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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 14,916
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents RecordsDisplaying 300 out of 390 NEISS Accidents ER Records.
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes |
| PT GETTING OUT OF BED REACHING FOR HIS WALKER AND LOST HIS GRIP AND FEL L ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIP & FALL WITH WALKER IN STREET, DX; BHT, FX NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OFF WALKER AT HOME TO FLOOR. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 56YOM USING A WALKER AT HOME,LOST FOOTING FELL STRIKING THE FLOOR; HEAD CONTUSION AND ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT IS A RESIDENT OF NH, USING WALKER, BECAME UNSTEADY & FELL TO FLOOR. DX. CONT, HEMATOMA HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL BACKWARDS STRUCK HEAD ON A GLASS TOP TABLE SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 86 YOF WALKER SLIPPED OUT WHILE WALKING IN THE MALL CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 58YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME TRIPPED OVER WALKER SATURDAY-HIT HEAD NOW W/ CONFUSION,DX HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY,ESLD,INABILITY 2 AMBULATE,WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIPPED&FELL VERSUS SYNCOPED WHILE WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK WITH HIS WAL KER, FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD, +LOC/AMNESTIC>>HEAD LAC/SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL. DX. CONCU SSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS GETTING UP TO REACH FOR WALKER AND FELL, HEMATOMA TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONTUS HEAD, PT FEEL USING WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 78 YO F CLOSED HEAD INJURY WALKING WITH WALKER IN KITCHEN AND FELL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHI-TRIPPED W/ WALKER-FELL-HIT FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED WHILE WALKING WITH CANE FELL AND INJURED HEAD DX// HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 74 Y/O FELL GOT ALL TANGLED UP IN WALKER AT HOME. FELL HITTING HEAD AND FACE ON THE FLOOR. DX-CHI, LAC FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER FELL BACKWARDS HI TBACK OF HEAD ...SCALP,HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER WHEN IT SLID OUT FROM UNDER HER AND SHE FELL CONTUSING FOR EHEAD AND HIP WITH CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 54 YO HIT IN HEAD W/CANE OPEN FX SKULL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH LAC TO HEAD FROM A FALL USING A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL OFF CRUTCHES;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| HEAD CT-LOST BALANCE W/A CANE-FELL-HIT FLOOR-@ RESTAURANT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHI,LS.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND USING WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FE LL ON FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING A WALKER FELL AT *** AND STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CL OSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD INJ;MULT CONT/72YOF WAS ATTEMPTING TO AMBULATE WITH WALKER AND WEN T TO TURN AND LOST BALANCE, TRIPPED AND FELL. HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI/72YOM AT NURSING HOME WAS USING WALKER TO GO TO BATHROOM & WALKER S LIPPED AWAY FROM HIM&HE FELL ONTO BACK LANDING ON BUTTOCKS&HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| WALKS W/CANE,STEPPED UP ONTO STEP,LOST BALANCE & FELL ON RT SIDE DX: B HT,ABRASIONS S/P FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Sinks |
| 89 YO WALKING W/WALKER HIT HEAD ON SINK HEMATOMA SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAS BEEN FALLING EVERYDAY FOR THE PAST 10 DAYS DUE TO DIFFICULTYUSIN G WALKER AT HOME. DX-CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA, COMPRESS. FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER TO GET MAIL. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 83YO WHITE FEMALE TRIPPED-FELL USING WALKER,NLOC,HEAD PX-L HAND PX,BACK PAIN,DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY-MINOR,DEHYDRATION,OSTEOPOROSIS, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER DX: SKULL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 84 YOF FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT LET GO OF WALKER TO SIT DOWN, LOST BALANCE AND FELL AT NURSING HOME. DX: HEAD/NASAL CONT, UTI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER FELL LAC TO TOP OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 79YOF BLACK AT HOME WALKING W WALKER,HIT SOMETHING,TRIPPED-FELL,NLOC DX MINOR HEAD TRAUMA,CONSTIPATION,FALL,HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| PT HAS CEREBRAL PALSY TRIPPED WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER OVER THE STAIRS STRUCK HEAD LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: SCALP LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| 93 YOF SLIPPED ON WALKER, FELL DOWN STAIRS, HIT FACE FIRST ON FLOOR, FO UND BY DAUGHTER, SUSTAINED CHI, FRACTURED NOSE AND CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Furniture |
