Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Knee

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Date: 12/25/2005	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
LEFT KNEE CONT. PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A CANE INJURING KNEE,.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2005	Age: 53 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, Floors or flooring materials
STEPPED ON A CANE FELL TO FLOOR ON KNEE LEFT KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2005	Age: 84 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, Coins
84 YOF WAS USING HER WALKER IN THE MALL AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP QUARTE R AND FELL CAUSING CONTUSION TO RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
KNEE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT-TWISTED KNEE WHILE USING CRUTCHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 12/05/2005	Age: 66 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WHEN SHE DROPPED HER CANE AND THEN FELL ONTOP OF THE CANE CO NTUSION RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	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
KNEE CT-FELL W/ WALKER-@ NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2005	Age: 89 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 WHILE TRYING TO USE WALKER, HIT BOTH KNEES ON FLOOR. DX. CONTU SION BOTH KNEES.#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER, SLIPPED & FELL ON WET FLOOR. DX - HEMATOMA ON THE KNEE & ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2005	Age: 76 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
PATIENT FELL OVER WALKER AT HOME. DX: FX KNEE AND PATELLA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	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, Floors or flooring materials
USING WALKER BECAME WEAK AND FELL TO FLOOR LANDING ON KNEES....CONTUSI0 N TO KNEES AND WEALNESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/09/2005	Age: 62 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
PATIENT HAS HISTORY OF BILATERAL KNEE PROBLEMS, COMPLAINING OF ACUTE WORSENING OF PAIN AFTER STRAINING IT WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2005	Age: 95 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
WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIPPED OVER HER OXYGEN TUBING KNEE STRAIN/CON TUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2005	Age: 56 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
PT HAD RECENT KNEE SURGERY, WALKNING W/ CANE IN GARAGE , SLIPPED AND FE LL DX: L KNEE PAIN, SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	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 SAYS USING WALKER IN HOSPITAL PARKING LOT AND FELL ONTO CONCRETE. D X CONT L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2005	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
FELL,AMBULATES WITH WALKER SPRAIN RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2005	Age: 70 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
SLIP & FALL OFF WALKER KNEE CONTUSION S/P FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2005	Age: 77 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 CANE WHEN PT FELL; SPRAIN TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	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
PT FELL YESTERDAY WHILE USING A WALKER. HAS FALLEN 4X TIMES MONTH. D: K NEE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2005	Age: 65 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 WALKED INTO WALKER AND BANGED RT KNEE C/O PAIN RT KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2005	Age: 79 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
FELL ONTO KNEES USING A WALKER BILATERAL KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2005	Age: 85 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
PAITENT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER, WALKER BROKE THEN FELL. DX: CO NTUSION TO RIGHT KNEE AND RIGHT AND LEFT ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT IS ABOVE KNEE AMPUTEE. WALKING WITH CRUTCHES TO BATHROOM, SLIPPED & STRUCK STUMP ON FLOOR CAUSING IT TO BLEED FROM SUTURE SITE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2005	Age: 60 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 STR. PT FELL WHEN TRYING TO USE CRUTCHES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2005	Age: 87 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, Beds or bedframes
GOING FROM WALKER TO BED WHEN PT SLIPPED AND FELL; SEVERE STRAIN TO KNE E
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2005	Age: 73 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 WHILE USING A WALKER SPRAIN TO LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2005	Age: 78 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 GOING TO BATHROOM W/WALKER. DX: R KNEE CONT, CHEST PX R/O ACS, RENAL INSUFF, FALLS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2005	Age: 66 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, Stairs or steps
WALKING C WALKER, FOOT CAUGHT IN STEP, TWISTING KNEE. "SPRAIN "
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2005	Age: 81 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
BILATERAL KNEE PAIN-SUS INJ TO BIL KNEES WHEN SHE FELL AT HOME WHILE WA LKING WITH HER WALKER. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/21/2005	Age: 88 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
FELL WITH WALKER @HOME, LANDED ON WALKER, C/O KNEE PAIN, DX; KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	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
WALKING WITH CANE AT HOME AND TWISTED KNEE SPRAIN KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 79 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 WAS WALKING WITH A CANE HAS A HX OF RIGHT TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT AN D FELL ONTO THAT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
79 YO MALE WAS WALKING WITH CANE AND FELL CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2005	Age: 59 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 CAUGHT FOOT ON WHEEL OF WALKER. DX: L KNEE/WRIST/SHOULDER CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2005	Age: 80 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
R KNEE CONT/80YOF AT HOME TODAY REACHED FOR HER WALKER AND FELL ONTO HE R R KNEE. C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 87 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
