Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Lower Arm

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Date: 12/31/2010	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, Television tables or stands
79YOM GOT OUT OF CHAIR USING WALKER AT HOME, LOST BALANCE, FELL HITTING LT FOREARM ON TV STAND. DX - LT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
90YOF LACERATION TO FOREARM SLIPPED WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT NURSI NG HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	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
84 YO WF FELL ON SIDEWALK USING HER CANE HAS FOREARM PAIN FX RT DISTAL ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2010	Age: 56 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
A 56 YR OLD FEMALE TRIPPED & FELL USING CRUTCHES DX FX RADIUS/ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 90 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, Ceilings and walls
90YOF RAN INTO WALL WITH WALKER AND INJ ARM DX: SKIN TEAR LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2010	Age: 71 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: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
71YOF, TRIPPED&FELL ON THE WALKER CUTTING FOREARM, +BLD CTRL'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	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
53 YOM FELL WHEN USING WALKER - CONTUSION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2010	Age: 93 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, Doors
93YOF, WALKING TOWARDS THE DOOR WITH WALKER, TRIPPED&FELL ON THE WALKER >>ARM SKIN TEARS/ R/O ACS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/11/2010	Age: 84 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
RT FOREARM CONTUSION.84YOF WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL INTO WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2010	Age: 82 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
82YOF LAC LWR ARM- FELL W/ WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
57YOM-ULNA FX-HIT A VANITY WHILE USING A WALKER-LOST BALANCE-FELL ON AR M-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2010	Age: 87 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
87 YO F WAS USING WALKER IN EXTENDED CARE FACILITY WHEN SHE FORGOT TO L OCK IT AND FELL BACKWARDS BETWEEN WALKER. DX:RADIUS FX, MULT SKIN TEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 74 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
74 YOF WALKING WITH WALKER WENT DOWN ON KNEES/ DX-LAC RIGHT FOREARM 4 CM, CHEST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2010	Age: 74 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
74 YOF FELL TURNED AROUND WITH HER WALKER GOT IT HUNG & FALL. DX-LAC FOREARM, 5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2010	Age: 95 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
95 YOM FOREARM LAC, REPORTS WALKING WITH HIS WALKER, SLIPPED AND FELL A ND CUT HIS FOREARM ON WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/03/2010	Age: 78 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, Doors
78YOF WAS AT HOME WALKING WITH A WALKER. RAN INTO THE EDGE OF A DOOR CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2010	Age: 70 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
70YOF WAS HIT WITH A CANE IN LT ARM DX: LT FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
90YOF SKINTEAR TO FOREARM FOUND ON FLOOR BY FAMILY, NORMALLY WALKS WITH A CANE, SYNCOPE RHABDOMYLOSIS PT ADMITTED, DOESN'T REMEMBER FALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/14/2010	Age: 95 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
95 YOF, FELL OVER WALKER , ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
67YOM FELL ON HIS WALKER, INJURED FOREARM DX: FOREARM ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2010	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
93YOF LACERATION TO FOREARM USES A WALKER WHEN WALKING FELL ON SIDEWALK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
65YOWF PT REPORTS TRIPPING AND FALLING OVER FRONT OF HER WALKER HURTIN G HER L ARM AND ELBOW AND R BIG TOE. DX. STRAIN/SPRAIN L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2010	Age: 85 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
85 YOF FLL THIS A.M. USING HER WALKER. DX-FX LEFT DISTAL RADIUS, CONTUSION SCALP, STRAIN FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2010	Age: 83 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
83 Y/O/M CAUGHT SON FROM FALLING CUT ARM ON CRUTCH DX/ LT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 89 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: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
89YOF HAD A MECHANICAL FALL WHILE USING A WALKER, LEFT LOWER ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 95 years	Sex: Male	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, Chairs
95 YOM INJURED FOREARM USING WALKER, CUT RIGHT FOREARM ON EDGE OF CHAIR. DX-LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2010	Age: 63 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, Floors or flooring materials
63 YOF LOST BALANCE WHILE WALKING WITH CANE AND FELL TO FLOOR CONTUSION RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2010	Age: 84 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
84YOF FELL WITH WALKER/ LAC LT FOREARM, LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2010	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doorsills or frames
91YOWF PT WAS USIN HER WALKER THIS AM AND CAUGHT HER FA ON DOOR FRAME PRESENTING W/SKIN TEAR TO R FA. DX. LAC L FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 79 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
79YOF FRACTURED RADIUS& ULNA FELL AT NURSING HOME WHILE WALKING WITH A WALKER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2010	Age: 97 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
97YOF SKIN TEAR TO FOREARM BUMPPED ON A CANE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 69 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
69YOM WALKING WITH HIS CANE AT HOM AND FELL SUSTAINED A FOREARM LACERAT ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 88 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
LEFT ARM FX. 88 YOF FELL WITH WALKER IN NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/12/2010	Age: 95 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
95YOF WITIH LAC TO LOWER ARM, FELL WHILE USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2010	Age: 98 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
