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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,584
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Date: 12/30/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WHILE WALKING WITH CANE, PT TRIPPED AND FELL, SUSTIANED LACERATION TO H AND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
82 Y/O M FELL WALKING WITH A WALKER HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT HAND LAC, PT FELL TO OUTSTRETCHED HAND WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON WALKER WHILE GETTING OUT OF BED DX: FX RT 5TH METACARPAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LACERATION LT.HAND.PT.REFERS WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER FELL DOWN ON SID EWALK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED ON WALKER DX: HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT.INJ.L.HAND AT PHY. THERAPY WHEN IN REST ROOM,PT.USING CRUTCHES AFTER KNEE SURG. GOT TANGLED UP IN CRUTCHES & FELL TO FLOOR. DX; L.HAND F.X.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WALKING WITH WALKER GOING TO BATHROOM AT HOME W HAND PAIN DX: HAND HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS USING A WALKER AND ATTEMPTED TO AVOD A FALL AND CUT HAND ON A SHARP OBJECT DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
REPORTS AMBULATING WITH WALKER WHEN MISSSED A STEP&FELL CUTTING WEB SPA CE ON HAND>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS STANDING IN LINE FOR LUNCH WHEN A RESIDENT IN FRONT FELL BACK & HIT HER HAND WHICH WAS HOLDING WALKER DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/ WALKER, AFTER PT LOST BALANCE, HEAD + (R) HAND & (L) KNEE PAIN, ON *** DX;# ABRASION (R) HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 101 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets
PT SLIPPED OFF HER WALKER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET OFF COMMODE AT HOME DX: RT HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables
WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL INTO TABLE/ SKIN AVULSION RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WHEEL OF WALKER AND FELL LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT LOST BALANCE WHILE USING HER WALKER AND FELL DX: HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT DX FACE CONTUSION/LACERATION OF HAND - S/P BIBEMS AFTER FALLING WHILE TRYING TO AMBULATE WITH WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT WAS AT NURSING HOME USING A WALKER, FELL HITTING A DRESSER CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2009	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LAC TO HAND FROM WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Handrails, railings or banisters
HAND CONT. PT'S HAND SLIPPED OFF WALKERA AND HIT IT ON RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
L HAND LAC/86YOM WHILE USING WALKER, LOST FOOTING AND SCRAPED L HAND ON WALKER SUSTAINING LACERATION. FELL TWICE TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT AT HOME LOST BALANCE TRIPPING ON CANE/DX HAND SKIN TEARS ACUTE MI
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/22/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
L HAND LAC/88YOM FELL ON STONE WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AND LACERATED L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WITH WALKER AT HOME TODAY CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL LAST NIGHT W/WALKER, L HAND AND KNEE PAIN DX: CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BENT DOWN TO PICK SOMETHING UP AND GOT TANGLED IN WALKER AND FELLL DX:BRUISING BILAT HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT INJURED (R) WRIST & HAND, GOT IT CAUGHT IN WALKER DX;; (R) HAND CON TUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT W/PARKINSON'S, STUMBLED W/WALKER AT NH, SKIN TEAR IN R HAND. DX. SK IN TEAR R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT DX CLOSED DISLOCATION OF INTERPHALANGEAL (JOINT) OF HAND - S/P PT TRIPPED OVER CANE,FELL FACE FORWARD,HIT CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LAC TO HAND, PT FELL AND HIT HAND ON WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
70YOF WAS HOME AMBULATING TO BATHROOM,TRIPPED OVER WALKER,FELL STRIKING THE FLOOR;LT HAND FRACTURE,LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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