITH ASSISTANCE FROM WALKER STARTED TO FALL, HUSBAND ASSISTED PATIENT TO FLOOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2004	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL YESTERDAY WITH WALKER AT HOME, FAMILY WANTS EVALUATION. DX S/P FAL L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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