98 YR OLD FEMALE WALKING WITH CANE AND TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 90 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
90YOF TRIPPED ON HER WALKER AND HIT HER LOWER ARM - AT NSG. HOME DX. CONTUSION LOWER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2010	Age: 95 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, Floors or flooring materials
95YOM LOST BALANCE ON WALKER AND FELL TO BATHROOM FLOOR, SKIN TEAR LACERATIONS TO BOTH ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2010	Age: 82 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: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
82 YR OLD FEMALE WALKING NOT USING WALKER AND FELL RESULTING IN LARGE H AMATOMA TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 74 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
74YOF WALKING IN KITCHEN USING WALKER,SLIPPED AND FELL INJURED LT FOREARM ON FLOOR;FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
89YOF SUSTAINED LOWER ARM CONTUSION WHILE WALKING WITH A WALKER.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	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
63 Y/O M FELL ON WALKER ABR FORE ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/19/2010	Age: 82 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: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
82YOF FELL STRUCK LEFT LOWER ARM AGAINST HER WALKER LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
60 YO F AMBULATING WITH WALKER, HURT ARM. DX LOWER ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
77YOF WAS TRYING TO MOVE WITH WALKER IN BATHROOM AND FELL HITTING DOOR C/O RIGHT FOREARM PAIN AND LAC. DX: FOREARM LACERATION,ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
51 NYOM FELL USING CRUTCHES, R WRIST PAIN DX: RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2010	Age: 89 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
89YOWF PT FELL BACKWARDS AT HOME WHILE USING WALKER, WALKER HUNG UP ON A THROW RUG. DX. LACS TO L FA, L ELBOW, L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2010	Age: 93 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
93YOF FELL USING HER WALKER AT HOME, FELL ON CONCRETE DIAGNOSIS; ABRASION FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2010	Age: 85 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, Bathtubs or showers
85 YOM LOST BALANCE W/WALKER AND FELL INTO SHOWER STALL. DX: L FOREARM 2 CM AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2010	Age: 90 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
RADIUS FX-90YOF-SLIPPED-FELL W/ WALKER-@ NH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2010	Age: 90 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
90YOM WAS USING WALKER, GOT DIZZY, ACCIDENTALLY TRIPPED & FELL SUSTAINING RT ARM INJURY. DX - RT ARM SKIN TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
65YOBM PT WAS GETTING OUT OF CAR, HAD WALKER IN HANDS BUT FAILED TO US E WALKER AND FELL TO GROUND. DX. CONT R FA/ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 75 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
75YROLDFEMALE TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO HER WALKER CAUSING ABRASION TO LOWE R ARM DX DEEP ABRASION TO RT FOREARM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2010	Age: 65 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
65YOF FELL INTO DRESSER 2 DAYS AGO WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER CONTUSION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2010	Age: 70 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, Doorsills or frames
70YOF WALKING DOWN HER HALL USING A WALKER TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING FOREARM AND GLAZED NOSE AGAINST DOOR FRAME;NOSE ABRASION AND ARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FOREARM LAC-86YOF-TRIPPED WHILE WALKING W/A CANE-FELL ON SIDEWALK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2010	Age: 83 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
83YOF WALKING AND FELL AGAINST HER WALKER SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO LOWE R ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2010	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
93YOWF RESIDENT OF NH WALKING W/CANE AD FELL TO FLOOR, SKIN TEARS/LAC TO R FOREARM. DX. LAC R FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
60 YO M, FELL AFTER TRIPPING OVER HIS WALKER, AOB, C/O NECK AND BACK PA IN, DX FOREARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2010	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
91 YOF FELL AT NURSING HOME WITH WALKER SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO HER FOREARM WHEN HAND WENT THROUGH A WALL IN HER BATHROOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2010	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
85 YO F WALKING W/WALKER FELL INJURED ARM ON FLOOR FX ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2010	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
92YOM-WAS GOING TO THE BATHROOM THIS AM AND TRIPPED OVER HIS WALKER INJURING HIS LEFT FOREARM. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2010	Age: 87 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, Floors or flooring materials
87 Y/O WF WAS WALKING WITH A CANE FELL IN FLOOR AND FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
90 YO F HAD FALL WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER AT WELLNESS CENTER.TRIPPE D OVER FRONT PART OF WHEEL. DX:DISTAL RADIUS FX, HIP CONTUSION, ABRASIO
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/16/2010	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
95YMC TRIPPED USING WALKER CUTTING FOREARM/SKIN TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2010	Age: 75 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
75YOF FELL WHILE WALKING WITH A THREE WHEELED WALKER SUSTAINED A SKIN T EAR TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
80YOM SUSTAINED WRM SPRAINE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE WALKER.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
69YOM'S HAND WAS CAUGHT IN WALKER WHEN PT FELL 4 DAYS AGO, C/O RT HAND INJURY WITH PAIN & SWELLING. DX - FOREARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2010	Age: 84 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, Floors or flooring materials
84YOM USING WALKER COMING FROM BATHROOM TO BEDROOM WALKER FLIPPED FELL OVER WALKER INJURED ARM;RT ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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