Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Ankle

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,651
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Date: 12/23/2006	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING A WALKER SPRAIN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2006	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER SPRAIN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets
PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON CRUTCHES STRIKING BACK ON TOILET. DX: R MALLEOLAR FX, POORLY CONTR HTN, L L2-L3 TP FX W/PROB OVERLY HEMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ANKLE FRACTURE - 76 YOM FELL YESTERDAY, ATTEMPTING TO GET OVER CURB WIT H WALKER AND FELL SUSTAINING A FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/01/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. TRIPPED, AMBULATES W/WALKER AT HOME. DX. SPRAIN R ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL ONTO FLOOR AT HOME DX:MUSCLE STRAIN RIGHT ANKLE /FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
84 YO FEMALE FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER ANKLE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS GETTING UP FROM THE BATHROOM AND HER WALKER SLIPPED FROM UNDER HER CAUSING HER TO SPRAIN HER ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ANKLE SPRAIN-TRIPPED ON CRUTCHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2006	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT ANKLE CONTUSION.PT HIT ANKLE ON A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE AMB C A WALKER AT HOME " ANKLE FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT POSSIBLY MAY HAVE FALLEN, USES CANE, UNSURE, ANKLE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL FXED ANKLE WHILE USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS AMBULATING WITH HER WALKER AND FELL STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT STR. PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A CANE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION ANKLE - PATIENT PRESENTS FROM HOME AFTER HITTING HER LEFT ANK LE WITH HER 4 FOOTED CANE - PAIN ON WALKING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER WHEN SHE FELT A POP IN HER ANKLE - STRIANE D ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER AND SPRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATING WITH CRUTCHES IN BACK YARD AND TWISTED ANKLE SPRAIN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH CANE AND FELL DOWN AND TWISTED ANKLE. DX: FX ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER & FELL FRACTURING HER ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LLE TRIMALLEOLAR FX: RLE CELLULITIS: *** CAFETERIA PARKING LOT,WALKING WITH A WALKER, FELL, LT ANKLE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/22/2006	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. REPORTS AT HOME ALONE AND LEGS GAVE WAY WHILE SHE WAS WALKING W/WAL KER. C/O L ANKLE PAIN. DX. FX, DISLOCATION L TRIMALLEOLAR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL STRAINED LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATES WITH A WALKER; WAS AMBULATING AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. LEFT AN KLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SUSTAINED ANKLE SPRAIN AFTER TRIPPING ON SOMEONE ELSE'S WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATORY WITH WALKER, FELL HURT ANKLE DX ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER C/O ANKLE PAIN DX: R ANKLE CONTUSION / DEHYDRATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/25/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Motor vehicles or parts
PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND WAS GETTING ONTO A BUS WITH THE CRUTCH ES AND FELL STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/ANKLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE TWISTED ANKLE DX: ANKLE FRACTU RE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ANKLE SPRAIN-TWISTED FOOT-FELL W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
MISSED A STEP WITH WALKER DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
81 YOF FELL AT HOME WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER CAUSING CONTUSIONS TO BOT H ANKLES.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/05/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT A PIECE OF THE FLOOR & SHE HAD A MECHANICAL FALL. DX - LT ANKLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/03/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/19/2006	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: RT ANKLE INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT ANKLE SPRIAN.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND TWISTED ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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