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Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2007 - Unkown

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 916
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:69
26-50 years old:15
50+ years old:832

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/28/2007Age: 95 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WALKER & FELL @ ASSISTED LIVING DX S/P FALL W/O INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2007Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL LAST PM WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER @ HOME DX FALL W/O INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2007Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING TO THE DOOR WITH A WALKER AND FELL AND POSSIBLY HIT HEAD . NO PAIN COMPLAINTS. D: MECAHNICAL FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/28/2007Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
PT WAS USING WALKER AND TRYING TO GET OUT OF BED AND FELL. DX. NOT STAT ED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 10/05/2007Age: 90 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB C CANE, LOST BALANCE WHILE GARDENING&FELL >> CONTS/ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2007Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
NO APPARENT INJURY-REACHING FOR WALKER-FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2007Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
SYNCOPE:INABILITY TO WALK: USING A CANE ON WAY TO BATHROOM, WITNESSED FALL, FOUND ON FLOOR, COULDN'T STAND ALONE, NO INJURY NOTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/24/2007Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
FELL IN FLOOR WHILE USING WALKER TO GET OUT OF BED @ HOME DX WEAKNESS, FALL W/O INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/20/2007Age: 90 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
AMB C WALKER, SLIPPED&FELL DOWN STAIRS " MS''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHEN HER WALKER CAUGHT A BUMP ON THE PAVEMENT - FELL AND HAS MU LTI CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
OLDER LADY AMB WITH WALKER FELL ON PT DX NORMAL CHILD EXAM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2007Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING ACROSS STREET W/CRUTCHES AND FELL. DX: FALL LIKELY 2/2 POLYPHARMACY, ETOH W/D.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2007Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Footwear
PT PUT ON SLIPPERS & USING WALKER, PT SLIPPED TO FLOOR, NO INJURIES NOT ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER & FELL ONTO STUMP, NO INJURIES NOTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2007Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRTIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL. DX: FALL, RHABDOMYOLYSIS, AMS, HYPERKALEMIA, R/O SEPSIS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/02/2007Age: 88 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets
TRYING TO GET FROM WALKER TO COMMODE AND FELL ADMITTED MECHANICAL FALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/31/2007Age: 88 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FALLING LET WALKER GO SAT ON GROUND NO INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2007Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
AMBULATES WITH WALKER; BECAME WEAK AND FELL TO FLOOR. MULTIPLE CONTUSIO NS
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 01/11/2007Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS BLOWN OVER BY WIND WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER DX:MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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