Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - All Of Body

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,401
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Date: 12/29/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
67 YO F WALKING W/WALKER FELL OVER WALKER ONTO FLOOR SYNCOPE/WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/20/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
84YOF, ON ***, AMB WITH WALKER, C/O WORSEING RT HIP PAIN,NOT ABLETO BEA R WT>>HIP PAIN/ARF
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/16/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
65 YOF HAD SYNCOPAL EVENT WHILE GETTING ASSISTANCE USING WALKER. DX: SYNCOPE, ELEVATED TROPONIN, HX LUNG CA W/METS TO BRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
63 YOM SYNCOPE EPISODE W/ HEADACHE S/P FOUND ON FLOOR AT HOME WITH HIS WALKING CANE.*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/09/2010	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
89 YO M WALKING W/WALKER STUMBLED & FELL ON FLOOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
76YOM FELL TO FLOOR WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
72 YO M CAUGHT WALKER IN RUG FELL TO FLOOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
88YOF WALKING WITH WALKER AT NH FELL WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/22/2010	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: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
85YOF, FELT DIZZY WHILE AMB WITH WALKER&FELL TO THE FLOOR LANDING ON BU TTOCK>>SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/10/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
83 YR OLD MALE USING WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL BECAUSE OF WEAKNE SS AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
65YO WHITE MALE STANDING WITH WALKER & FELL +ETOH DX POLYSUBSTANCE INTOXICATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
52YO WHITE FEMALE HAD SYNCOPE, FELL FORWARD OVER WALKER+LOC,HEADACHE R KNEE R 5TH FINGER DX *** TOXICITY,MR HAND PAIN,ELEVATED PHENYTOI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/05/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
72 YO M, C/O HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, WAS IN PARK STATES HIS WALKER SLIPPED AND FELL AND TOO WEAK TO GET UP, BAL 133, DX WEAKNESS, ETOH ABUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
87 YR OLD FEMALE USING WALKER AND FELL AND COULD NOT GET UP,? STROKE W ITH SLURRED SPEECH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/24/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.80YOF TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
A 67 YOM FELL 2 X'S IN THE LAST DAY, USES WALKER, SYNCOPE/FALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
83 YR OLD MALE DIZZY WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL BACK TO FLOOR-SYNCOPA L EPISODE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
83 YOM, MECHANICAL FALL,AMBULATING W/WALKER ON CARPETED FLOOR PT ON * DX: SUPRATHERAPEUTIC * LEVEL, HX FREQ. FALLS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/14/2010	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets
89 YO M WITH TWO FALL OVER LAST WEEK. TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER & LEGS BUCKLED WHEN GETTING UP FROM COMMODE. DX:GENERALIZED WEAKNESS. ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 97 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
97YOM HAS INCREASING FALLS RECENTLY, WALKS WITH WALKER, FELL AND HURT SHOULDE.R DX. PROBABLE MED EFFECT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
83YOF FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER FALL - NO INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
82YOM FELL TO GROUND AT NURSING HOME AFTER WALKER BROKE FALL - NO INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
90YMC WALKING WITH WALKER LEGS BUCKLED BEGAN TO FALL AND WIFE CAUGHT HIM/ANEMIA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/08/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
88 YR OLD MALE USING WALKER WHEN LEGS GAVE WAY AND FELL BECAUSE OF WEAK NESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.58YOM WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
88 YO F WALKING W/CANE FELL ON FLOOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
80YOF FELL IN PARKING LOT WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER FALL- NO INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.66YOF WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL OVER WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
62YOM FELL FORWARD WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT ADULT DAY CARE FALL- NO INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2010	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
92 YR OLD FEMALE WALKING WITH WALKER NOTICED LEG WEAKNESS AND THEN HAD STROKE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/15/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
85YOF PASSED OUT AND FELL LANDING ON WALKER SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/24/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
57 YOM RECENTLY HAD BILAT KNEE AMPUT. NOW IS DEPRESSED AND FALLING ON C RUTCHES. DX: SUICIDAL IDEATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/19/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
87YOBF STATES FELL THIS AM, TRIPPED OVER WALKER WHEN GETTING UP OUT OF BED. DX. FALLS IN ELDERLY, HYPOKALEMIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Drinking glasses
82 YR OLD MALE USING WALKER TO GET UP AND GET GLASS OF WATER AND TOOK H ANDS OFF AND FELL--WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
67YOF, ON * C/O FREQUENT FALLS,MOST RECENT ONE WHILE WALKING WITH THE WALKER, C/O KNEE&LBP>>ATAXIA DUE TO *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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