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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 757
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL USING NEW WALKER DX:SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/23/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER AT NH/WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMB C A WALKER, TRIPPED&FELL, ?SYNCOPED. " SYNCOPE" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/26/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE WALKING WITH A CANE GAIT INSTABILITY ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT GOT DIZZY AND FELL WHILE USING HIS WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/20/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSION.PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON T HE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2005 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT GOT UP FROM BED,REACHED FOR WALKER, LOST BALANCE & FELL TO CARPET. B EGAN NEW MED **** 1 WK AGO FOR DELUSIONAL BEHAVIOR. D:FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT CAME TO ED INTOX WHEN FALLING OVER A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL WHILE AMBULATING C WALKER, TO FLOOR. " WEAKNESS"+" ANEMIA" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT C/O WEAKNESS, UNABLE TO AMBULATE W/ WALKER, + ETOH DX: ETOH INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 73 YO WALKING W/WALKER TRIPPED AND FELL ON FLOOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/24/2005 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SLUMPED OVER WALKER WHEN GOING TO BATHROOM C/O WEAKNES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 51 YEAR OLD FEMALE FEL WHILE TRYING TO STAND CRUTCH SLIPPED FROM BENEATH HAVING A LOT OF BODY PAIN HAPPENED AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2005 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED&FELL, ?SYNCOPE WHILE WALKING C A CANE. " HYPOGLYCEMIA" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets |
| 87 YOF USING WALKER TO GET TO TOILET FELL, ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL WITH PN EUMONIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SYNCOPAL EPISODES: CHF: USING WALKER AT HOME & BLACKED OUT, FELL TO GROUND, SKIN TEAR LT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/21/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WHILE WALKING C WALKER, FELT DIZZY&LIGHTHEADED, PASSED OUT FELL TO T HE FLOOR SUSTAINED" SYNCOPE" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING WALKER CONFUSION SECONDARY TO FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED AND FELL USING WALKER, NO APPARENT INJURY/ EXAC OF PARKINSONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL DUE TO WALKER INSTABLITY , FOUND ON THE FLOOR BY DAUGHTER, SUSA TINED" MILD RHABDOMYLSIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| STATES HE WAS UP WALKING WITH HIS WALKER, WENT DOWN AND WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK UP. HYPOXIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/19/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT USE WALKER, WAS AT GROCERY STORE, FELE DIZZY&LIGHTHEADED, PASSED OUT FELL ON THE FLOOR, SUSTAINED" SYNCOPE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2005 | Age: 100 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL - FAMILY WANTS HIME CHECKE OUT - CARE STAFF @ *** STATES PT FELL B ACKWARD - USES A WALKER & LOST BALANCE WHILE GOING TO THE BATHROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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