Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Ankle

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,356
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Date: 12/26/2009	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
92YOF, C/O ANKLE PAIN&SWELLING AFTER TWISTING IT WHIEL AMBULATING WITH WALKER>>FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: R ANKLE SPRAIN, R KNEE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
64YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME MISJUDGED DISTANCE FROM WALKER TO CHAIR, TWISTED ANKLE, C/O R ANKLE PAIN, DX ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ANKLE STR. PT STRAINED ANKLE WHEN WALKING WITH A WHEELED WALKER AND ROO LLED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/30/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING UP DRIVEWAY W/CANE AND FELL. DX: R ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH SPRAINED ANKLE USING CRUTCHES, FELL, FROM PREVIOUS INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKS W/CANE, TRIPPED ON DOG, FEELS PAIN R LATERAL ANKLE AT HOME. D X. R ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX'D ANKLE, CLOSED: INABILITY TO AMBULATE; TODAY SHE WAS USING HER WALKER & FELL FORWARD, INJ'G ANKLE, (L) RECENT KNEE REPLACE.& BACK SURG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/13/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WAS IN BATHROOM & L FOOT "SNAPPED" CAUGHT SELF BUT DID NOT FALL-L FOOT/ ANKLE PAIN -WEARS BRACE & USES WALKER DX SPRAIN L ANKLE *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH CONTUSION TO ANKLE FROM WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
87 YR OLD FELL WALKING WITH CANE FELL INTO BED AT NURSING HOME DX/ LEFT ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PTS HUSBAND WALKER FELL STRUCK RIGHT ANKLE WHICH CAUSED HER TO FALL S TRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
93YOF AT HOME TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER FELL INJURED RT ANKLE; ANKLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/14/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
89YOF SLIPPED BACKWARDS AFTER STEPPING ON ONE OF THE PRONGS OF HER QUAD CANE;ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HAS CEREBRAL PALSY AND WHILE WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HO ME FELL FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX LWOBS: L ANK PN X 2D. NKI, BOTH ANK PIT'G EDEMA. L WORSE THAN R. SWOLLEN L ANK. PT USES WALKER TO AMBULATE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL INJURING ANKLE DX; FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/20/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SENT IN FROM ECF FOR EVAL OF ANKLE/FOOT PAIN S/P UNWITNESSED FALL, PT O N ***, ALSO AMBULATES WITH WALKER/WHEELCHAIR C/O >>ANKLE/FOOT PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKER FELL AND HIT ANKLE HEMATOMA LT ANKLE *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT T THE NURSING HOME TAKING A SHORTCUT THROUGH SOME SHRUBBERY AND THE WHEELS OF HIS WALKER GOT STUCK AND FELL FRACTURED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SPRAIN RT ANKLE-WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AT PHARMACY AND FELL TWISTING R T ANKLE. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX R ANK INJ: PT ON *** W/P STROKE W/HS AS BELOW REPORTS MECH FALL- TRIP'D OVER CANE @ BIBLE STUDY 5DA GO & HAS HAD DULLR LAT HEEL PN W/AMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Blankets
ANKLE FX. PT FELL OVER BLANKET REACHING FOR WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/29/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
A NURSING HOME WALKING WITH WALKER STUMBLED TWISTED ANKLE ..ANKLE SPR AIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER FELL TWISTING ANKLE DX: ANKLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH FRACTURED ANKLE, TRIPPED OVER OWN CRUTCHES
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/16/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER, INJURING (R) ANKLE DX; (R) ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ANKLE CT-TRIPPED-FELL W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SLIPPED, FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME, COULD NOT GET UP DX: ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/07/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WITH WALKER AFTER GETTING UP FROM SLEEPING DX: FX ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT ANKLE FX.PT WAS USING WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Decorative yard equipment
ATTEMPTING ON GETTING MAIL WITH WALKER, LOST BALANCE&FELL OFF PLATFORM WHICH MAILBOXES ARE ON>>ANKLE SPRAIN/KNEE&FACIAL ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT ANKLE FX.PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT ANKLE FX. PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2009	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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AND SLIPPED AND FELL FRACTURED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER CANE AND INJ RT ANKLE DX: RT ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
79YO WHITE FEMALE TRYING TO GET INTO BEAUTY PARLOR CHAIR WALKING WITH WALKER,TRIPPED-FELL,DX OPEN FRACTURE DISLOCATION L ANKLE, DM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/13/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT ANKLE FX. PT FELL WITH WALKER INJURING FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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