PT WITH BILATERAL KNEE PAIN AFTER TRIP AND FALL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE . LANDED ON UPPER BACK. D: POSSIBLE ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME, FALL. ADM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/31/2005	Age: 97 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, Floors or flooring materials
WHILE WALKING W/ CANE , PT. FELL SSTRUCK L KNEE ON FLOOR . DX CONTUSION L. KNEE. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2005	Age: 92 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 WALKER--FELL ON KNEES DX SPRAIN RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2005	Age: 54 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
TRIPPED ON WALKER / FELL DX: INTERNAL DERANGEMENT OF L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2005	Age: 82 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
RIGHT KNEE STR. PT FELL WITH WALKER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2005	Age: 81 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
PT WALKING WITH A CANE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND LANDED ON LEFT KNEE CONTUSIO N KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	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, Tables
PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME AND WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIPPED BANGING RT KNEE ON TABLE C/O PAIN RT KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 70 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
PT FELL WITH A WALKER AT HOME YESTERDAY CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2005	Age: 89 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
PAIN TO KNEE FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: KNEE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Bed rails
PT. FELL AT NH TYING TO WALK W/WALKER, STUMBLED ONTO BEDRAIL. DX. LAC L KNEE 5 INCHES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 89 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
RIGHT KNEE CONT. PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2005	Age: 52 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
LEFT KNEE STR. PT STUMBLED WHEN USING A WALKER INJURING KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2005	Age: 79 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, Ramps or landings
PT WALKING UP A RAMP WITH HER WALKER WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HER FELL ONTO KNEES CONTUSION KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2005	Age: 82 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, Rugs or carpets
FELL A WEEK AGO ON RT KNEE, TRIPPED ON WHEEL OF WALKER, FELL ONTO CARPE T/ BURSITIS RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2005	Age: 82 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
FELL AFTER GETTING TANGLED UP IN HER WALKER LANDING ON HER KNEES. DX. CONT R/L KNEES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs
FELL ON KNEE AT NURSING HOME USES A WALKER TO AMBULATE OR USES AN ELECT RIC WHEELCHAIR PATELLAR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 85 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
PT.INJ.L.KNEE AT HOME WHEN SITTING ON WALKER & FELL OFF. DX; L.KNEE PAI N.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL ONTO RIGHT KNEE LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2005	Age: 57 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
PATIENT HAD BEEN AMBULATING WITH A WALKER; SINCE CHANGING TO A CANE THE LEFT KNEE PAIN HAS BECOME WORSE; LEFT KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2005	Age: 86 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
PT TRIPPED&FELL WHILE USING THE WALKER, LANDED ONTO KNEE " SPRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2005	Age: 82 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 WALKING W/WALKER. DX: L KNEE/ELBOW/HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2005	Age: 78 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
PATIENT WAS WALKING WITHOUT WALKER, LOST BALANCE & FELL IN KITCHEN SUSTAINING A RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/15/2005	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: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED ON WALKER&FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING KNEE SUSTAINED " LT TIBIAL PLATEAU FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT USES WALKER & WHEN HIS RT KNEE GAVE OUT, HE FELL COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN RT HIP & LEG. DX - BILATERAL KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2005	Age: 74 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
PT WALKING W/ WALKER AND FELL ON KNEES DX: KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2005	Age: 57 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 CT-TRIPPED ON A CANE-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	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
FELL USING WALKER AT NURSING HOME KNEE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	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. C/O L LEG WEAKNESS, FELL USING WALKER, SAYS L LEG GAVE OUT ON HIM A T NH. DX. SMALL ABRA R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/04/2005	Age: 80 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
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AND FELL AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION, RIGHT HIP PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2005	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
CONT L KNEE/58YOF WALKING WITH WALKER 2 HOURS AGO AND FELL ON HER L KNE E. LANDED ON CONCRETE FLOOR. C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2005	Age: 83 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
FELL WALKING WITH CANE DX. KNEE ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
58 YO - DX: L KNEE SPRAIN - L LEG WEAK - FELL - USES A WALKER - HIT A R OCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2005	Age: 76 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 SPR. PT INJURED KNEE WHEN WALKING ON CRUTCHES,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 53 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
FELL USING A WALKER KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 58 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 TRIPPED OVER CANE 3 DAYS AGO. DX: R KNEE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2005	Age: 96 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, Paper products
WITH WALKER, BEND OVER TO PICK UP NEWSPAPER,FELL FX KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/25/2005	Age: 93 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
