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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,691
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| RT EYEBROW LACERATION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND IT CAUGHT ON A TABLE AND PT FELL AND HIT FACE ON A WALKER AND LACERATED EYEBROW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 79 YOM FELL USING WALKER LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT PRESENTS S/P FALL YEST STUMBLED OVER HER WALKER HIT NOSE NO LOC NASA L LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 85 Y/O M INJURED FOREHEAD WHEN FELL FROM WALKER ONTO FLOOR AT BOARD AND CARE. DX; LAC FOREAHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 70 YO MALE'S CANE BROKE AND HE FELL - ETOH FACIAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 87 Y/O M INJURED L CHEEK WHEN FELL WHILE USING WALKER AT HOME. DX; LAC L FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER HER WALKER STRIKING FACE FRACTURED NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 89YOFC WALKING WITH WALKER TRIPPED AND HIT FACE ON FLOOR/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| STATES WALKER TURNED ON HER AND SHE FELL FORWARD AND HIT FACE ON FLOWER POT AT HOME. DX. LAC L EYEBROW AND NOSE, CONT FACE, L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER AT NH DX. FACIAL CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT HAS FALLEN THREE TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK AT HOME, HAVING DIFFICULTY WALKING WITH HER WALKER. DX CONTUSIONS OF FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING W/WALKER AND FELL. DX: FACIAL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING FACE ON THE CORNER OF A BED FRACTURED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2003 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 91 YOF TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. PERIORBITAL CONTU SION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FACE CT-FELL-@ HOME-LOST BALANCE W/ HER CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING A WALKER TRIPPED / FELL DX: FOREHEAD & NOSE LACS. / HEAD & FACE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 79YOF STS FELL THIS WEEKEND HITTING FOREHEAD ON WALKER. SUSTAINED LARGE BUMP TO L FOREHEAD WITH BRUISING ON R SIDE OF FACE. DENIES LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SUFFERED A FALL AT NURSING HOME WITH WALKER DX LAC TO UPPER EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE TRYING TO REACH FOR WALKER IN ASSISTED LIVING HOME. D: NO SE LACERATION, CARTILEGE EXPOSED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. STATES SHE JUST TRIPPED W/WALKER, HIT CHIN ON THE FLOOR. DX. CONT FACE, L ARM, L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON FLOOR USING WALKER DX: FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FACIAL ABRASIONS. PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER ON CEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| PT STUMBLED DESPITE USING HIS WALKER WHILE GOING UP A STEP NO LOC FALL FACIAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| PT TRIPPED ON CRUTCH & FELL DOWN STAIRS. DX: L EYEBROW LAC 4 CM, RIB CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Eyeglasses |
| 75 YO FEMALE FELL OVER WALKER TO CONCRETE AND BROKE EYEGLASSES LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER AT NURSING HOME AND TRIPPED AND FELL LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FACIAL CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FOREHEAD AND LEFT ELBOW LACERATION.PT WAS USING A FOUR PRONGED CANE AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 75YOWF-LACERATION CHIN=USING WALKER AT NURSING HOME-FELL HIT CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/27/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 75 YO MALE LOST BALANCE USING CRUTCHES AND FELL TO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME - LACERATION NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SUPPOSED TO USE WALKER, BORROWED HUSBAND'S CANE, LOST BALANCE , FELL SYNCOPE, LAC TO THE LIP, BLUNT FACIAL TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| CANE GOT CAUGHT BY DOOR, PT FELL DX: LT FOREHEAD LAC 5CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STRUCK IN FACE/NOSE WITH METAL CRUTCH BY COUSIN, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SEEN FOR MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND FACIAL LAC AFTER TRIPPING OVER HER HUSBAND'S CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 68 YOF HIT HER CHIN ON HER WALKER WHEN SHE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doorsills or frames |
| WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL AGAINST DOOR FRAME DX. FOREHEAD CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 61 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL TO FLOOR FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FOREHEAD LAC-WALKING W/ WALKER-HIT A CURB-FELL-IN THE STREET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BECAME DIZZY WHILE USING WALKER, FELL & HIT FACE AGAINST WALKER. ACUTE CT LT FACE & EPISODE OF DIZZINESS W/ FALLING RECURRENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ENORMOUS R SUBCONJUNTICAL HEMORRHAGE R EYE AREA/81YOM AT HOME IN KITCHE N, USING WALKER, TRIPPED & FELL AND HIT EYE AREA ON WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Counters or countertops |
| FACIAL LAC/84YOF FELL AT HOME ACCIDENTALLY. SHE TRIPPED WHILE USING HER CANE AND HIT HER HEAD ON A COUNTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT FELL OUT A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-LACERATION FACE.. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2003 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WAS STANDING, FELL FORWARD W/ WALKER. ACUTE NASAL FX W/ AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL AND HIT LEFT SIDE OF HEAD ON WALKER DX: CONTUSION LEFT FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| STATES TRIPPED OVER HIS WALKER, FELL HITTING THE FLOOR. DX. LAC R EYE BROW, ABRA FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FACIAL AB-WALKING W/ WALKER-GOT TANGLED UP & FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WALKING WITH WALKER AT NURSING HOME ANTERIOR MAXILLARY SINUS FX , FALL, LACERATION ORAL MUCOSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL TO GROUND WHEN CANE HIT CURB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes |
