Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,042
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Date: 12/27/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT S/P FALL FM WALKER @ NURSING HOME. DISTAL RADIUS FX, MULTIPLE CONTU SIONS, FALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION FOREARM - 52 YO FEMALE WAS WALKING ACROSS PARKING LOT WITH HE R CRUTCHES & CRUTCH GOT CAUGHT IN STORM DRAIN & BROKE & PT FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A CANE WHEN ANKLE GAVE OUT AND FELL FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIPPED&FELL WHIEL USING WALKER 4 DAYS SCRAPING FOREARM THAT IS PAINFUL SINCE>>SKIN TEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
81YO BLACK FEMALE AT NURSING HOME-STS R FOOT CAUGHT ON WALKER-FELL TO FLOOR-L FOREARM BLISTERS-PINCHED ON WALKER,C/O PX, DX FREQUENT FALLS,
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/28/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FOREARM FX-FELT DIZZY & FELL WHILE USING HER WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
62 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR INJURED ARM SPRAIN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
AMB WITH WALKER FELL IN FLOOR AT HOME. DX FOREARM HEMATOMA, SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/10/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT RADIAL FX. PT TRIPPED OVER CANE INJURING ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT RECEIVED LACERATION TO FOREARM AND A HEMATOMA TO BACK WHEN TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL AT THE MEADOWS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT GOT UP FROM DINNER TABLE AT NURSING HOME, GRABBED FOR WALKER AND FEL L TO FLOOR. D:DISTAL RADIUS FX, KNEE CONTUSION, SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH LAC TO ARM, TRIPPED OVER A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTEE HAD FALL WHILE USING CRUTCHES. MECHANICAL FALL.D ;FOREARM AND HAND CONTUSIONS, RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, ELEV. ***. ADM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/28/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WAS HELPING SOMEONE WITH THERE WALKER AND IT GOT CAUGHT ON HIS ARM HA S LAC TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH FRACTURED ARM IN FALL WHILE USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/22/2008	Age: 99 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT HAD A MECHANICAL TRIP AND FALL WHILE GOING OUT TO GET MAIL USING HER WALKER. DX-ABRASIONS TO PROXIMAL LT F/A & LWR UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL W/WALKER AT HOME DX; L FA LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
83 YOF FELL TO GROUND WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER RIGHT ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Footwear
AMB WITH WALKER, TRIPPED ON SHOES, HURT ARM. DX FOREARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LOST FOOTING WHILE WALKING WITH CANE ON SIDEWALK RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USING WALKER ON UNEVEN GROUND FELL CUT LT FOREARM LACERATION LT FOREARM, RT HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
AMBULATES WITH WALKER, LATER FOUND DOWN ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR BY DAUGHT ER >> FOREARM ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Refrigerators
PT'S WALKER SLIPPED AND SHE HIT FRIDGE AT NURSING HOME. DX: R ARM SKIN TEAR 8 CM, CHEST/BACK/R ARM CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WALKER AT HOME, FELL HURT ARM. DX FOREARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER, LIFTED WALKER UP AND FELL. DX; AVULSION TO SKIN ON ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/25/2008	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALING WITH A WALKER AND FELL ONTO CONCRETE SUSTAINED A LACERATION T O LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
87 YO WALKING W/WALKER LOST BALANCE FELL ON FLOOR FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WITH WALKER AT HOME HIT ARM DX// LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION R/O CVA R/O MI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/08/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED ON WALKER AT HOME, FELL HURT ARM. DX FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED W/CANE AT REHAB CENTER. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX, HYPERKALEMIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WHILE AMB WITH WALKER. DX RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doorsills or frames
TRYING TO AMB WITH WALKER THRU DOORWAY AT NURSING HOME, FELL HURT ARM. DX FOREARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL W/WALKER THIS AM, L WRIST AND ARM PAIN DX; FX RADIUS/ULNA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL LAST EVENING STRIKING LEFT LOWER ARM AGAINST A WALKER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO ARM AND SKIN TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX DISTAL RADIUS, WAS GOING OUT TO MAILBOX @ HOME AND HAD A TUMBLE WHILE USING HER WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/ULNA FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A WALKER, FELL CAUSING A TEAR TO LT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets
FELL WHILE USING WALKER TO GET TO BEDSIDE COMMODE 6CM AND 2CM FOREARM LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
80 YO F FRACTURED RADIUS TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE REACHING FOR HER WALKER. DX LACERATION R FOREARM#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER & FELL DX: WRIST, FOREARM & ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
82YOF USING WALKER,ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED FELL STRIKING FOREARM ON FLOOR;FOREARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER HIS WALKER AND STRUCK RIGHT LOWER ARM ABRASION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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