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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,590
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Date: 12/17/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HUMERUS FX-69YOM-TRIPPED OVER CANE-FELL ON ARM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
87YOF WALKING USING WALKER LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO HER SIDE DX: HUMERUS FX, HIP CONTUSION, DEHYDRATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/12/2009	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
95 YOF PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON R SHOULDER FROM HER WALKER. HUMERAL HEAD FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
82YO HISP FEMALE IN SIT DOWN WALKER,WENT BACKWARDS,FELL OUT,LANDED ON L ARM AT HOME, DX L HUMERUS FRACTURE, H/O DEMENTIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/08/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL. DX: HUMERAL HEAD AND NECK FX IMPACTED NONDISPLACED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
91 YOF PT FOUND ON THE HALLWAY FLOOR, PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FE ET & WALKER GOT TANGLED IN CARPET. R HUMERUS FX, DISTAL RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/25/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
80 YO F WAS WALKING WITH WALKER WHEN REACHED FOR SOMETHING AND FELL. DX :PROXIMAL HUMERUS FX, HIP CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2009	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ON *** FOR AFIB, SENT IN FROM MD OFFICE FOR EVAL OF ECCHYMOSIS TOUPPER ARM AFTER SUSTAINED A FALL AMBULATING WITH WALKER>>AFIB/CONTS/INR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/22/2009	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS USING A WALKER AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER IT CAUSING BILATERAL FX TO HUMERUS,, ALSO ACUTE HYPOXIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/15/2009	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Clocks
87YOM WALKING WITH A CANE AND SLIPPED AND FELL STRUCK RIGHT UPPER ARM A GAINST A GRANDFATHER CLOCK FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/13/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doorsills or frames
PT SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR WALKING WITH WALKER, HIT SHOULDER ON DOOR FRAME DX: LEFT HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/28/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FX R PROXIMAL HUMERUS, PT FELL AT HOME, WHILE USING HIS WALKER AND LAND ED ON FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/25/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/ PROX RT HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER&FELL TO THE FLOOR LANDING ONTO SHO ULDER>>HUMRUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS USING WALKER AND FELL DOWN AT HOME. DX UPPER ARM SWELLIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
75YMC WALKING WITH WALKER LOST BALANCE FELL OVER WALKER C/O UPPER ARM PAIN/FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/08/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL USING HER WALKER IN HER BEDROOM, DX; FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/07/2009	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATES WITH WALKER @BASELINE, SENT IN FROM ECF FOR EVAL OF UNWITNESS ED FALL C/O SHOULDER PAIN>>HUMRUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OVER WALKER LAST PM. DX: R UPPER ARM LAC 10 CM, HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2009	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHEN WALKER GOT CAUGHT IN GRASS; SKIN TEARS RT SHIN,FOREARM PAIN;D EFORMITY TO SHOULDER. DX: FX PROXIMAL HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/27/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Footwear
WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER; TRIPPED OVER SHOES AND FELL TO FLOOR. FRAC TURE, LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD WHILE USING HER WALKER TO GO TO THE BATHROOM, DX: COMMUTED FX TO HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OVER WALKER WHILE TRYING TO WALK HER DOG, DX: RT HUMERAL FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/11/2009	Age: 98 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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
SENT IN FROM ECF S/P AMBULATING WITH WALKER, TRIPPED OVER A RUG&FELL LA NDED ONTO SHOULDER, ON ASA>>HUMRUS FX/INTRACTABLE NECK&BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING CRUTCHES, SLIPPED FELL ONTO SHOULDER DX: LT HUMERAL HEAD FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT FRACTURED AN UPPER ARM BY TRIPPING ON WALKER & FALLING TO FLOOR AT H OME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL AT HOME ON WALKER DX: FX R HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/29/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
80YO WHITE FEMALE AT NURSING HOME-WALKING WITH WALKER,SLIPPED -FELL C/O R & L KNEE PX,NLOC,L UPPER ARM SKIN TEAR,DX MULT SKIN TEARS,FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
72 Y/O FELL WHILE WALKING WITH HIS WALKER AT HOME, LOST BALANCE. DX-FX HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2009	Age: 85 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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ATTEPTED TO WALK WITH WALKER TO THE BATHROOM, TRIPPED&FELL,VS SLIPPED A TTEMPTING TO GET TO THE WALKER>>HUMRUS FX/ON***, INR=2.92
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HUMERUS FX-TRIPPED ON A WALKER-FELL ONTO ARM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2009	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets
PT WAS GOING TO BATHROOM W/WALKER ANDMISSED TOILET IN DARK FALLING TO FLOOR. DX: L UPPER ARM CONT/ABR, PELVIC CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
90 YO F FRACTURED HUMERUS FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Footwear
WALKING WITH WALKER AND SHOE GOT CAUGHT FELL ONTO R ARM DX- HUMERUS F X
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HEARD A POP IN SHOULDER WHILE USING WALKER. DX. FX. HUMERUS.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER AT HOME WHEN KNEE GAVE OUT FELL C/O L SHOU LDER PAIN DX- HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/08/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX RT HUMERUS, PT AT HOME AND BENT OVER TO PICK SOMETHING UP AND FELL HITTING HER WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
WALKING @ HOME W/ WALKER, WENT TO FAST & FELL AGAINST WALL HITTING (L) ELBOW & UPPER ARM---CONTUSION (L) UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2009	Age: 100 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
UPPER ARM LAC-100 Y/O F PT FELL W/ WALKER-@ ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2009	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: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
H/O RECENT FREQUENT FALLS, FELL TODAY AFTER LETTING GO OF WALKER&LOSING HER BALANCE&FELL ONTO SHOULDER>>HUMRUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/12/2009	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: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
C/O SHOULDER&UPPER ARM DEFORMITY AFTER SUSTAINED A FALL WHEN TRIPPED&FE LL AMBULATING WITH THE WALKER>>HUMRUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2009	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
96 YOF WAS WALKING AT HOME WITH WALKER AND TRIPPED OVER CARPET FRACTURE HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
85YOF USING WALKER SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING UPPER ARM ON FLOOR; ARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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