| PT SUSTAINED ABRASIONS OF FACE FROM FALLING AGAINST WALKER WHEN GETTING OUT OF BED AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FX NASAL BONE/99YOF FELL OVER WALKER WHEN "WALKER GOT AWAY". PT FELL AN D HIT FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKS WITH CANE, FELL/ CHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEMATOMA LT TEMPLE, ABRASION LT SHOULDER, FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE IN GARAGE 30 MINUTES AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: FACIAL LAC 3.5 CM, ANEMIA, ALZHEIMER'S. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS USING HER WALKER WHEN SHE FELL AND FX HER NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| NURSING HOME RESIDENT REPORTED BY STAFF TO HAVE FALLEN, SHE USES A WALKER. DX LACERATIONS LEFT SUPRAORBITAL AREA AND LEFT UPPER LIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Footwear |
| PT'S CANE TRIPPED OVER ANOTHER PERSON'S SHOE FACIAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FALL - HIT CORNER OF WALKER LAC EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. GOT UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM W/WALKER AND SOMEHOW FELL OVER THE WAL KER. DX. CONT FACE, R/L LEG, R ELBOW, LAC FACE, SKULL, R ELBOW, L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER HIS CANE DX. FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL, WALKING WITH A CANE DX. FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE IN THE HOSPITAL AS A VISITOR-DX-2 CM LACER ATION LEFT SIDEOF FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME AND TRIPPED OVER WALKER STRIKING FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 69 YOF FELL USING WALKER CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FACIAL LACERATION WITH CONTUSION.PT WAS USING HER WALKER AND FELL AND L ACERATED FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| LACERATION EYEBROW - FELL FROM WALKER TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LACERATION LEFT FOREHEAD-TRIPPED OVER CANE IN DRIVEWAY STRIKING LEFT FO REHEAD. HAS ACTIVE BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2003 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 93YOF FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER DX: FALL-LAC 3CM FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONTUSION OF NOSE WITH TRAUMATIC EPISTAXIS, FELL AT *** HAB CENTERSTRUC K HIS NOSE ON WALKER PER DOCTOR'S DICTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER HITTING FACE INJURING JAW C/O PAIN DX CONTUSION JAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 42 YO MALE WAS HIT IN FACE WITH A CANE FRACTURE JAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| LACERATION R EYELID, CONTUSION AND ABRASION R FOREHEAD, SKIN TEAR L FOREARM, TRIPPED WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME, CAUGHT SELF ON WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO NOSE AFTER WALKER GAVE WAY AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| PT. WAS WALKING AND GOT HER WALKER HUNG ON A CHAIR AND FELL FRACTURED NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FOREHEAD ABRASION - FELL WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER, HIT FOREHEAD. DX LAC 1.5 CM FOREHEAD, CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL TO GROUND WALKING WITH WALKER CAUSING INJURIES DX:FACIAL ABRASIONS, POSSIBLE SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER HIS CANE AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR LAC NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LAC OVER BRIDGE OF NOSE. FELL FROM STANDING TO GROUND WHILE USING A CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER AT CASINO/ CONTUSION CHEEK AND NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT USING CRUTCHES RUSHING FOR BUS AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL AND STRUCK FACE DX EYEBROW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2003 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stools |
| TRIPPED OVER STOOL, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FACIAL CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER ON SIDEWALK HIT BUMP AND FELL HITTING MOUTH DX: ABRASION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2003 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| MULT CONT ; FACIAL LAC, PT FELL AND HIT FACE ON HER WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| GROUND LEVEL FALL WALKING ACROSS THE STREET. STRUCK HEAD ON CONCRETE, H AS FREQUENT FALLS, USES A CANE. DX. LAC TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING WITH WALKER & FELL FOREHEAD LAC / CONT. HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 60 YOM FELL USING WALKER LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING WALKER LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2003 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING A WALKER AND FELL HITTING FOREHEAD. DX. FOREHEAD ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2003 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| L EYEBROW LAC - TANGLED FEET IN CANE, FELL FORWARD STRIKING FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FACIAL CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND AND TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT FACE ON THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME, WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER, WALKER COLLASPED AND PT FELL STRIKING FACE ON THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER CUTTING FACE DX LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 79 YOM FELL USING WALKER CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated |
| PT LOST BALANCE WITH WALKER AND FELL HITTING FACE ON ORGAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT LOST BALANCE WHILE USING WALKER AND FELLDX: FACIAL CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| 85 Y/O F C/O FALL. PT TRIPPED WITH WALKER FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FIGURINE S IN HOUSE. DX LAC TO FACE MULTIPLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 90YOF REACHING FOR WALKER, LOST BALANCE, FELL DX: GROUND LEVEL FALL, LAC RT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER BLIND MANS CANE WHILE AT TRAIN STATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING IN THE PARKING LOT WITH A CANE WHEN SHE FELL SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| LAC L EYEBROW; REACHING FOR WALKER & FELL FORWARD TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| S/P FALL WHILE CARRYING GROCERIES, HIT NOSE/MOUTH ON CONCRETE WALK.PT W ALKING W/CANE.DX: HEAD& RT KNEE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL FROM ELECTRIC WALKER - CONTUSION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| MULT CONT'S-FACE/81 FEMALE TRIPPED OVER HER QUAD CANE, FELL AND INJURED HER FACE, R KNEE AND R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CANE SLIPPED, LOST BALANCE DX. NASAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON FLOOR WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 102 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FALL--TRIPPED OVER WALKER DX LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
|