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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 10,843
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SUST HEAD INJURY FALLING OVER WALKER# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON WALKER CHI * |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/28/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Alcohol |
| PT WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL AND WALKING WITH A WALKER AND SIMPLY FELL SUST AINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY TREATED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TURNED AROUND QUICKLY WITH WALKER AT NURSING HOME AND FELL"IN A HURRY" HEAD CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRYING TO REACH THE WALKER, LOST BALANCE&FELLHITTING HEAD >> CHI/LA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL ON WALKER TO FLOOR, HEAD INJURY, CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT AMBULATING WITH CANE,DAUGHTER HEARD PT FALL, INJURY TO HEAD DX: BHT , SCALP LAC,ACUTE SUBARCHNOID BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH HIS WALKER WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS FOREHEAD. C/O HEADACHE. D: CHI, C2 FX. ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL HIT HEAD -LOC -NAUSEA DX- CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 60 YO MALE ATTEMPTED TO SIT ON SEAT ON WALKER AND BOLT SNAPPED AND IT BROKE - CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/20/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Other ranges or ovens |
| CONTUSION HEAD - 81 YO MALE FELL IN HOUSE WHEN USING HIS WALKER AND LOS T HIS BALANCE - HIT HIS HEAD ON STOVE AS HE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STATES MADE A WRONG TURN W/CANE AT HOME. DX. MILD HEAD INJURY, MILD SCALP CONT/HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 85 YOF FELL WHILE USING A CRUTCH TO REACH FOR SOMETHING SUSTAINING A CH I |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT FELL OVER WALKER GOING TO BATHROOM AT HOME. DX-CONTUSION HEAD ABRASIONS FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| TRIPPED ON WALKER FELL HIT HEAD ON DRESSER AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT IN WALKER WITH A SEAT WHEN PUSHING ALONG PAVEMENT. HIT A BUMP AND FE LL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD. D: CHI, CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WAS MANUEVERING IN THE BATHROOM WITH A WALKER AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THE BATHTUB SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL STEPPING BACKWARDS W/WALKER AT NH, GOT DIZZY AND FELL, LAC TO BACK OF HEAD. DX. LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WHILE GETTING OUT A CAR, FELL BACK WHILE USING A WALKER. DX. HEAD LACER ATION AND HEAD INJURY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON FLOOR HITTING HEAD DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI, PT WAS USING A WALKER WHEN FALLING BACKWARDS AND HITTING HEAD IN N URSING HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| WAS WALKING WITH HIS WALKER AND SLIPPED HIT HEAD ON FLOOR IS ON *** DX - CHI FOREHEAD CONT COAGULOPATH |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/03/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMB C WALKER WHICH CAUGHT ONTO ?STH&FELL HITTING HEAD >> CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI-NO LOC-FELL W/ WALKER-@ DR'S OFFICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2007 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT GOING TO BR AT NH W/WALKER AND FELL. DX. LAC SCALP, L LEG SKIN TEAR , CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL FROM STANDING POSITION, TRIPPED OVER WALKER AT NH, LARGE KNOT L FH. DX. CONCUSSION W/LOC, CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD LAC, PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER IN NURSING HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2007 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT USED CANE INSTEAD OF WALKER LOST BALANCE FELL AT HOME DX// HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WAS WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL BACKWARDS, DX; FALL, BHT, SCALP ABRASION, TREMOR WITH GAIT INSTABILITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS REACHING FOR HIS WALKER AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO BUTTOCKS AND HIT BA CK OF HEAD ON FLOOR -LOC C/O HEADACHE DX- CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT WAS USING WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED WITH WALKER AND FELL LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| OUT IN HIS GARAGE WALKING TOO FAST FOR WALKER TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD DX FALL WITH CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 102 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 