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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,768
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Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH WALKER IN CARE HOME, STUMBLED AND FELL ONTO SIDE. D: FE MUR FX, DEMENTIA. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/21/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FRACTURE FEMUR - 72 YO FEMALE FELL TONIGHT WHEN AMBULATING WITH WHEELED WALKER TO HER BATHROOM - FELL TO FLOOR - TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/17/2007	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX L FEMUR/62YOM FELL WHILE USING WALKER. FELL ONTO L HIP.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/03/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT FEMUR FX. PT FELL WHEN LOSING BALANCE WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/28/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER AND FELL. DX-DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/10/2007	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
L FEMUR FX: ELEVATED CK:LEUKOCYTOSIS:RENAL INSUFF:WALKING W/CANE, FELL BACKWARDS, HIT WALL, LANDED ON L HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/08/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL USING WALKER AT ADULT FAMILY HOME. DX: R DISTAL FEMORAL CONDYLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER DX: LT FEMORAL NECK FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/20/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs
SLIPPED IN GARAGE @ HOME WHILE TRANSFERRING FROM WALKER TO WHEELCHAIR DX FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/19/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
AT HOME WALKING INSIDE WITH WALKER, FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE FLOOR. DX-FEMUR FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/11/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL YESTERDAY WHILE STANDING UP W/WALKER. DX: R DISTAL FEMUR FX, HYPONATRIMIA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/11/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER SOMEONE ELSE'S WALKER AND FELL AT CASINO. DX: L FEMORAL NECK FX, UNDERLYING HYPERTENSION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/08/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
WALKING WITH WALKER AND SLIPPED WHILE OPENING DOOR AT NURSING HOME. DX. FX. FEMUR*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
L FEMUR FX/79YOF TRIPPED BECAUSE SHE LET GO OF WALKER & TRIED TO GRAB I T AND IT ROLLED AWAY. HIT HEAD BUT IT DIDN'T HURT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AT HOME PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER FELL ON FEMUR TODAY,C/O PAIN FEMUR SURGERY ON 9-19-07,DX L FEMUR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL/ FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/11/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ATTEMPTING TO WALK WITH WALKER AND FELL AND FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/01/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
GOING TO BATHROOM WITH WALKER AND FELL AND FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FEMUR FX-FELL BACKWARDS W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS AT HOME, WALKING WITH A CRUTCH, FELL ON THE WET FLOOR CAUSING A CONTUSION TO LT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FEM NECK FX. PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A CANE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/04/2007	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WAS STANDING WITHOUT HER WALKER AND FELL HAS PAIN TO (L) HIP DX- FEMU R FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/10/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: R FEMUR FX, ANEMIA, END STAGE RENAL DISEASE, DIABETES, OLD CVA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
PT SLIPPED USING WALKER ON CARPETED FLOOR. DX: L FEMORAL NECK/HIP FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
STUMBLED WHLE USING WALKER AND FELL ONTO (L) SIDE HAS PAIN TO HIP DX- FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT'S WALKER SLID FROM UNDER HER, FELL TO KNEES, C/O KNEE PAIN AND UPPER LEG PAIN. DX-FRACTURE FEMUR, FRACTURE LEFT FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
USING WALKER, TRIPPED ON RUG DX FX R FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/07/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PAIN IN THIGHS,HAS BEEN USING WALKER LATELY BILATERAL THIGH PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL TODAY WHILE REACHING FOR WALKER " FEMRUR FX''
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/19/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
GOT TANGLED IN WALKER AND FELL AT HOME FRACTURE DISTAL FEMUR SHAFT - HX MS
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/19/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
T'D&F WHILE AMB C WALKER @ HOME " FEMUR FX"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/18/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
FELL AT HOME USING WALKER ON CARPET FX LT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/11/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRING FROM WALKER TO CHAIR AT HOME AND FELL. FRACTUR E, LEFT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/01/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/19/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
PT WALKS WITH A WALKER, FELL FROM HER BED TODAY FRACTURING L FEMUR. DX . FX L FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 81 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
81 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL INJURED UPPER LEG CONTUSION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/24/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
76 YOF TRIPPED OVER CANE, FELL TO FLOOR - FX UPPER L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2007	Age: 96 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT, WHO USES WALKER FOR AMBULATION, LOST BALANCE AND FELL IN BATHROOM. D: FEMUR FX, ELBOW CONTUSION. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/16/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT FEMUR FX. PT SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR WHEN WALKING WITH CRUTCHES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL BACKWARDS W/WALKER. DX: R FEMORAL NECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/26/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HAS A CONTUSION TO UPPER LEG AFTER STRUCK ON HER WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT HAD A WITNESSED GROUND-LEVEL FALL WHILE USING HER WALKER AFTER BECOMING DIZZY. DX - RT FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Telephones or telephone accessories
USING WALKER AND HOLDING TELEPHONE AND FELL AND LANDED ON HIP ON THE PH ONE ON THE FLOOR ADMITTED FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/12/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FEMUR FX-WALKING W/ CRUTCHES-FELT A "CRUNCH" IN THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/CRUTCHES. DX: R FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/05/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FEMUR FX-FELL W/ WALKER-@ ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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