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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,742
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Date: 12/24/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
60YOWM PT STATES HE FELL WHEN TRIPPED WHILE USING CRUTCHES, FELL ONTO L WRIST. DX. FX DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2010	Age: 100 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
100YOF FX WRIST- FELL W/ WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
88 Y/O F FELL REACHING FOR WALKER LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
84 YOF, FELL USING WALKER, FRACTURE WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2010	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
94 YOF, LOST BALANCE WITH WALKER, FELL, SPRAIN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
68YOF WITH FRACTURED WRIST FROM FALL USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/22/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
88 Y/O/F WALKING WITH WALKER FELL AND INJURED WRIST DX/ LEFT WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/21/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
87YOF TRIPPED WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
57YOF-WRIST PAIN-LOST BALANCE WHILE WALKING W/ CANE-FELL ON WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2010	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
89YOF HAD A MECHANICAL TRIP & FALL WHILE USING WALKER TODAY INJURING RT WRIST. DX - RT COLLES FX, POSS HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
66YOF FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
63 YOM FELL WHILE USING WALKER WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
85YOF TRIPPED OVER WALKER FELL TO THE FLOOR INJURED WRIST; LT WRIST CONTUSION AND STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 99 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
A 99 YOF WAS WALKING WITH WALKER ON STAIRS, WALKER SLIPPED OFF STEP AND PT WENT DOWN 4 STAIRS WITH WALKER, FX TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
82 YOF TRIPPED ON WALKER AND FELL AT NURSING HOME. DX: L WRIST FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
A 64 YOF WAS USING CRUTCHES AND FELL AND INJURED WRIST. DX: LEFT WRIST FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
59YOF, TRIPPED ON THE WALKER WHILE WALKING @ HD CTR&FELL ONTO WRIST >>FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
77 YO F AMB WITH WALKER, FELL IN BATHROOM FLOOR AT HOME. DX WRIST FRACT URE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
72 YOF, USING WALKER FELL, FRACTURE WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
66 YOF FELL WHEN WALKER SLIPPED. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
62 YOF INJURED WRIST FROM FALLING FROM WALKER. DX-OPEN FRACTURE LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
85 YOF WAS USING WALKER AND FELL ONTO FLOOR. DX WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
84 YR OLD FEMALE USING WALKER AT HOME AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CHAIR TH EN FLOOR WITH CLOSED HEAD INJ AND WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WRIST STR. 78 YOM STRAINED WRIST WHEN FALLING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2010	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
93 YOF GOT TANGLED UP IN WALKER AND FELL TO THE CARPETED FLOOR SUSTAINI NG A FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
81YOF-STATES SHE TURNED TO WALK AWAY FROM THE WALKER AND LOST HER BALANCE INJURING HER RT WRIST. DX: FX TO RIGHT WRIST*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT WRIST STR. 85 YOF FELL OVER WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/27/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
80YOF FELL TO FLOOR USING WALKER DX: WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
81YOI FEMALE WITH WRIST FRACTURE, TRIPPED OVER A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
62YOF USING HER WALKER TRYING TO GET OUT OF CHAIR FELL HIT HEAD ON META L RAIL OF HOSPITAL BED PT TAKES *** DX- WRIST FX, MINOR HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2010	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
91YOM INJ.RT.WRIST AT HOME WHEN FELL OVER HIS WALKER. DX; RT.WRIST SPRA IN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2010	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
67YOF WAS AT A NURSING HOME, FELL OVER A WALKER AND HIT THE FLOOR CAUIS NG A FX TO RT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
85YOF TRYING TO GET I N BED, TRIPPED OVER WALKER DX. WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
59 YOF WRIST SPRAIN, S/P FALL WEDNESDAY WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL WHIL E WALKING WITH CRUTCHES ,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Runners, throw rugs or doormats
WRIST FX-57YOF-USING CRUTCHES-TRIPPED ON RUG-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2010	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
91 YOF, WRIST FX, FELL ON ICE AT HOME, CANE SLIPPED AND PT FELL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/08/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
60YOF CONTUSION TO WRIST & KNEE WALKING IN LOBBY WALKER CAUGHT ON CARPE T CAUSING PT TO FALL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
76 YEAR OLD FEMALE FELL ON HAND GOING TO STAND WHILE USING WALKER AND F X WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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