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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,034
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Date: 12/22/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER/FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2006	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
91 YO WLKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT ATTEMPTING TO WALK TO THE BATHROOM WITH A WALKER AND FELL FRACTURE D LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL YESTERDAY ON WALKER, R WRIST AND ARM PAIN DX: FA CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER AT HOME AND GOING TO CAR TO GO TO CHURCH AND FELL RADIUS F RACTURE/ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER AND GOT TANGLED UP FELL IN THE STREET SU STAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS - 86 YOF WALKING WITH A WHEELED WALKER AND FELL SUS TAINING MULTIPLE ABRASIONS AND SKIN TEARS TO FOREARMS AND LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: LT FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT'S WALKER GAVE WAY AND SHE FELL. DX: R DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USING HER WALKER 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL ON ARM. NOT E VALUATED UNTIL NOW. D: FX, RADIUS/ULNA. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/16/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL DOWN 15 STAIRS. DX: FOREHEAD CONT, R RADIAL FX, L RADIAL/ULNAR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
AMB WITH WALKER, FELL IN FLOOR DX ULNA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WITH WALKER AND FELL FRACTURE RADIUS/WRIST AND CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER IN NURSING HOME. DX. R RADIAL HEAD FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL W/WALKER. DX: R FOREARM SKIN TEAR, CHEST/R WRIST CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2006	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPET WHILE USING WALKER DX: LAC TO LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE FX LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/22/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables
84 Y/O F INJURED BOTH FOREARMS WHEN TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER AND FELL AGAINST TABLE AT HOME. DX; SKIN TEARS, FOREARMS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2006	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SKIN ABRAS;TEARS R & L ARM.96YOF AT HOME WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FE LL OVER HER WALKER AND "SKINNED" UP HER ARMS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FOREARM CT-FELL W/A WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	Age: 102 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
MECHANICAL FALL USING WALKER PT OVER 100 YRS OLD FA LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL FROM STANDING WHILE USING CANE. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER, PATIENT LACERATED HIS LT FOREARM AGAINST METAL DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
PT WAS AT BEDSIDE WITH WALKER MAKING BED AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON FLOOR AT HOME, DX: LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FALL,R FOREARM LAC, R ANKLE SKIN TEAR,CONTUSIONS R HIP - FELL WHEN WALK ING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2006	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
87YOF FELL TO REACH THE WALKER AND HIT WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
85YFC WALKS WITH WALKER BENT OVER TO PICK UP A RECIPE THAT FELL ONTO FLOOR LOST BALANCE AND FELL/FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/16/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Automatic doors
PT WALKING INTO THE HOSPITAL THROUGH AUTOMATIC DOORS WITH HIS WALKER AN D GOT STUCK THE DOORS CLOSED ON FOREARM LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AND HIT SOME UNEVEN GROUND WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HAD RECENT HIP SURGERY USING A WALKER ALOT RECENTLY NOW LEFT HAND NU MB FROM THE WALKER USE ULNAR NERVE PALSY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED AND FELL WITH WALKER DX: LT FOREARM AND HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING THREE DAYS AGO AND FELL WHILE USING A WALKER SUSTAINED A HEMATOMA TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN WALKER, FELL, C/O PAIN LEFT HIP AND WRIST. DX-FRACTURE LEFT DISTAL RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2006	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER HIS CANE AT PERSONAL CARE HOME FRACTURE RADIUS/ULNAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2006	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL AT HOME, USES WALKER, CONTUSION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2006	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
RADIUS FX-FELL W/ WALKER-HIT FLOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER HUSBANDS WALKER AND FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED LEFT ARM FRA CTURED RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX L FOREARM, VIA EMS, PT SUST INJURY WHEN HER CANE SLIPPED AT THE STREET, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, WEAKNESS, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED AND FELL USING WALKER. DX: R DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OFF WALKER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SIT DOWN. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STAIRS WHILE USING WALKER DX: RT RADIAL HEAD FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKER GOT STUCK TRIPPED & FELL RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT USING WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR SCRAPING LEFT FOREARM C/O PAIN LEFT FOREARM CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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