102 YR OLD FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT HAD A MECHANICAL FALL, FELL AGAINST HER WALKER WHICH LACERATED HER ANKLE, HIT HER FOREHEAD. DX-HEAD TRAUMA, FOREHEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2007 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| MECH FALL LAST PM, SLIPPEDONTO WATER&FELL STRICKING HEADONTO WALKER&STU BBING TOES AGAINST WALL >> TOES FX/CHI/EAR ECCHYMOSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL BACKWARDS WHILE AMB C WALKER HITTING BACK OF HEAD&LANDING ONTO BAC K >> CONTS/UTI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/07/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI.PT WAS USING WALKER AND SLIPPED AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON SIDEWALK WHILE USING WALKER, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT PASSED OUT WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR AT HOME DX: CONTUSION TO SCALP/ SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/04/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| 77YOF WHILE USING CANE AT HOME,TRIPPED HIT HEAD OFF WALL; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2007 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT AT THE NURSING HOME AND WALKING WITH A WALKER AND SLIPPED AND FELL STRUIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT'S CANE GOT CAUGHT IN DOORMAT AT NH. DX. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WALKING WITH WALKER TRIPPED, FELL TO THE FLOOR - LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLID DOWN FROM A WALKER FELL TO FLOOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS WALKING AT THE RETIREMENT CENTER WITH A ROLLING WALKER AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP HIS KEYS FROM THE FLOOR AND FELL CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Alcohol |
| PT BENT OVER WALKER ON STREET CORNER AND FELL, ADMITS DRINKING ETOH DX: SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FORGOT TO SET BRAKE ON WALKER AND FELL. DX HEAD CONTUSION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER, HIT SHELF/SCALP CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| 81 YO FEMALE WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND HIT HEAD ON WALL CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHI.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL ON THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL INTO CLOSET AT NURSING HOME. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CERVICAL/THORACIC STRAIN, HIP/ABDOM CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER AND FELL CAUSING HEAD TRAUMA AND KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HUSBAND PASSED OUT AND FELL ON PT SHE HIT HEAD ON HER WALKER DX// HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH CHI FROM FALL USING A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WAS AT REHABILITATION, TURNED AWKWARDLY WITH HER WALKER AND LOST HER BALANCE HITTING HER HEAD. DX-FALL WITH HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 87 YO FEMALE FELL BACKWARDS ON CHAIR WALKER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME AND THE WALKER GOT AWAY FR OM HER SHE FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 93 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL STRUCK HEAD CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2007 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| WAS USING A WALKER, STUMBLED, FELL, HIT CABINET, DX; SCALP HEMATOMA, L ARM ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| 67 YO WALKING W/WALKER GOT LEG CAUGHT IN RUG CAUSING FALL CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: SCALP LAC .5" X 1", MILD HYPOKALEMIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WITH ALTERED MENTAL STATUS SINCE FALL FROM STANDING. WAS USING CRUTC HES & SLIPPED ON FLOOR. C/ CHEST/RIB PAIN. D:DELIRIUM. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL INTO WALKER CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH HEAD LAC, FELL WHILE USING A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/05/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD LAC-FELL OVER WALKER-@ NH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| WALKING BACKWARD WITH WALKER AND FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME HITTING HEAD RES ULTING IN CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 91 YO FEMALE FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STATES THAT HER WALKER SLIPPED, FELL AND HIT HEAD, LOT OF BLOOD LOSS DX- HEAD LAC CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/27/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH HIS WALKER AT HOME AND FELL STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A C LOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Air conditioners |
