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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,037
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Date: 12/29/2009	Age: 63 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 SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE TRYING TO GET UP W/WALKER. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2009	Age: 87 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 FELL WHILE REACHING FOR WALKER. DX: R FOREARM LAC 18 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2009	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
87YOF, ON ***, TRIPPED WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER&FELL&CAUGHT NECK ON TO THE WALKER, DENIES PAIN>>AMR CONTS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/02/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
74YOM TRIPPED OVER CURB USES A CANE LOST BALANCE DX: RADIUS FX, ABRASION, CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
73YO WHITE FEMALE USING WALKER,FELL WHEN TRIPPED , L FOREARM SKIN TEAR, & FELL AGAIN, DX CHEST PAIN, R/O MI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 53 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
53 YOF PT FELL WHILE USING A WALKER. LACERATION FOREARM, L MIDDLE FING ER, R HIP CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2009	Age: 87 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, Floors or flooring materials
87 Y/O/F TRIPPED/FELL ON FLOOR WHILE REACING FOR WALKER DX: L FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2009	Age: 81 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: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
81YOF WALKING IN HER KITCHEN WITH HER WALKER AND FELL SUSTAINED AN AVUL LSION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2009	Age: 79 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, Rugs or carpets
WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIPPED OVER RUG INJURED LOWER ARM .HEMATOMA TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2009	Age: 93 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
SKIN TEARS L FOREARM/93YOF WAS WALKING WITH CANE WHEN TRIPPED AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2009	Age: 85 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
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER NEW WALKER, LANDED ON RT ARM & KNEE. DX-RT FOREARM SKIN TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2009	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER LOST BALANCE AND FELL. DX FOREARM AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH HIS WALKER AND FELL OVER SUSTAINED AVULSIONS TO LO WER ARMS 77YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2009	Age: 88 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: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATES WITH WALKER, TRIPPED OVER THE WALKER&FELL SCRAPING ARM >>SKIN TEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2009	Age: 85 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: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Containers
WAS WALKING WITH WALKER @ THE DOOR LOST BALANCE&FELL LANDING ONTO BOXES >>ARM LAC/DEHYDRATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/29/2009	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
LEFT LOWER ARM LAC.PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 78 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: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
INTRACTABLE BACK PAIN;L FOREARM FX/78YOM AT HOME BENT OVER TO PICK UP C ANE FROM FLOOR, LOST BALANCE AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 79 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: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Counters or countertops
DX SKIN TEARS BOTH FOREARMS: WALKER SLIP'D CAUS'G FALL IN HIS BATHRM SKIN TEARS, INJ TO BOTH FOREARMS. FELL BACKWARD AND SCRAPED ON COUNTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
77 YO F AVULSION, MULTIPLE SKIN TEARS TO FOREARMS ABRSIONS TO BACK. WEN T TO SIT ON SEAT OF WALKER AND FELL, SEAT WAS NOT DOWN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	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: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinet or door hardware
PT TRIPPED WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AND HIT DOOR HINGE. DX: LEFT FOREARM LACERATION, 10 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2009	Age: 95 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: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT PRESENT TO ER FROM NURSING HOME SLIPPED AND FELL WITH WALKER INJURIN G RT LOWER ARM- DX- RT LOWER ARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
93YOF USING WALKER TO GET INTO CAR,LOST BALANCE FELL AGAINST CAR DOOR, SCRAPED FOREARM AGAINST DOOR;AVULSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 89 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, Chair, recliner
DX LAC FOREARM: LAC FOREARM R: GET'G OUT OF RECLINER LOST FOOT'G & STRUCK FOREARM ON SPOUSE'S WALKER. LR HEMATOMA & SKIN TEAR TO R FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
85 YOF CAUGHT RIGHT FOREARM IN WALKER SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 74 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
CONT LWR ARM- FELL USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2009	Age: 83 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 CUT LOWER ARM WHEN FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2009	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, Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON CARPET WHILE USING HER WALKER DX- LAC TO FOREARM HEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
PT TRIPPED AND FELL USING WALKER AT NH, L RIB PAIN AND SKIN TEAR TO L F A. DX. L RIB PAIN, SKIN CONT FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2009	Age: 52 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
PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL AND INJURED FOREARM. DX: LEFT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE AND ULNA FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2009	Age: 75 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT PT HAD A FALL AT HOME WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER INJURING ARM- DX- LO WER ARM ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 82 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, Day wear
PT STUMBLED W/WALKER CARRYING SOCKS AND FELL, COMPLAINT OF L KNEE PAIN. DX. CONT FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 74 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: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
PT USES CANE, TRIPPED & SCRAPED LT FOREARM ON STUCCO WALL AT HOME TODAY. DX-LT FOREARM SKIN TEAR/ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
PT TRYING TO GET OUT OF BED WITH WALKER AND SLIPPED AND FELL STRUCK LOW ER ARM AGAINST THE WALKER AVULSION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2009	Age: 95 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doorsills or frames
95YMC WALKING WITH WALKER OUT OF BATHROOM REACHED FOR DOORFRAME MISSED AND FELL SCRAPING LOWER ARM/AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2009	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
WALKER GOT TANGLED UP AND PT FELL DX: RT FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2009	Age: 80 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 CAUISNG A LACERATOIN TO RT LWR ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2009	Age: 94 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: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
RT FOREARM SKIN TEAR: USING A 4 POINT CANE, WALKING ACROSS ROOM, FELL, HIT CARPETED FLOOR, 2.5 CM SKIN TEAR RT FOREARM, AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 79 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
PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL NOW HAVING PAIN IN LEFT FOREARM B UT ADMITTED FOR HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/27/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	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 FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME DX// LEFT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 86 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, Floors or flooring materials
86 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL STRUCK ARM ON FLOOR ABRASION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2009	Age: 99 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
TRIPPED WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER , FELL ON FLOOR UNABLE TO GET UP/ RT FOREARM AND KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2009	Age: 82 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 WALKING STUMBLED BACKWARDS WITH HER WALKER AND FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2009	Age: 73 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, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
TRIPPED WITH WALKER ON CARPET. DX ARM CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
69 YOM, FELL PINNED BACK BY WALKER , ARMS PINNED BEHIND FOR 2 HOURS, AR TERIAL OCCLUSION BI LATERAL UPPER EXTREMITIES, TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/29/2009	Age: 95 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 WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE F LOOR FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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, Doorsills or frames
USING HER WALKER STUMBLED AND FELL HIT ARM ON DOOR FRAME AT N/H HAS AB RA TO L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2009	Age: 88 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-FELL W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	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
PT FELL OVER WALKER SUST LAC TO FOREARM#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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