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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,564
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Date: 12/31/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED ON WALKER, FELL IN FLOOR @ HOME DX TIB / FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATING IN DAUGHTER'S DRIVEWAY WITH WALKER AND SLIPPED FRACTURE FIBU LA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CALF STRAIN-PAIN STARTED WHILE USING CRUTCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2005	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER, LOST BALANCE FALLING BACKWARDS HITTING RT LEG ON TILE FLOOR. DX - LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2005	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER WALKER, FELL IN FLOOR @ HOME DX TIB / FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/04/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cords, electrical
FELL AT HOME WHILE WALKING WHEN CANE GOT TANGLED UP IN CORD THEN HIT LEG WITH CANE. DX: CONTUSION LEFT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2005	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT.INJ.LOWER LEG AT HOME WHEN USING WALKER & HIT LEG AGAINST IT. DX; AB RASION L.LEG & RT.FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LLE STR PT INJURED LEG WHEN FALLING WITH A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2005	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT TIBIAL FX. PT FELL IN BATHROOM WHEN USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BANGED L.LEG ON WALKER, " LAC/SKIN TEARS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS WALKING ON SIDEWALK & HIT A CRACK WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER LOST HIS BALANCE, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HIS HEAD. DX - LT LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN STRUCK BY A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2005	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL ON WALKER 3 DAYS AGO, AVULSION R LOWER LEG DX: ACUTE R LEG WOUND INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2005	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL THIS MORNING WHILE USING WALKER. COMPLEX LACERTATION LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. FELL AND HIT R LOWER LEG ON HUB ON WHEEL OF WALKER AT HOME. DX. SK IN TEAR R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT RECENTLY D/C FROM NURSING HOME, WALKING FREQUENTLY W/ WALKER DX: DVT R LOWER EXTREMITY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/28/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT TRIPPED & FELL LAST NIGHT WHILE GOING TO THE BATHROOM ONTO HIS WALKER SUSTAINING LOWER LEG LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
83 Y/O M INJURED RT LEG WHEN FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN FALLING IN BATHROOM WITH A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
81 YOM CELLULITIS LOWER LEG AFTER TRIPPING OVER WALKER TO FLOOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIPPED CUTTING LEG ON WALKER C/OPAIN LEFT S HIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
71 YOF FELL WHILE USING WALKER, CAUSING FRACTURE TO RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LOWER LEG ABS-FELL W/ WALKER-IN THE STREET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SUST LACERATION TO LEG FELL ON WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
CELLULITIS L LEG - HIT LEG ON BRAKE OF WALKER WHEN GETTING OUT OF BED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2005	Age: 102 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT IS 102 YEARS OLD AND LOST FOOTING AND FELL ONTO HER CANE AND CA NE HIT SHIN LACERATION SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL DX: CONTUSION / ABRAISON LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATED WITH WALKER, HURT LEG DX FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WALKING AT HOME WITH WALKER WHEN TRIPPED AND SLID TO FLOOR. D: LEG C ONTUSION, DEHYDRATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
USING WALKER FOOT CAUGHT UNDER LIP OF CUPBOARD AND FELL OVER KITTY DISH FX TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FRACTURE TIB/FIB - 58 YOF LOST BALANCE AND FELL WITH HER WALKER INJURIN G HER LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TWISTED USING WALKER -FELL FRACTURE RIGHT DISTAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/01/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
83 Y/O M INJURED R LOWER LEG WHEN FELL WHILE TRYING TO WALK WITH 2 CANE S AT HOME. DX; R TIBIAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/22/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
73 YO WALKING WITH WALKER FELL INJURED LEG FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/09/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
TRIPPED OVER WALKER GETTING OUT OF BED. R LOWER LEG LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED&FFLL WHILE USING THE WALKER, SUSTAINED " B/L LEG PAIN, S/P FALL"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/03/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CUT TO LOWER LEG TRIPPED OVER WALKER DX: LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HIT LEG WITH WALKER 2 DAYS AGO DX CELLULITIS LLE, ELEVATED PROTINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2005	Age: 108 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
LEFT LEG LAC, 108 YEAR OLD PT HIT LEG ON A CHAIR WHEN GOING TO BATHROO M WITH A WALKER IN NURSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT DX LT TIBIA FX - WALKER SLIPPED AND PATIENT FELL DOWN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE AMBULATING W/ WALKER, PT UNABLE TO AMBULATE SINCE FALL, C /O BACK PAIN DX: FREQUENT FALLS, R FIBULA FX, FACIAL CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
74 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR FX FIBULA CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
USING WALKER ON FLOOR AND FELL DX- TIB-FIB SPIRAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/29/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT CALF STR. PT INJURED LEG FALLING WITH A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER CARRYING COFFEE. DX: CONT L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME AND FELL FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LOWER EXT INJ. PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL WITH IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL AND HIT R LOWER LEG ON WALKER, DX: 3.5 CM R LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT LEG PAIN. PT INJURED LEG WHEN FALLING WITH A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HIT LEG AGAINST WALKER DX: LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED&FELL HITTING LEG ON A WALKER SUSTAINED " LEG CONTUSION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
59 YOF WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL CAUSING FRACTURE TO RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/16/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME AND BUMPED LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
86 YOF WAS USING WALKER AND RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT AND SHE FELL HITTING HE AD ON CHAIR AND CAUSING FRACTURE TO RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FX LOWER LEG WHEN FELL USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
75 YOF STRAINS R LOWER LEG BY USING WALKER FOR WEIGHT BEARING DUE TO FR ACTURE OF L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2005	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX LEFT TIBIA. PT FELL WHEN TRIPPING WITH A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
PT WAS REACHING FOR HER CANE; FELL HITTING LOWER LEGS ON CHAIR DX: CONTUSION LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2005	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
LACERATION TO THE LEFT LOWER LEG AFTER TRIPPING OVER THE WALKER AND FAL LING OT THE FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2005	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER WHEN HER LEG GAVE OUT STRAINED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER IN BATHROOM FELL DX CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PROXIMAL TIB/FIB FX'S; CELLULITIS BOTH LEGS; WALKING WITH WALKER OUT TO KITCHEN, WALKER WENT OUT FROM UNDER HER, LANDED ON HARDWOOD FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/12/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
CELLULITIS, S/P FALL YESTERDAY, USING HIS WALKER AT HOME WHEN HE FELL HITTING RT CALF ON BED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX L TIBIA & FIBULA; SLIPPED ON ICE @ HOME (USES CANE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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