| MULT CONT'S;HEAD/70YOM W/UNSTEADY GAIT, USING WALKER AT HOME WHEN FELL AND BUMPED HEAD ON AC UNIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2007 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 92YOF WHILE USING HER CANE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM,LOST BALANCE,FELL STRIKING HEAD ON CABINET;HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 88 YO FEMALE FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT NURSING HOME INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Bathtubs or showers |
| FELL USING WALKER AND STRUCK BATH TUB CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL OVER HER WALKER AND BUMPED HER HEAD AT NURSING HOME. DX: HEAD TRAUMA, SAH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHI,FACIAL FXS.PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON FLOOR . |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/19/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| USING WALKER AND LSOT BALLANCE HITTING HEAD ON WALL. DX CONCUSSION# |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/16/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WENT TO GET WALKER TO GO TO BR AT HOME, LOST BALANCE, FELL FACE DOWN., DX. MILD HEAD INJ, TRANSIENT CONFUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| STEPPED AWAY FROM WALKER, LOST BAKANCE, FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD DX- SC ALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI.PT WAS USING A CANE AND SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER SLIPPED AND FELL SUSTAIMNED A CLOSED HEAD INJU RY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED&FELL WHILE AMB C WALKER HITTNG HEAD >>CHI/HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX INTRACRANIAL BLEED: USING WALKER TO GET AROUND, TRIPPED ANDHIT HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER CANE CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TOOK A STEP WITH WALKER AND FELL DX: CHI. COMPRESSION FX L1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| HEAD CONT/84YOM FELL AT HOME YESTERDAY WHILE USING A WALKER. TRANSFERR ING TO CHAIR? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/CANE. DX: SCALP LAC 10 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT ELL BACKWARDS OUT OF SEATED WALKER IN THE STREET TODAY DX// HEAD CONTUSION RIGHT ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| CHI,LEFT HIP CONTUSION.PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL INTO A WAL L. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| WALKING WITH WALKER WITH AN ATTENDANT, STUMBLED OVER SPRINKLER, FELL, D X; BHT, FOREHEAD CONTUSION, DEMENTIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL OVER WALKER/SCALP CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE USING A WALKER. DX HEAD CONTUSION/BUTTOCK CONTUSION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| CONTUSIONS: AT NURSING HOME WALKER HOOKED ON CARPET, FELL BACKWARDS, HITTING HER HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKER GOT CAUGHT IN CRACK IN SIDEWALK AND PT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HE AD HAS ABRA TO HEAD, FACE AND ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAS FREQUENT FALLS LATELY TODAY WHILE WALKING WITH HIS CANE STUMBLED IN HIS KITCHEN HAD CONTUSION, ON PLAVIX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| WALKING CANE CAUGHT CHAIR, FELL AGAINST CABINET/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Liquid drugs |
| NEAR SYNCOPE:DIZZINESS,C.H.I.;SCALP ABRA:DYSPNEA:USING CANE TO WALK IN DRIVEWAY,STATES TAKING CHEMO FOR LUNG CANCER,MAKES HIM SHAKY,SIGNED AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL OVER HER WALKER AT NH. DX. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD CT-LOST BALANCE-FELL W/ WALKER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doorsills or frames |
| CONTUSION HEAD AFTER WHEELS OF WALKER SHE WAS SITTING IN CAUGHT ON DOOR FRAME OF THE DEPT STORE AND SHE TIPPED BACK STRIKING HEAD ON GROUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL SUSTAINED A CLOSE D HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE SCALP BY FALLING WHILE USING A WALKER A ST HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 89 YOF TRIPPED OVER A CANE THIS MORNING AND FELL LANDING ON LEFT SIDE H ITTING HEAD SUSTAINING CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT USES WALKER,STRUCK A CRACK IN SIDEWALK,FELL BACKWARDS,STRUCK HEAD,NLOC,DX CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 81 Y/O F INJURED BACK OF HEAD WHEN TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER AND FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME. DX; HEAD CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT TRYING TO GET WIFES WALKER OUT OF CAR FELL BACK HIT HEAD AT HOME TOD AY DX// SCALP LAC AND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| PT CANE GOT STUCK ON RUG PT FELL INJURED HEAD DX// HEAD INJURY HAND LAC HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doorsills or frames |
