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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,743
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2005 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER, LANDED ON FLOOR , TORE SKIN ON L. FOREA RM. DX. AVULSION L. FOREARM.# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT. LEANS FORWARD WHEN USING WALKER, TOPPLED OVER ONTO L FA AT NOON, ON R FA AS WELL. DX. CONT GUM, R/L FOREARM CONTS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER; ARM FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SUBSTAINED A SKIN TEAR AFTER HITTING HER ARM ON HER A WALKER. DX. AVULSION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2005 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 93 YOF WAS REACHING FOR WALKER AND FELL CAUSING ABRASTION TO LEFT LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 44 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN ARM WITH CANE CONTUSION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT LOST BALANCE W/WALKER AND FELL. DX: COLLES FX L DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2005 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT, WALKING WITH HER WALKER TO GET A DRINK OF WATER, LOST FOOTING AND F ELL. D: DISTAL RADIUS FX, ULNAR STYLOID FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER / FELL DX: ARM CONTUSION / ANEMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/06/2005 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL USING WALKER. DX: R HIP CONT, R ARM SUPERFICIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL LACERATING FOREARM ON TILE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT FELL BACKWARDS AGAINST HER METAL WALKER WITH SKIN TEARS TO HER ELBOWS & LEFT FOREARM AT SKILLED LIVING FACILITY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 77 YO - DX: CONTUSION FOREARM - FELL, BUMPED ARM ON WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2005 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER, SHE TURNED & HER FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING, SHE FELL SUSTAINING MULTI SKIN TEARS TO ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2005 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER&FELL. " F.ARM/FINGER LAC" +" LOWER LEG CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER LEDGE WAS WALKING C WALKER " MULTI ABRS/CONTS" UPPER/LOWER ARMS/LEGS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SENT IN FROM NURSING HOME WALKING WITH WALKER TRIPPED OVER ANOTHER RESIDENT DX: FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2005 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH HIS WALKER WHEN HE FELL STRIKING HIS LOWER ARM ON T HE WALKER L;ACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 85 YO TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURED ARM LAC ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SLIPPED USING CRUTCHES AND FELL. DX: L FOREARM CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| LAC L FOREARM, VIA EMS, PT USING A WALKER, TRIPPED OVER A CABLE, LANDED ON THE FLOOR AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, REDNESS, NO LOC, OBSERV. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH HIS WALKER AT HOME AND FELL FRACTURED LEFT RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMBULATES WITH A WHEELED WALKER & FELL IN BATHROOM AT NURSING HOME DIST AL RADIUS/ULNAR FRACTURE & INABILITY TO AMBULATE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIED TO GRAB WALKER AND MISSED FALLING TO CARPET. DX: R DISTAL RADIUS FX, R ULNAR STYLOID FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| HIT DOOR W/ WALKER YESTERDAY & HIT ARM. CT RT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Sinks |
| PT USING WALKER TO GOT BATHROOM AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON SINK AND CUT RT FOREARM C/O PAIN RT FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2005 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE REACHING FOR WALKER DX: CONTUSION LT ARM AND RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| LEFT DISTAL ULNA RADIUS FX-WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND WAS FALLING AN D CAUGHT SELF WITH LEFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ULNA FX-TRIPPED-FELL W/ WALKER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL WALKING W/WALKER. DX: R DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2005 | Age: 100 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT IS A RESIDENT OF THE *** NURSING HOME, SHE FELL AND INJURED HER LEFT WRIST AFTER SHE THREW HER WALKER AWAY-DX RADIUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING WALKER AND LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONTUSION TO ARM WHEN FELL WHEN USING A WALKER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2005 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT GOT UP FROM HER NAP REACHING FOR HER FOUR PRONGED CANE AND FELL AGAI NST THE COUCH SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2005 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 99 YO WALKING W/WALKER TRIPPED AND FELL ON ARM CONTUSION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ULNA FX - FELT ARM SNAP WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| RT FOREARM AND ELBOW CONTUSION.PT WAS USING HIS WALKER TO GO THROUGH A DOOR AND FELL AND HIT FOREARM AND ELBOW ON DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| 76 YOF USING WALKER FELL ON NIGHT STAND CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT LOWE R ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/31/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER SLIPPED -FELL LACERATION LEFT FOREARM 10 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2005 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT GOT TANGLED UP IN WALKER AND FELL. DX: 7 CM R FOREARM LAC, R LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL W/WALKER. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS/ULNAR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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