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Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2004 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 798
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:50
50+ years old:747

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/27/2004Age: 61 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, Floors or flooring materials
61 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2004Age: 81 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: 12/11/2004Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH BILATERAL ARM/LEG PAIN, FATIGUE, SOME SOB. USES WALKER. TAKES * ** & COQ10. D:MEDICATION SIDE EFFECT, SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2004Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SYNCOPE - LOST BALANCE WHEN USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/28/2004Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SYNCOPE - LEGS BUCKLED UNDER HER WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/23/2004Age: 30 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 WEAK WALKING WITH WALKER DX. SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2004Age: 95 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WAS WALKING WITH HIS WALKER AT HOME, FELL AND HIT HIS RT ARM, UNSURE ON WHAT? WEAKNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2004Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER AT HOME FOUND DOWN ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/04/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
43 YO MALE WALKS WITH CANE AND FELL OUT AT MISSION DIZZY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2004Age: 88 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, Floors or flooring materials
88 YO F WALKING W/CANE FELL ON FLOOR FALL/ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/22/2004Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
COPD,CHF - FELL WHEN GETTING TANGLED IN WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, HIT BACK OF HEAD + ETOH WHILE AMB WITH WALKER DX SCALP LACERATION, ETOH ABUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2004Age: 68 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 IN BATHROOM WHILE AMBULATING WITH CRUTCHES. DX- HYPOGLYCEMIA, STAT US POST FRACTURE R ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/06/2004Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
TRIPPED USING WALKER, FELL INTO FRONT DOOR AT HOME YESTERDAY, DYSPNEA T ODAY. DX; CHF, ALCOHOL WITHDRAWL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/02/2004Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL TO GROUND WHEN WALKING WITH HER WALKER DX:SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/12/2004Age: 75 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
PT WAS INJURED WHILE WALKING WITH A WALKER DX: NEAR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2004Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets
WALKED TO BATHROOM WITH WALKER, USED TOILET, FELL ON FLOOR DX: WEAKNESS, FALL EXAM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ALCOHOL INTOXICATION ACUTE - 43 YOM WAS FOUND LYING ON GROUND, HAD BEEN DRINKING, BECAME AGGRESSIVE, TRYING TO HIT PEOPLE WITH HIS CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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