| LAYERED SCALP LACERATION WITH REPAIR: C.H.I.; USING A WALKER, GOING TO KITCHEN, HIT HEAD ON WOODEN DOOR FRAME, FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| FALL ON STEPS WITH CANE, DX; SKIN ABRASION, HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER & FELL ONTO FLOOR IN NURSING HOME HITTING HEAD DX: CONTUSION TO SCALP/WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO WALKER. DX: 3 CM SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED&FELL WHILE AMB C WALKER VS TRIPPED OVER WALKER&FELL " SCALP LAC'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| SCALP LAC/83YOF TRIPPED ON WALKER AND HIT BACK OF HEAD. OTHER COMMENT S TS AT 8:30P FELL DOWN 2 STAIRS. LANDED ON BACK AND THE BACK OF HER HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL TODAY, TRIPPED OVER FEET USING WALKER DX; BHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX; HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA-FELL WHILE USING WALKER AT NURS HOME WHEN SHE LOST B ALANCE. HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE FLOOR. NO LOC. WAS WALKING AFTER FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL TO FLOOR @ NURSING HOME WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER STRIKING HEAD - CONTUSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LOST BALANCE WITH WALKER OUTSIDE AND FELL AND HIT HEAD AND LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT FELL W/WALKER GETTING OUT OF SHOWER. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, R SHIN LAC, NECK STRAIN/POSS C1 FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/25/2007 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIPPED&FELL WHILE AMB C WALKER, C/O HIP PAIN " HIP PAIN S/P FALL/OCCIPIT HEMATOMA'' |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/24/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE USING WALKER BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA FACE PNEUMONIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT REACHING FOR CANE, TRIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR - CONTUSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT TRYING TO GET WALKER OUT OF CAR FELL BACKWARDS - CONTUSED BACK OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LOST BALANCE WHILE TRYING TO USE HER WALKER FELL HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT USING WALKER, LOST BALANCE AT NH, FELL AND HIT HEAD. DX. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL BACKWARDS WHILE USING A WALKER STRUCK H EAD SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Furniture |
| PT WALKING WITH WALKER TRIPPED FELL HIT HEAD ON FURNITURE PT ALSO FOUND TO HAVE A HIGH INR PT ON *** DX/ SCALP LAC ANEMIA COAGULOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| T'D&F WHILE AMB C WALKER, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD "BHT'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE TRYING TO USE WALKER AT HOME, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes |
| PT USING WALKER WITH WHEELS AT HOME, FELT DIZZY, FELL, HIT HEAD ON BED CONTUSION TO HEAD AND LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 87 YO WALKING W/CANE FELL ON FLOOR STRIKING HEAD HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING WALKER CONTUSON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS AT HOME AND FELL INTO WALKER DX: HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT LIVES IN A BOARD AND CARE, WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER, HAD AN ACCIDENTAL FALL ONTO HER FACE. DX-BLUNT HD TRAUMA, SUBDURAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED&FELL AMB C WALKER, HITTING HEAD "LAC'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Counters or countertops |
| PT WALKER SLIPPED OUT PT FELL HIT HEAD ON COUNTER DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT STATES TRIPPED OVER A WALKER. HIT HEAD AND KNEE. DX; CONCUSS ION WITH LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tennis |
| HAD TENNIS BALL ON WALKER LEG AND SLIPPED AND FELL IN KITCHEN AND HIT H TEAD RESULTING IN CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON HARDWOOD FLOOR @ HOME WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER HIS CANE AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD, WAS KNOCKED OUT. DX-RT PARIETAL OCCIPITAL SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT USING WALKER FELL TO THE FLOOR - CONTUSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL ON COFFEE TABLE/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI.PT WAS USING WALKER AND TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT MISSTEPPED AND HIT HEAD ON A WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT ON SIDEWALK, TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER, DX; HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI. PT FELL HITTING HEAD WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER IN DARK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| HEAD TRAUMA.PT.WAS BOUGHT TO THE ER,DUE TO FALL WITH WALKER FALLING TO FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHI.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND USING WALKER AND FELL ON THE FLOOR . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL. DX- HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Glass doors or doors with glass panels |
