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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,251
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Date: 12/31/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
C SPINE FX, PT FELL OVER WALKER IN BEDROOM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/28/2006	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH CANE/C-STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2006	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
95YFC WALKING WITH WALKER FELL C/O NECK PAIN/FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL. DX: SCALP LAC 4CM & 1 CM, C1FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/30/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: NECK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
NECK STRAIN-FELL W/A WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2006	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/C-SPINE FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/30/2006	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
CHEST PAIN, NECK & BACK STRAIN: USING A WALKER AMBULATING TO BATHROOM FOUND ON FLOOR, UNWITNESSED FALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING A WALKER AND FELL AND INJ HIP AND NECK WITH CLOSED HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2006	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB C WALKER, LOST BALANCE&FELL C/O NECK PAIN " NECK PAIN, S/P FALL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2006	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
89YFC WALKING WITH WALKER GOT DIZZY FELL HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR C/O NECK PAIN/STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Motorized vehicles
PT WAS WALKING W/WALKER AND COLLIDED W/MOTORIZED SCOOTER AT NURSING HOME. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN, CHEST CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. FELL WHILE W/WALKER AT ASSISTED LIVING. DX. STRAIN NECK, CONT BUTT OCKS, BACK.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
FELL HEAD FIRST OVER WALKER AND HIT A DOOR. DX- FRACTURE CERVICAL 2, LA CERATION AND ABRASIONS HEAD AND FACE AND PERIORBITAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKER "SHOT OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HER" CAUSING HER TO FALL CONTUSION NEC K/KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Bathtubs or showers
PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER TO BATHROOM WENT TO SIT DOWN AND FELL BACK HITTING BATHTUB, DX: CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE TRANS TO TRAUMA HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floor lamps or table lamps
PT GOT UP TO USE HER WALKER AND IT COLLAPSED SHE FELL INTO A LARGE WOOD EN LAMP STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
7O YOM USING WALKER LOST BALANCE CLEANING GUTTER AND DOWN SPOUTS DORS AL STRAIN NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER AND TRIPPED OVER SOMETHING AND FX C4 AND FACIAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
NECK STRAIN-PT FELL W/ HER WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
98 YOF CERVICAL STRAIN DURING FALL AT HOME AND STRIKING HEAD ON WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2006	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TURNED LIGHT OFF, WAS GOING TO MOVE HER WALKER, CAUGHT WHEEL AND FELL LANDED ON FACE, NECK AND CHEST DX: CONTUSION TO NECK ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/18/2006	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
93YMC FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER/STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
82 YOF CERVICAL FRACTURE WHEN FELL TO FLOOR USING WALKER AT NURSING HOM E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PAIN TO NECK FEET GOT TANGLED IN WALKER DX: NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX NECK STRAIN: ON CRUTCHES, THEY SLIPPED AND PT INJURED NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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