RT KNEE CONTUSION,LEFT ANKLE FRACTURE.PT WAS USING WALKER AND FELL AND HIT EAR ON WALKER AND KNEE ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2005	Age: 73 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
TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO KNEE USING A WALKER AT DOCTOR'S OFFICE KNEE CONTU SION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2005	Age: 87 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, Toilets
87 YOF TRYING TO TRANSFER FROM WALKER TO TOILET FELL AND SPRAIN RIGHT K NEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2005	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
77 YOF FELL WHILE USING WALKER CAUSING FRACTURE TO RIGHT PATELLA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2005	Age: 75 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
LOST BALANCE USING WALKER / FELL DX: R KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/14/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT IS BLIND, WALKS WITH CANE, HIT BY LO-SPEED AUTO, FELL ON SIDE, STRAI NED KNEE, LACERATION FACE,KNEE,HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
R KNEE PAIN - TRIPPED OVER CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2005	Age: 74 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
BIL KNEE CONT. PT FELL WHEN USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2005	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
FELL WHILE USING WALKER. ACUTE KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2005	Age: 93 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: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT CAUGHT KNEE IN WALKER, KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2005	Age: 76 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 FELL USING WALKER AT AIRPORT. DX: BILAT KNEE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2005	Age: 66 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 L KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2005	Age: 92 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
92 YOF FELL WHILE USING WALKER CAUSING CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2005	Age: 75 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
PT WALKING TODAY WITH A WALKER AND FELL ONTO RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 59 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
LEFT KNEE PAIN. PT INJURED KNEE WHEN WALKING WITH A CANE AND HIS KNEE L OCKED UP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2005	Age: 76 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 WALKING WITH A CANE WHEN THE CANE SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR STRAINED RIGH T KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER AT NURSING HOME. LACERATION L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2005	Age: 66 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
RIGHT KNEE CONT. PT WAS USING A WALKER WHEN SHE FELL TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	Age: 64 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
LEFT KNEE CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL AND HIT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2005	Age: 89 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
R KNEE CONT/89YOF IN BEDROOM FELL WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER ONTO BOT H KNEES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	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, Floors or flooring materials
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A KNEE BY FALLING TO THE FLOOR WHILE USING A WALKER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2005	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL ON WALKER AND HAS KNEE AND HIP PAIN. D: MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2005	Age: 94 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, Floors or flooring materials
SPRAIN R KNEE, CONTUSION R SHOULDER: FELL IN BATHROOM ON TILE FLOOR WHEN GETTING OUT OF TUB, USING WALKER, MISJUDGED AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2005	Age: 80 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 WALKS WITH WALKER, TRIED TO GET UP, STRAINED RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2005	Age: 82 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
82 YOM HAS ARTHRALGIA R KNEE DUE TO FALL WITH WALKER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/13/2005	Age: 89 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, Doors
LEFT KNEE CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND STRUCK KNEE ON A DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2005	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
USING WALKER,FELL STRIKING BOTH KNEES&HEAD/CONTUSION BOTH KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2005	Age: 84 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
KNEE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT-WALKING W/A CANE-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2005	Age: 64 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
LEFT KNEE PAIN. PT FELL WHEN USING A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT LIVES AT ***, TRIPPED&FELL OVER WALKER, STRUKC KNEE ON TEH FLOOR, SU STAINED" KNEE LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/15/2005	Age: 75 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
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. KNEE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2005	Age: 81 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, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED USING WALKER & FELL ONTO FLOOR DX L KNEE CONTUSION & HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2005	Age: 83 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
RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT WAS USING WALKER AND FELL AND HIT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2005	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
RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL AND LANDED ON KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT'S LEGS GAVE OUT WHEN HE STARTED TO STAND USING CRUTCHES. DX-KNEE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2005	Age: 90 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
STRAINED KNEE WHEN FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2005	Age: 67 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
TRIPPED, WALKING WITH CANE DX. KNEE DISLOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2005	Age: 85 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
GOT TANGLED UP IN WALKER, FELL FORWARD CAUSING CONTUSION/ABRASION OF KN EES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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