| PT LOST BALANCE WHILE USING WALKER AND HIT HEAD ON FURNITURE. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LAC 5 CM, L CLAVICLE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SENT IN FROM ECF FOR EVALUATION OF WITNESSED FALL WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER STRIKING POSTERIOR HEAD>>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI PT FELL WITH WALKER HITTING HEAD, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD LAC, PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH CANE AND HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER, WAS UNSTEADY, HAD MULTIPLE FALLS, HEAD INJU RY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING TO THE BATHROOM WITH A WALKER AND HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE AND FELL STRUCK HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH CHI IN FALL WHILE USING WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME & TRIED TO GET TO WALKER & FELL ONTO FLOOR DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED ON CURB WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: HEAD/FACE/R LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP LAC 5 CM, L HAND CONT, MEDIASTINAL ADENO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS SITTING ON WALKER AT CHURCH AND FELL OVER BACKWARD. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CERVICAL STRAIN, LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED WITH WALKER AND FELL ON FLOOR AT NURSING HOME DX. HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes |
| REACHING FOR WALKER BY THE BED, LEG GAVE OUT & PT FELL, DX; HX HTN, SUB DURAL HEMATOMA, FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX CHI/LAC, BROW, REPAIRED/ANEMIA: LOST BAL W GRAB'G WALKER & FELL FROM STAND'G PARKLOT; C/O HEAD PAIN & 1CM LAC ABOVE L EYEBOW AFTER DIALYSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 3 1/2 CM SCALP LACERATION WITH REPAIR: LT KNEE COTUSION: MILD CHF: AMBULATING WITH WHEELED WALKER @ NRSG HM,FELL BACKWARDS ONTO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 76 YOM WAS WALKING UP DRIVEWAY AT HOME USING A WALKER AND FELL HITTING HEAD SUSTAINING A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 76 Y/O FELL OVER TOPE OF WALKER FACE FIRST ON BATHROOM FLOOR AT HOME. DX-CHI, NEAR SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT USING WALKER TO GET TO BATHROOM WHEN SUDDENLY BECAME DIZZY AND FELL OVER. D:SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, C7 FX, HYPERGLYCEMIA. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| 86 YOF WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD ON WALL AT NURSING HOME - CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS GOING TO BATHROOM AT NH WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HER L SIDE OF HEAD AGAINST WALKER. DX. HEAD INJ, SKIN TEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| 87 Y/O GOT UP TO USE BATHROOM WITH WALKER LOST BAL. HITTING HEAD ON NIGHTSTAND. DX-LAC. SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS USING CRUTCHES, LOST BALANCE HITTING HEAD, HAS SOME BLEEDING, IS CONFUSED & NAUSEATED. DX-TRAUMATIC INTRACRANIAL BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAD UNWITNESSED FALL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER. HIT HEAD BUT NO LOC. UNSURE WHY SHE FELL. D:UTI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| MINOR HEAD INJURY: AT GROUP HOME AMBULATING WITH WALKER, SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR, STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH CHI, FELL WHILE USING WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 81 YO WQALKING W/WALKER FELL STRUCK HEAD CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER, HIT HEAD, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SUS HEAD TRAUMA DUE TO FALL WHILE USING WALKER% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| PT GETTING UP AND USING CANE WHEN HAD FALL. HIT HEAD ON END TABLE. D: S MALL LACERATION, HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL, WHEEL CAME OFF OF WALKER DX; HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL FROM STANDING POSITION WHILE WALKING BACKWARDS WITH WALKER DX HEAD ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH HYDDROCEPHALUS, FELL WHILE USING WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WENT WALKING, LEFT WALKER TO LOOK AT SOMETHING, FELL HITTING HER HEAD SUSTAINED A LACERATION. DX-LACERATION TO OCCIPUT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes |
