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Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2002 - Elbow

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 923
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Date: 12/18/2002Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
81 UO F USING WALKER LOST BALANCE AND FELL FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2002Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED W/WALKER. DX: L RADIAL HEAD FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2002Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL IN PARKING LOT W/ WALKER LANDING ON ELBOW. NO LOC OR DIZZINESS. DX: (L) ELBOW ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2002Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
81 YO F WALKING W/WALKER FELL INJURING ELBOW CONTUSION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2002Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ABRASION ELBOW AND HIP - 84 YOF STATES SHE WAS AMBULATING WITH WALKER A ND FELL, STATES NO LOC, BUT TOOK 1/2 HOUR TO CALL FOR HELP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2002Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BACKED INTO SLOW MOVING CAR WHILE USING WALKER DX: LACERATION TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2002Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT LEARING HOW TO USE WALKER, SLIPPED ON BATHROOM LINOLEUM AND FELL. D: ELBOW CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2002Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LT ELBOW CT-TRIPPED-FELL OVER HIS CANE-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2002Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT ELBOW FRACTURE.PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL ON ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2002Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: L ELBOW FX, FACIAL CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2002Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH CANE AT NH DX. ELBOW FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2002Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ELBOW LAC-WEAKNESS-TRIPPED OVER WALKER & FELL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/13/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSED ELBOW WHEN PLAYING ON CRUTCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2002Age: 101 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT USING A WALKER, SLIPPED AND ANOTHER PERSON LET HER DOWN TOTHE F LOOR. DX LACERATION LEFT ELBOW. (PATIENT IS 101 YEARS OF AGE).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2002Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL OVER HER CANEFRACTURE ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/15/2002Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT ELBOW FX. PT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND A DOG KNOCKED ONE FROM UNDERNEATH HER AND SHE FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2002Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT ELBOW CONTUSIACUTE RT LOWER BACK STRAIN -- TRIPPED ON 5/3 WHILE US ING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2002Age: 99 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER AND STUMBLED AND FELL CONTUSING ELBOW AND ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2002Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
21 Y/OM C/O LACERATION RIGHT ELBOW - HIT RIGHT ELBOW WITH CRUTCH. DX: ELBOW LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2002Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LT ELBOW CT-WALKING W/A CANE-TRIPPED AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2002Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT ELBOW,LIP & FT CONTUSION-GOT LEGS TANGLED IN CRUTCHES WHILE WALKING,BUMPED LFT FT, LIP, & ELBOW ON FLOOR. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2002Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT ELBOW FX- TRIPPED HIT ELBOW WHEN USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2002Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Refrigerators
LT ELBOW CT-@ HOME-FELL W/ WALKER WHILE OPENING REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2002Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING ELBOW C/O PAIN DX: FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/01/2002Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
DISPLACED FX LEFT ELBOW-HAPPENED LAST NIGHT @ ECF WALKER CAUGHT IN DOOR AND PT FELL ONTO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/01/2002Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKER FELL OUT FROM UNDER PATIENT CONTUSION LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2002Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BUMPED IN TO HOUSE MATE WHILE USING WALKER DX CONTUSION TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2002Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Fences or fence posts
TRIPPED OVER CANE FELL INTO GATE INJURED ELBOW DX CONTUSION TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2002Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ELBOW CONTUSION- SUSTAINED WHEN SHE FELL WHILE WALKING WITH HER WA LKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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