Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Upper Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,675
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Date: 12/11/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL USING WALKER AT CHURCH. DX: L HUMERAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING IN KITCHEN W/ A CANE LOST BALANCE FELL RIGHT HUMERAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/03/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL TO FLOOR WALKING W WALKER, WAS UNABLE TO GET UP DX: HUMEROUS FX, ELBOW AND KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/30/2007	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: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WENT SHOPPING, T'D&F WHILE AMB C WALKER >> HUMRUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/29/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL DX: FRACTURE DISTAL HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2007	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DROPPING CANE WHILE WALKING -FELL FRACTURE RIGHT HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/25/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX. FX. HUMERUS. *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
90 YOM BECAME WEAK, INSTEADY GAIT; AMBULATES WITH A WALKER; FELL AGAINS T WALL. CONTUSION, UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
89 YOM TRIPPED OVER CANE FX UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS GETTING OFF BUS W/CANE AND WIND BLEW HER OVER. DX: L ARM SOFT TISSUE INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/26/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT C/O FALL. PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER ON UNEVEN GROUND. DX DISTAL HUM ERUS FX. ABRASION RT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT HUMERUS FX.PT WAS USING WALKER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER FX L HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HUMERUS FX-USING WALKER-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
62 YO F FRACTURED HUMERUS FELL WHILE WALKING WITH A WALKER PT WAS ADMITTED*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/27/2007	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Laundry baskets
PT WAS AT HOME USING A WALKER, FELL OVER A CLOTHES HAMPER CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2007	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT C/O WALKING WITH WALKER GOT DIZZY AND FELL. DX DIZZINESS ABRAION UPP ER ARM SKIN TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT HUMERAL NECK FX: WALKING SIDEWAYS WITH WALKER, WALKER FELL FORWARDS, FELL WITH IT, ARM GOT STUCK UNDER WALKER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/01/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL FROM HER WALKER AT ASSISTED LIVING. DX: L HUMERAL NECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: AB RT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PROBABLE STRAIN VS TEAR R BICEPS MUSCLE: REACHING FOR HER WALKER TO- NIGHT, SHARP PAIN RT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
88 YOF IN NURSING HOME FELL TO THE FLOOR WHILE USING WALKER - FX L UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OVER WALKER AT NH. DX. LAC L UPPER ARM, CONT R UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, MECHANICAL FALL, WHILE AMB C WALKER, LANDED ONTO SHOULDER " HUMRUS FX"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/16/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STUMBLED INTO WALKER AND FELL, FX UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/25/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL TO LEFT SHOULDER FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATORY WITH WALKER, FELL, LEGALLY BLIND DX HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/16/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL TO FLOOR WALKING WITH WALKER/HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT LOST HER FOOTING WHILE USING HER WALKER. DX: PROX L HUMERUS FX, L HUMERAL HEAD DISLOCATION, HX CAD.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/02/2007	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TURNED AND FELL USING WALKER AT CLINIC. DX: R PROXIMAL HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: L DISTAL HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX RIGHT HUMERUS FRACTURE: TRIPPED OVER ANOTHER'S CANE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FRACTURE HUMERUS - 91 YO MALE FELL AT LOCAL DEPARTMENT STORE - WAS USIN G A CANE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND CANE CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2007	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIP & FALL WITH CANE FACIAL CONTUSION, FX ARM, LIP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/09/2007	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: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL TRYING TO TURN OFF LIGHT WITHOUT USING WALKER,C/O R SHOULDER PAIN, DX HUMERAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/03/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
FX'S UPPER ARM WHEN CANE GOT STUCK AGAINST THE WALL AND SHE FELL TO FLO OR#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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