| PT GETTING OUT OF BED USING HIS CANE FOR SUPPORT AND IT BROKE IN HALF C AUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMBULATES WITH WALKER, TRIPPED&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD, NO LOC >>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI,RT KNEE CONTUSION.P.T WENT TO STEP UP WITH WALKER AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS AT A RESTAURANT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND PASSED OUT STRUCK HEAD ON THE FLOOR HEMATOMA TO SCALP BUT ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS USING CRUTCHES TO GO UP AND DOWN STAIRS AT SCHOOL WHEN FELL DOWN 6 STEPS HITTING BACK OF HEAD. HAD SPRAINED ANKLE PRIOR. D:CHI,NECK STR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 65 YOFCLOSED HEAD INJURY,FACIAL CONTUSION/ABRASION FELL WHILE USING WALKER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING OUTSIDE HOUSE WITHOUT CANE AND FELL. DX- CONCUSSION, SCALP LACE RATION # |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WAS IN A *** STORE, WALKING WITH WIFE, USING A WALKER,BOTH OF T HEM FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HIS HEAD. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER AND FELT DIZZY AND FELL AND HIT HEAD RESULTING IN A BRUISE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Medical equipment, general |
| SCALP LAC-WALKING W/ WALKER & GAIT BELT-FELL FORWARD ON FLOOR@ NH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 81YOF AT NURSING HOME HAD WHEEL OF WALKER GET CAUGHT,FELL STRIKING HEAD ON DRESSER;CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER; FELL TO FLOOR. SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A CANE, FELL ON THE FLOOR CAUSING A HEAD CONTUSION AND FACIAL LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Paper products |
| CHI. PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER WHEN SLIPPING ON A PAPER TOWEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SCALP LAC. PT FELL WITH WALKER WHEN LOSING BALANCE IN NURSING HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL WITH WALKER AND HIT HEAD ON DRESSER-HEMATOMA HEAD-TRANSFERRED T O ANOTHER HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Eyeglasses |
| 85YFC WALKING WITH WALKER REACHED FOR GLASSES AND FELL CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND HIT HEAD ON DRAWER PULL. DX: SCALP LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING W/ WALKER FELL AT LARKING CHASE NURSING HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE-TRIPPED ON WALKER-FELL-UNKNOWN LOC DURATION-@ H OME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT DAY CARE TODAY DX// HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS GETTING INTO THE CAR AT THE DRS OFFICE WHEN HER WALKER SLIPPED S HE FELL STRUCK HEAD ON THE CAR CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED ON CANE, FELL HIT HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL DX: CHI. ORBITAL BLOW OUT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER SOMEONE'S WALKER AT NH AND HIT HER HEAD ON FLOOR. DX. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Towel racks or bars |
| AMBULATES WITH WALKER, TRIPPED&FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST A TOWEL RACK> > SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ramps or landings |
| PT USING CANE FOR X8 MOS, WALKING UP A RAMP WHEN WIND BLEW PT BACKWARDS HIT BACK OF HEAD. NO LOC. DX: LAC TO HEAD, POSS.SKULL FX. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD INJURY FROM GETTING TANGLED WITH WALKER AND FALLING. DX- ACUTE FALL, ACUTE HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI,MULTIPLE ABRASIONS.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER AT NH, FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT BACK OF HE AD. DX. HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STATES HE WAS WALKING TO LUNCH, GETTING OUT OF CAR ON STREET, LEG GO OF WALKER, WHEN HE REACHED FOR IT, HE FELL BACKWARDS. DX. CONTS HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS TRANSFERRING FROM CAR TO WALKER AND FELL AT ADULT FAMILY HOME. DX: BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, L ELBOW ABR, R ELBOW AVULSION W/SKIN TEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ramps or landings |
| WALKING DOWN ON A RAMP WITH A WALKER, TRIPPED&FELL HITTING HEAD ON THE CURB, NO LOC>>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER, FELL HIT HEAD ON WALL. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI,CS,LEFT KNEE CONTUSIN.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FACE FA CE FIRST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 68 YO MALE FELL AGAIN TODAY WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER ANDHIT HEAD ON FLOOR - CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE AMBULATING W/WALKER AND HIT HEAD AT NH. DX. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 67 YO MALE TRIPPED WHILE USING ROLLING WALKER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FOUND ON FLOOR OF NURSING HOME. GOT UP FOR WALKER & THEN FELL DOWN. D:ACUTE THALAMIC HEMORRHAGE, FACE ABRASIONS. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CANE SLIPPED FELL HIT HEAD. DX HEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Automatic doors |
| PT WAS IN A REVOLVING DOOR WITH WALKER WHE PT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HE AD ON DOOR. DX; HEAD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS: FELL WALKING WITH WALKER, TO WOODEN FLOOR, PAIN BACK OF HEAD, SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Pet supplies |
| 80 YO WALKING W/WALKER HOLDING DOG'S LEASH PULLED DOWN BY DOG CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL W/WALKER OUTSIDE NURSING HOME. DX: R HOLOHEMISPHERIC SDH, T4 FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Laundry hampers |
