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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,489
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Date: 11/02/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL ONTO FLOOR INJURING UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2005	Age: 83 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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
ACUTE RT HUMERAL HEAD FX: ON TOILET FOR 20 MIN, FEET WAS ASLEEP, GOT UP WITH WALKER, RT SHOULDER HIT WALL AT NRSG HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2005	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS WALKING ON HIS WALKER, LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL GOING TOWARDS CLOSET. DX - SKIN TEARS OF THE LT TRICEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER WALKER DURING THE NIGHT - FELL TO THE FLOOR PROXIMAL HUMERUS FRACTURE - AT NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/27/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
68 YO FEMALE'S WALKER SLIPPED AND SHE FELL TO FLOOR FRACTURE HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
69 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL TO FLOOR AT TROPICANA FRACTURE HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2005	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
L HUMERUS FX-PROXIMAL: WALKING IN YARD WITH WALKER LAST WEEK, FELL ONTO LT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
73 YOF FRACTURES HUMERUS WHEN WALKER TANGLED UP IN OXYGEN TUBING AND SH E FELL INTO WALL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/24/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING C WALKER, TRIPPED&FELL " HUMRUS FX" +" LIP LAC"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/23/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FRACTURED HUMERUS WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 101 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
101YO FEALE, WAS IN KITCHEN, TRIPPED OVER WALKER&FELL " UPPER ARM LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED WALKING W/WALKER. DX: R HUMERUS CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
HUMERUS FX-@ HOME-TRIPPED ON HER WALKER-FELL-HIT ARM ON CABINET
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/15/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HUMERUS FX-@ HOME-USING CANE-TRIPPED-FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WALKER FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2005	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
PT WAS WALKING WHEN SHE FELL WITH HER WALKER STRIKING RIGHT SHOULDER AG AINST A WALL FRACTURED HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2005	Age: 94 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
STATES WALKING IN HOUSE W/WALKER, GOT TANGLED UP W/WALKER. MULTI BRUIS ES. DX. ABRA R L ARMS, R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
83 YOF FRACTURES HUMERUS AFTER TRIPPING OVER WALKER AND HITTING FLOOR A T HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/05/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKS W/CANE, LOST BALANCE, FELL W/L ARM, SHOULDER. DX. FX L HUMRUS HE AD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT HUMERUS FRACTURE.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED&FELL WHILE WALKING C A WALKER SUSTAINED " UPPER ARM CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT USING HER WALKER, TRIPPED INJURING HER RIGHT SHOULDER. DX - RIGHT HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/23/2005	Age: 93 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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH CANE AND FELL ON UNEVEN BRICK SIDEWALK HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
STRAIN UPPER ARM - 92 YOM WAS BENDING FORWARD TO REACH FOR CANE LAST NI GHT, NOW C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2005	Age: 99 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
99 YO WALKING W/WALKER TRIPPED AD FELL FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT HUMERUS NECK FX-WAS WALKING WITHOUT WALKER AND FELL STRIKING SHOULDE R.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/22/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AND FELL AND HURT HER UPPER ARM DIAGNOSIS: FX. HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL C/O PAIN IN UPPER ARM LEFT UPPER ARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/06/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING A WALKER HUMERAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/26/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FRACTURE HUMERUS - 78 YOM LOST BALANCE WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AND FE LL INJURING HIS LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FEET GOT TANGLED UP IN WALKER, FELL ONTO CEMENT W/R ARM OUTSTRETCHED. DX. R HUMERAL HEAD FX, R ARM HEMATOMA, CONT R FACE, CONT R ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING TO THE BANK, WINDW BLEW HER WALKER AWAY&FELL TO T HE GROUND SUSTAINED" HUMERUS FX"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/26/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
WHILE USING WALKER RIPPED OVER CARPET HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
51 YO TRIPPED WHILE WALKING ON WALKER FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED WALKING INTO THE BATHROOM AT HOME USING WALKER, FELL HAS UPP ER ARM PAIN. DX: BILATERAL HUMERAL HEAD FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/14/2005	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
TRIPPED USING WALKER ON STEP - RIGHT HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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