| 76 YO FEMALE HAD WALKER SLIP AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON GLASS DOOR AT HOME - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL HITTING FACE ONTO FL WHILE TRYING TO AMB C WALKER " SCALP HEMATOMA S/P FALL" |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH WALKER WHEN STARTED TO LOSE BALANCE. HUSBAND TRIED TO C ATCH HER. PT FELL TO GROUND. NO LOC. D:FOREHEAD HEMATOMA, CHI, HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER WALKER SUSTAINING A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL INTO FLOOR @ HOME WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SIF ECF FOR EVAL OF UNWIT FALL, FD NEXT TO THE WALKER, + CONFUSED "CHI/NASAL BONE FX/LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIP & FALL WITH WALKER BHT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER WALKER RESULTING IN MAJOR CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA WITH INTRACRANIAL BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI.PT WAS USING WALKER AND FELL AND HIT HEAD . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 93YOF WAS WHEELING HER WALKER,SOMEHOW STUMBLED AND FELL BACKWARDS STRUCK HEAD ON FLOOR;1-CM SCALP LACERATION,HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| 90YOF WAS AT HOME USING HER WALKER FELL BACKWARDS,STRIKING HEAD ON A DOOR; FALL CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doorsills or frames |
| LAC SCALP; USING WALKER @ ASSISTED LIVING, LOST BALANCE & FELL INTO DO ORJAMB |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 91 YR OLD PATIENT TRIPPED OVER WALKER WHILE GOING TO BATHROOM STRIKING HEAD ON GROUND. DX - CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LACERATION/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 78 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER CANE WHILE WALKING AND FELL FACE FIRST ON MARBLE FLOOR - CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DID NOT LOCK WALKER -IT SLIPPED WHEN GETTING OUT OF CAR IN PARKING LOT PT FELL / HEAD INJURY WITH 2 LACERATIONS TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL OVER WALKER HIT HEAD ON FLOOR AT NURSING HOME +LOC DX- SUBDUR AL HEMORRHAGE PT IS ON *** IS DNR RETURNED N/H FOR COMFORT CARE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES HER FEET GOT TANGLED UP W/WALKER AND SHE FELL AND HIT R SIDE OF HEAD ON FLOOR. DX. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME AND SLIPPED STRIKING BACK OF HEAD SUSTAINED A HEMATOMA TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL AT HOME,WALKS WITH A CANE SUBDURAL HEMATOMA/LT FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| LAC POSTERIOR SCALP; WALKING BACKWARD IN ROOM @ ASSISTED LIVING,GOT ENTANGLED IN WALKER & FELL TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT AT HOME LOST BALANCE WHILE USING WALKER FELL HITTING HEAD / DX CONTUSIONS HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH HEAD LAC, WAS REACING FOR HER WALKER AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL WHILE USING A WALKER, HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR STATUS POST FALL,PYELONEPHRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIETN FELL FROM SITTING POSITION TRYING TO STAND UP WITH HIS WALKER. DX-CONTUSION HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH HEAD LAC, FELT DIZZY WHILE USING HER WALKER AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/02/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doorstops |
| 84YOF WHILE WALKING DOWN HER HALLWAY WITH THE WALKER,FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON DOOR JAM; HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI.PT WAS REACHING FOR A WALKER AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONCUSSION-WALKING W/A WALKER-FELL-HIT HEAD-NO LOC-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE AND FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN THE RUG AND FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL AT HOME WHEN CANE BROKE CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI.PT WAS USING A CANE AND SLIPPED AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STOOD UP TO USE WALKER, STUMBLED, MISSED WALKER, LOST BALANCE AND FE LL, STRIKING HEAD. DX. CONCUSSION W/LOC SPRAIN/STRAIN NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING WALKER CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WALKING AT THE NURSING HOME WITH A WALKER AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON T HE FLOOR SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 86 YO FEMALE WAS WALKING WITH CANE AND TRIPPED AND FELL CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 81YOM WALKING ON THE STREET THAT HAD CONSTRUCTION,WAS USING HIS CANE TRIPPED ON STONES,FELL;HEAD INJURY,LACERATION OF THE FRONTAL SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHEN WALKER SLIPPED AT NURSING HOME HIT HEAD -LOC HAS LAC TO SC ALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 83 YOF, WAS HERE IN THE ER WHEN PT WAS WALKING AROUND WITH HER WALKER, FELL LANDED ON BACK OF HEAD ON FLOOR. DX: CONTUSION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMB C WALKER, SLIPPED&FELL, C/O HEAD PAIN " CHI" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 73 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER FEET WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME MULTIPLE ABRASIONS - CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| INJURED WALKING WITH WALKER/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 97 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR STRIKING HEAD LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT USING WALKER FOUND ON FLOOR W LACERATION ON BACK OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/16/2007 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| PT SUST HEAD INJURY WALKER GOT CAUGHT ON CARPET PT FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER AT HOME AND LEGS GAVE OUT AND FELL AND FX HIP AND CLOSED H EAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/15/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING A WALKER AND FELL LOOSING BALANCE TRYING TO PICK UP LOTION AND LA C HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2007 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 92 YOM USING WALKER TRIPPED WHILE TURNING AROUND AND FELL TO THE FLOOR LAC TO BACK OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FALL WALKING WITH WALKER SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AT HOME PT USING WALKER & FELL,NLOC,C/O PAIN TO BACK OF HEAD DX HEAD BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/13/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY W/CONCUSSION, HEAD LAC 1.5 CM/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI. PT FELL WHEN TRIPPING WITH WALKER AND HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SUST HEAD INJURY FELL OVER CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED WHILE WALKING W/CANE INTO POST OFFICE. DX: HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONCUSSION-FELL BACKWARDS OFF WALKER/SEAT-NO LOC-PT DAZED-IN THE STREET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WAS AT HOME WHEN THE FAMILY FOUND HER DOWN IN THE KITCHEN NEXT TO HER WALKER, APPEARS SHE HAD FALLEN. DX-POST FALL CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/02/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKER SLIPPED FELL BACKWARDS HIT HEAD -LOC HAS LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD CT-WALKING W/A CANE-FELL OVER CANE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WAS GOING TO BATHROOM USING WALKER IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT, BECAME DIZZY, TRIPPED & FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| 1 WK AGO PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNLOAD HIS WALKER FROM PICKUP TRUCK, TRIP PED & FELL BACKWARDS. HIT HEAD. NO LOC. D:CHI, LUMBAR STRAIN, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER,FELL TO FLOOR RESULTING IN SUBDURAL HEMATOMA AND MI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 88YOF TRIPPED OVER WALKER SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL ON WALKER BACKWARD AND HIT HEAD RESULTING IN INTRA PARIETAL BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/16/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WAS WALKING DOWN A RAMP WITH HER WALKER, TRIPPED & FELL SUST. BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, FOREHEAD LACERATION & CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 84YOF VISITING HER SON'S HOUSE,WAS COMING OUT OF BATHROOM WITH A CANE, TRIPPED FELL TO THE FLOOR,HIT HEAD ON SLATE FLOOR;CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND STRUCK FACE ON FLOOR AT HOME +LOC DX INTRACRAN IAL HEMORRHAGE WITH SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| PT REPORTED HIS WALKER CAUGHT ON CARPET AND HE FELL AT NH. DX. CONT. H EAD, ABRA R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| AMB C CANE, LOST BALANCE&FELL HITTINGHEAD TO THE FLR, " CONTS/CHI" + HYPO NA/CA" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 74 YO WALKING USING WALKER FELL STRUCK HEAD ON FLOOR CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMB C CANE, TRIPPED OVER ELEVATED AREA ON THE ROAD CROSSING STREETS " CHI/LAC" +" KNEE CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT LOST BALANCE W/WALKER AND FELL FORWARD AT ASSISTED LIVING. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, MINOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL HITTING ANOTHER RESIDENT'S WALKER AT ALZHEIMER'S HOME. DX: HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE AND FELL BACKWARDS GOING UP ONE STEP AT HOME SUSTAINING CHI, NO LOC, FX LEFT FOOT, HEMATOMA TO BACK OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL OFF A SEAT WALKER AND HIT BACK OF HEAD AT HOME. DX. CONT SCALP ., |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX HEAD LACERATION: WALKER ROLLED BACK AND PT FELL TO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| PATIENT'S WALKER GOT CAUGHT IN A DOOR, HE TURNED & FELL HITTING HIS RT FOREHEAD AREA AFTER DIALYSIS. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA W/FOREHEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 89 YOF STUMBLED OVER WALKER MENTAL STATUS CHANGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| LAC SCALP/CONTUS HEAD;STATES WAS ON WAY TO LUNCH @ ASSISTED LIVING & " MUST HAVE GONE OVER". HIT HEAD & R KNEE ON FLOOR - PT USES WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO SCALP AFTER TRIPPING OVER WALKER AND FALLING AND HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY AFTER FALLING OVER WALKER, HITTING HEAD CONCUSSION SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI. PT FELL OVER A CANE AT HOME HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/31/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| STUMBLED W/WALKER AT NH AND FELL. DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS WALKING AT HOME AND TRIPPED OVER A CANE AND STRUCK HEAD ON THE FLOOR SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY LACERATION THUMB HEMATOMA FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AND FELL AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-CONCUSSION, CONTUSION HEAD, LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 85 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL STRIKING HEAD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AT CARE FACILITY,PT STS GOT CAUGHT UP IN WALKER,FELL HIT BACK OF HEAD, NLOC, DX HEAD TRAUMA,SCALP LACERATION, R SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE & TRIPPED ON CURB AND FELL HITTING HEAD DX; ACUTE CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/18/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER. DX: CONT R ELBOW/L HIP/L KNEE, HEAD INJURY, SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL,USES WALKER,STUMBLED GETTING UP HEAD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| USING WALKER TO GO UP 5 INCH STEP ONTO PORCH WAKLER TIPPED OVER FELL ON TO (L) SIDE HIT TOP OF HEAD ON BRICK WALL DX- HEAD AND HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT IN THE NURSING HOME WALKING WITH A WALKER TO THE BATHROOM AND FELL STRIKING BACK OF HEAD SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED ON WALKER AND FELL 3 DAYS AGO HITTING HEAD AT SENIOR CLINIC. DX: CEREBELLAR LESION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| ~PT USING WALKER, TURNED TOWARDS A CHAIR AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR . POSS. BRIEF LOC. D:SCALP LACERATIONS X2, POSSIBLE CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT IN ADULT HOME WALKING WITH WALKER FELL AND INJURED HEAD DX// HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: TREMORS, L HIP CONT, MILD CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT IN HOSPITAL VISITING SISTER, GOT TANGLED IN PT CANE & FELL TO FLOOR DX ACUTE SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Other fireplaces |
| PT SLIPPED WITH WALKER FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE AT HOME TODAY DX// SCALP LAC HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/11/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A "MERRY WALKER" AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON CONCRETE SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| WALKING WITH WALKER,LOST BALANCE REACHNG FOR REFRIGERATOR, FELL TO FLOO R STRIKING HEAD AND SHOULDER ON WINDOW/ SCALP LAC,CONT, SHOULDER CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS BEING HELPED BY DAUGHTER IN PARKING LOT & WALKER HIT A BUMP & PT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD, DX; CONTUSION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKER TIPPED OVER FELL LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER, HEAD HIT THE FLOOR AT NH. DX. HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI. PT WAS USING A WALKER AND SLIPPED IN BATHROOM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/02/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMB C