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Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2006 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 589
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
50+ years old:589

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/15/2006Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
STUMBLED OVER WALKER TRIPPED -FELL BACK PAINS MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 11/12/2006Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
70 YO F MULITPLE CONTUSION FELL REACHING FOR HER WALKER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2006Age: 81 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
81 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2006Age: 65 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, Floors or flooring materials
PT VISITING MOM AT NURSING HOME WAS LEANING ON WALKER AND FELL ON FLOOR PT HAS NO COMPLAINTS DX// S/P FALL NO INJURIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2006Age: 95 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL AT NURSING HOME TRYING TO GET WALKER MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2006Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
CAME OUT OF BATHROOM USING WALKER AND LEGS BUCKLED AND FELL TO FLOOR AD MITTED AMBULATORY DYSFUNCTION AND WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/13/2006Age: 90 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 CONFUSED LAST NIGHT AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: ACUTE PNEUMONIA, GENERALIZED WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/09/2006Age: 60 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
DIZZINESS,VERTIGO - BECAME DIZZY WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2006Age: 91 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2006Age: 96 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 WALKING WITH WALKER/CVA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/04/2006Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS/ABRASIONS.PT WAS USING WALKER AND FELL. .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2006Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: 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, Tablet or capsule drugs
PT USING WALKER WHEN FELL FORWARD ONTO CARPETED FLOOR. TAKES ***.THINKS POSS. TOOK TOO MUCH BP MED. D:PNA, SUPRATHERAPEUTIC INR. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/23/2006Age: 69 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 USING WALKER AND FOUND BY MEALS ON WHEELS ADMITTED POSSIBLE SYNCOP E
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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