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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,247
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Date: 12/31/2004	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets
ATTEMPTED TO GET WALKER& IT HIT BEDSIDE COMMODE, PT FELL FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING A WALKER AND SPENT THE NIGHT ON THE FLOOR WITH CONTUSION TOT HIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WALKING WITH WALKER IT ROLLED OUT FROM HER AND SHE FELL ON FLOOR.. DX FX R FEMORAL HEAD
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/15/2004	Age: 87 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LET GO OF WALKER AND FELL INJURING FEMUR...FX FEMUR FELL IN PARKING LOT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/13/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
THIGH & HEAD CTS-@ NURSING HOME-ON HER SITTING WALKER-HIT CLOSET DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT AT THE PHYSICIANS OFFICE WALKING WITH A WALKER WHEN IT COLLAPSED FEL L STRAINED RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED ON CANE AND FELL. DX: L INTERTROCHANTERIC FEMUR FX, A FIB, NONUNION L HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/02/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT STATES HE GOT TANGLED UP IN WALKER AND FELL TO FLOOR @ HOME RT FEMORAL NECK FX
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
FELL PREVIOUS DAY USING WHEELED WALKER AND CARRYING ART BOOK CONTUSION TO UPPER LEG / UTI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT FEMUR FRACTURE.PT WAS USING WALKER AND FELL AND INJURED FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/19/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHEN RELEASED WALKER AND LANDED ON HIP. D: PROXIMAL FEMUR FX. A DMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/14/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. UPPER LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT WAS USING A WALKER TO AMBULATE; BOTH LEGS GAVE OUT AND SHE FELL TO THE FLOOR; CONTUSION, LEFT UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Elevators or other lifts
88 YO FEMALE TRIPPED AND FELL OVER HER WALKER WHILE GOING INTO ELEVATOR - CONTUSION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FEMUR FX-FELL W/ WALKER-@ NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/29/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME AND FELL INJURING UPPER LEG. DX; FRACTURE FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/09/2004	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
93 YO F TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL ON FLOOR FX HIP FEMORAL HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/22/2004	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HIP REPLACEMENT 1 WEEK AGO, FELL TODAY WHILE USING WALKER/ FX RT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/17/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON BATHROOM FLOOR WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER DX L FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/13/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER. DX: L LEG CONT/PX, INAB TO AMBULATE, ANEMIA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/30/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER WHEN SHE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON RIG HT KNEE FRACTURED DISTAL FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIED TO GET USING WALKER AND FELL DOWN INJURY LEG. D: FEMUR FX. ADM IT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/27/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONT. R THIGH, VIA NURSE ATTENDANT STS PT SLIPPED, FELL DOWN AT HOME, C /O PAIN, TENDERNESS, HX OF R SHOULDER CVA, USING A CANE, HTN, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Furniture
WALKER CAUGHT IN FURNITURE AND FELL - FRACTURED RIGHT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/17/2004	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED WITH WALKER WHILE WALKER LANDING ON UPPER PART OF LEG C/O PA IN RT FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/27/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FEMUR FX-WALKING W/A WALKER-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/26/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING W/ WALKER AND FELL NO LOC DX R FEMUR CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT HAMSTRING TEAR; LEFT KNEE CONT. PT FELL WHEN USING A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2004	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TWIST KNEE, WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER DISTAL FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/01/2004	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL FROM A WALKER AT HOME. DX-CONTUSION THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER - LEFT FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
89 YEAR OLD FEMALE WALKING WITH WALKER- TRIPPED AND LANDED ON LEFT SIDE FRACTURE FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. STATES WALKER GOT AWAY FROM PT, DRAGGING R LEG. DX. C/O PAIN R FEM UR AND KNEE. DX. MUSCULOSKELETAL SORENESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
THIGH CT-TRIPPED-FELL W/ HER WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. FELL AT HOME THIS MORNING/TRIPPED WHILE WALKING W/HER CANE. DX. FX L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/19/2004	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. STATES SHE WAS USING WALKER WHEN R LEG GAVE OUT. DX. C/O PAIN R MI D THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/16/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
82YOMC C/O THIGH PAIN AFTER USING WALKER/STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2004	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL REACHING FOR WALKER DX. FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2004	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STATES GLF WHILE USING A WALKER NO LOC DX FEMORAL NECK FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/25/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FROM ASSISTED LIVING CENTER, WALKER MALFUNCTION AND FELL DX; ACUTE RT F EMORAL NECK FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/08/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/CANE. DX: R FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/25/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Footstools, ottomans or hassocks
77 YOF WS AMBULATING WITH WALKER; TRIPPD OVER FOOT STOOL; CONTUSION, LE FT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT LOST BALANCE WHILE USING WALKER DX: LT THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FX R FEMUR; FELL TO FLOOR @ HOME WHILE USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/11/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL FRACTURED LEFT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/01/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables
WALKES W/ WALKER AND FELL AT HOME STRUCK HEAD ON TABLE FEMUR FX SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/06/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUS LEG - GROIN PAIN; FELL ONNTO WALKER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT SAYS TRIPPED OVER WALKER THIS AM LANDING ON FLOOR C/O RT THIGH PAIN THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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