WALKER, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD " CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 82 YO HIT IN HEAD W/CANE HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT, WHO USES CANE FOR AMBULATION, TRIPPED ON SOMETHING AT NURSING HOME AND FELL. HIT HEAD. NO LOC. D:SCALP LACERATION, CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER IN THE BATHROOM IT GOT CAUGHT ON THE SHOWE R CURTAIN WHICH MADE HER FALL INTO THE TUB CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND SLIPPED AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS TURNING TO GET WALKER IN BATHROOM AND FELL. DX: CONCUSSION, HEAD INJURY, SCALP LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 91 YO TRIPPED OVER WALKER FELL ON FLOORHEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY - 83 YO FEMALE PRESENTS AFTER FALLING AT HOME - LOST HER BALANCE WHEN USING WALKER AND FELL INTO THE WALL - ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/13/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER WHEEL OF WALKER AND HIT FOREHEAD ON FLOOR RESULTING SUBGAL EAL HEMATOMA AND FX NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/10/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER AND FELL AND INJ KNEE PLUS CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMB C WALKER, FD DOWN, C LOC BY SON, ?MECH OF FALL " FACIAL LACS" +" CHI" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/03/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 76 Y/O F INJURED BACK OF HEAD WHEN TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER AND FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME. DX; SCALP CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2007 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONCUSSION-NO LOC-WALKING W/ WALKER-TRIPPED-FELL-SLIGHTLY CONFUSED-@ HO ME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 79 YO FEMALE FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR - CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 82 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 68 YO FEMALE FELL TO FLOOR WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER - ETOHHEAD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| WALKER SLID&WENT DOWN ONTO KNEE &HIT HEAD ON THE WALL " CHI": |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER AT HOME,FELL,HIT HEAD HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING W/ WALKER IN ADULT CARE FACILITY WHEN WOKE UP ON BACK. DENIE S LOC BUT DOESN'T REMEMBER FALLING. D:ICH, CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/18/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER,TRIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING BACK OF HEAD. DX=CHI, NO LOC, LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/HEAD CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT USING A WALKER WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER OWN FEET AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON DRESSER. NO LOC. D: CHI, SHOULDER CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER. NO LOC. D: HEAD CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| SCALP LAC-FELL W/ WALKER-HIT HEAD ON FLOOR-@ NURSING HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WITH HISTORY OF MULTI FALLS, FELL TODAY WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER, SUSTAINING A CEREBRAL CONTUSION & LOWER BACK ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Televisions |
| ~ACUTE SYNCOPAL EPISODE:STOOD UP, SPUN AROUND,FELL FORWARD,RAN INTO WALKER, FELL BACKWARDS INTO TELEVISION, HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT FELL WHILE USING WALKER TO GO TO BATHROOM AT NURSING HOME DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD/RT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD AT HOME WHILE STANDING WITH WALKER DX: HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2007 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WAS USING HER WALKER WHEN SHE FAINTED & FELL HITTING HER OCCIPUT & LT UPPER BACK ON GROUND. DX-SCALP LACERATION & BACK ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING IN STORE W/ CANE WHEN FELL BACKWARDS & HIT HEAD ON GROUND. N O LOC. D:CONCUSSION, CERVICAL STRAIN, CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LOST BALANCE USING WALKER AND HTI HEAD FALLING IN BATHROOM,RESULTING IN INTRACRANIAL HEMMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| USING WALKER & FELL TO FLOOR @ NURSING HOME DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL ON SIDEWALK. DX: HEAD LAC 1 CM/HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SENT IN FROM ECF S/P; FALL WHILE AMB C WALKER&HITTING HEAD " CONCUSSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED ON WALKER, INJURY TO HEAD AFTER STRIKING FLOOR, CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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