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Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2003 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 774
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
50+ years old:774

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/25/2003Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL FROM STANDING POSITION WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER TO GROUND STRI KING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/29/2003Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER COMING HOME FROM STORE ATAXIA SECONDARY TO CANCER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/15/2003Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE USING WALKER - INABILITY TO AMBULATE/DEHYDRATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/10/2003Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER - STATUS POST FALL - RULE OUT SEPSIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/11/2003Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
75 YOMC TRIPPED ON THE CARPET IN HIS LIVINGROOM WHILE USING HIS WALKER, PT IS ON A NEW MEDICATION THAT MIGHT CONTRIBUTE TO IT/ RHEUMATOID ARTHR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2003Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
83 YOWM WALKIN W/ WALKER AND FELL. DX. SEPSIS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 06/08/2003Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Magazine racks or book ends
FELL BACKWARDS WHILE USING WALKER AT CARE CENTER, HIT HEAD ON MAGAZINE RACK. DX: SYNCOPE, HYPONATREMIA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/19/2003Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING W/WALKER AND FELL. DX: FALL, CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA, UTI W/SEPSIS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/08/2003Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STATES SHE WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND PASSED OUT INJURING CHEST AND HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/16/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
NURSING HOME RESIDENT, FELL IN HALLWAY 1 WK AGO USING WALKER, HIT WALLW /RIGHT SIDE, *** STOPPED 3 DAYS AGO. DX CONT & ECCHYMOSIS RT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2003Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SYNCOPE - 75 YOF TAKES "CARDIA" AND OTHER MEDS, UNSURE OF NAMES, LIVES ALONE, 2 EPISODES OF LOC FRIDAY NIGHT AMBULATING WITH WALKER TO BED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2003Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2003Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. WAS WALKING WITH WALKER THIS AM, HIT A LITTLE STOOL ON R SIDE. DX. DIZZINESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2003Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT, ON CHEMO, HAS ACUTE ONSET OF WEAKNESS. FELL WITH WALKER 2X. D:GENER ALIZED WEAKNESS, HYPOKALEMIA, LECKOPENIA, ANEMIA. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/06/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING HER WALKER LAST NIGHT AND FELL AT HOME ,GROUND LEVEL FALL, DID NO T STRIKE HEAD. HX,ESRD. DX .ALTERED MENTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2003Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
GOT DIZZY WALKING WITH WALKER DX. VERTIGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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