| 80 YOF AMBULATING WITH WALKER FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON LAUNDRY HA MPER SUSTSAINING CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT AT THE HOSPITAL WALKING WITH A CANE AND THE CANE SLIPPED OUT FROM UN DER HIM AND FELL SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SCALP LAC, PT WAS STRUGGLING WITH WALKER AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEA D ON WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| LACERATION HEAD - 75 YO FEMALE REPORTS LOSING BALANCE AND FALLING ON HE R DECK - WAS USING A CANE AND CARRYING TRASH OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD INJURY FROM FALLING BACKWARDS WHILE USING A WALKER. DX-FALL, SCALP LACERATION 3 CM., CONTUSION BACK OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY BY FALLING WHILE USING A WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 76 YO FEMALE FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY TRIPPED & FELL USING HER WALKER, STRUCK HEAD ON EDGE OF BED FRAME. DX - CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO HEAD, FELL WHILE USING WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Escalators |
| 58 YOM TRIED TO USE ESCALATOR WHILE WALKING WITH CANE AND FELL CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER AND MISSED HER GRIP AND FELL HITTING HEAD AND LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| AT NURSING HOME FELL TO FLOOR LANDING ON WALKER DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER. DX- INTERCRANIAL HEMORRHAGE # |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 98 YO FEMALE FELL OVER HER WALKER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL & HIT WALKER-HIT HEAD,+VOMITING AFTER FALL, DX SCALP CONTUSION,CONTUSION TO R ARM , UTI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT 99 YEARS OLD WALKING WITH WALKER FELL AND HIT HEAD DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes |
| PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON WALKER AND BED. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP LAC 1 CM, R HIP CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WENT TO STAND UP WITH WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRUCK HEAD S USTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRYING TO USE WALKER AT HOME FELL AND HIT HEAD DX// HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 87YOF FELL WHILE USING WALKER ON WAY TO BATHROOM; HEMATOMA HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Exercise |
| OUT ON HIS DAILY WALK, AMBULATING WITH WALKER WHICH GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN LEGS&FELL FOREWARDS HITTING HEAD, NO LOC>>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| PT CAUGHT WALKER ON LEG OF CHAIR AND FELL AT NURSING HOME. DX: BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, R AURICULAR HEMATOMA, R FACIAL HEMATOMA/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 94 YO F HEAD INJURY WITH HEMATOMA LOST BALANCE WHILE USING WALKER AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 73 YO FEMALE FELL TO THE GROUND WHILE USING CANE CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WALKING WITH A CANE IN HIS BATHROOM AND SLIPPED AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON THE FLOOR SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND SUBDURAL HMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS WITH WALKER WHILE GOING OVER CURB DX: CHI - MINOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING WALKER, FELL OFF CURB DX: WRIST FX, BHT, KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 46 YO F CLOSED HEAD INJURY FELL HIT HEAD ON WALKER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SENT IN FROM ECF FOR EVALUATION STATUS POST TRYING TO GET HOLD OF THE W ALKER GETTING OUT OF THE BATHROOM&FELL HITTING OCCIPIT ON WALKER>>CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL HIT HEAD ON WALKER CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CANE CAME OUT FROM UNDER HER, FELL BACKWARD AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF CABINET. DX-CONTUSION HEAD AND CHEST WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND WAS PUSHED BY FRIEND, LANDING BACKWARDS DX; HEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs |
| 58 YO MALE WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON WHEELCHAIR AND THEN FLOOR - CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Furniture |
| HEAD INJURY-FELL W/ WALKER-HIT HEAD ON FURNITURE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets |
| WAS TRANSFERING FROM WALKER TO TOILET AND FELL HIT HEAD ON FLOOR C/O H IP AND HEAD PAIN DX- CONT TO HEAD AND HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAD A MECHANICAL FALL VS SYNCOPE AT HOME TODAY WHILE REACHING FOR CANE SUSTAINING A HEAD INJ. DX - HEAD INJ, RT EYEBROW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL OVER WALKER IN BATHROOM IN NURSING HOME HIT HEAD ON THE FLOOR DX// HEAD INJURY RIGHT SDH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD CT-SLIPPED W/ CANE-FELL BACKWARDS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL HIT HEAD ON FLOOR HAS BUMP TO FOREHEA D DX- CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMBULATES WITH A WALKER, HIT A BUMP&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING BACK OF HEAD >>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT ON WAY HOME WALKING QUICKLY WITH WALKER WHEN TRIPPED, LOST BALALNCE AND FELL ONTO FACE. CONFUSED. D:SMALL SUDURAL HEM., CONCUSSION, LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AND SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS STRUCK HEAD SUS TAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT REACHED FOR WALKER AND FELL. DX: HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH LAC TO HEAD IN FALL WHILE USING WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS USING WALKER & LOST BALANCE & FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON CONCRETE AT GROUP HOME DX: CONTUSION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| LAC TO HEAD, WALKING WITH WALKER WHILE PUSHING A CART, TRIPPED UP W/ WALKER AND FELL, STRIKING HEAD ON WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE SCALP BY FALLING WHILE USING A WALKER A T THE NURSING HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STS GETTING OUT OF CHAIR W/ WALKER,FELL TO FLOOR,HIT HEAD ON TILE NLOC, DX CONCUSSION - MILD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FACIAL & HEAD TRAUMA/72YOF PER STAFF AT *** HOME, PT FELL LAST NIGHT WI TH WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CANE SLIPPED WHILE AMBULATING TO BATHROOM AND FELL AND HIT HEAD RESULTI NG IN SUDBURAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT DX LACERATION TO SCALP - S/P STRUCK W/A CANE ON TOP OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 72 YO TRIPPED W/WALKER STRUCK HEAD LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER, HIT HEAD ON PORCH DX: CHI. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Benches |
| PT LOST BALANCE ON CRUTCHES AND HIT METAL BENCH. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING W/WALKER, HIT A PIECE OF BROKEN CONCRETE WHILE OUT SHOPPING, FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD ON PAVEMENT. DX. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT USING A WHEELED WALKER IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE HOSPITAL AND IT SNA GGED ON SOMETHING AND SHE FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS IN WALKER TODAY AT TOP OF STAIRWAY, HE FELL SUSTAINING A MINORSC ALP CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 66YOM AT HOME FELL WHEN WALKER SLIPPED IN THE BATHROOM,LANDED ON LEFT SIDE;HEAD / BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS AT A NURSING HOME USING A WALKER, FELL HITTING THE WALL CAUSING A LACERATION TO SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED WITH HER WALKER, FELL, STRUCK HEAD. DX-LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| HAD HER GRIP ON HER WALKER TRYING TO CARRY SOMETHING, FELL ON THE FLOOR. DX-CONCUSSION, CONTUSION HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STEPPED DOWN FROM A CURB WITH CANE AND LOST BALANCE DX: BLUNT HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| USING HER WALKER AND FELL BUMPING HEAD RESULTING IN CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Not recorded | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| CHI,SCALP LAC.PT WAS USING WALKER THAT HAS WHEELS AND WHEEL CAUGHT ON E DGE OF A DOOR AND FLIPPED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| SCALP LAC.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL INTO A WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables |
| PT USING WALKER IT FELL PT FELL HIT HEAD ON TABLE STRAIN LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL STRUCK HEAD W ITH CONFUSION CLOSED HEAD INJURY ADMITTED FOR SEPSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 88 YO M CLOSED HEAD INJURY FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT NURSING HOME LOST BALANCE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED USING WALKER AND FELL. DX: AMS, NASAL FX, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FACIAL/SHOULDER CONT, FOREH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED&FELL @ HOME HITTING HEAD AGAINST THE WALKER >>SCALP LAC/CLOSED HEAD INJUREY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BROUGHT IN BY EMS FROM ECF FOR EVALUATION OF ALTERED MENTAL STATUS POST MECHANICAL FALL STRIKING HEAD WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER>>SDH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| 85YOF WAS HOME TRIPPED ON CARPET/FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER,HIT HEAD;HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| DOORBELL RANG, TRIED TO GET TO THE DOOR QUICKLY, A WHEEL IN HIS WALKER, GOT TWISTED&FELL HITTING HEAD>> CLOSED HEAD INJURE//HEMATOMA/SHIN TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: R SDH, SAH. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WALKING W/WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX: SCALP CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AND FELL STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERA TION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT WALKS WITH A CANE, HAS POOR EQUILIBRIUM, LOST HIS BALANCE STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND. DX-CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING WITH HIS WALKER IN THE DARK AT HOME LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HIT WITH A CANE TO HEAD, NO DETAILS, LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI-FELL W/ WALKER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI. PT FELL HITTING HEAD WHEN TRIPPING WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD INJURY FROM FALL OFF OF WALKER WITH SEAT, ROLLED OFF OF CURB AND FLIPPED HER ON THE GROUND. DX-ACUTE HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| AT BAR WALKING W/ CANE,SLIPPED-FELL ON WET FLOOR,NLOC,+ETOH, DX SYNCOPE COLLAPSE,ETOH ABUSE-INTOX,SCALP LAC,CLOSED HEAD INJURY,THROMBOCYTOPENIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER IN SUPERMARKET. DX. HEAD INJURY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| YESTERDAY WHILE LEAVING HER BATHROOM WITH HER WALKER,SHE FELL HEAD CON TUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 102 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL WHILE USING WALKER HIT FLOOR AND SUSTAINED A CONCUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SCALP LAC-LOST BALANCE W/ WALKER & FELL BACKWARDS-@ GROUP HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME AND TRIPPED STRIKING H EAD ON THE DOOR SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| PT USING WALKER AT PARK WHEN CAME TO A STEP, TRIPPED AND FELL FOWRWARD. D:LACERATIONS, THUMB FX, CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI. PT FELL HITTING HEAD WHEN WALKING WITH CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs |
| PT WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR REACHING FORWARD TO GRAB HER WALKER AND FELL OUT OF THEW WHEELCHAIR STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| 82 YOF WALKING WITH WALKER AT NURSING HOME TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST WAL L HITTING HEAD SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT USING HER WALKER AND FELL IN THE BATHROOM STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| STATUS POST MECHANICAL FALL WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER, FELL HITTING HEAD, NO LOC>> SUBARACHONOID HEAMORRHAGE/SCALPLAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND HID DRESSER. DX- SUPERFICIAL SCALP INJURY # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FACIAL CONT, NASAL FX, CONSTIPATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI. PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A CANE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD CT-SLIPPED-FELL W/ WALKER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL @ ECF WHIEM AMBULATING WITH THE WALKER ON THE WAY TO THE BATHROOM, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD, NO LOC >> CHI/SCALP LAC/UTI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 53 YO MALE FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| 72 YO WALKING W/WALKER LEG OF WALKER GOT CAUGHT IN RUG CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HISTORY OF DEMENTIA, TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER&FELL HITTING HEAD,?MECH, B LOOD NOTICED IN DIAPER, >> BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA/HEAMTURIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT AT THE NURSING HOME GOT UP TO REACH FOR HER WALKER AND GOT LIGHTHEAD ED AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON THE FLOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER & FELL ON FLOOR AT NURSING HOME DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD / RULE OUT TIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SCALP CONT. PT WAS WALKING IN DRIVEWAY WITH HER WALKER AND FELL HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PATIENT HAD A MECHANICAL SLIP AND FALL 2 DAYS AGO WHILE USING HER WAL- KER, SHE HIT A TREE, HAD BRUISING & UPPER BACK PAIN. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER & TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON FLOOR AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CONTUS HEAD, FELL IN GARAGE @ HOME, USES A WAKER TO GET AROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS USING HIS WALKER TO GO TO BATHROOM, SLIPPED & FELL INJURING HIS LT HAND & HITTING HIS HEAD. DX - SKULL FRACTURE, HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT STATES WAS USING HER WALKER GOING BACK TO HER ROOM AND FELL AT NH. DX. HEAD INJURY, R FA WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WHILE USING WALKER PT FELL,NLOC SMALL HEMATOMA TO SCALP , DX CHF, GLF, HYPOXIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| NURSING HOME PT USING WALKER TRIPPED FELL ON FLOOR CAUSED LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Counters or countertops |
| 88YO M CONSUSSION, CERVICAL STRAIN TRIPPED ON WALKER HIT HEAD ON THE COUNTER* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Counters or countertops |
| WAS STANDING WITH WALKER AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON COU NTER IN KITCHEN HAS LAC TO BACK OF HEAD AND CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wire |
| PT SLIPPED ON WIRE IN BATHROOM WHILE USING WALKER, HIT HEAD, DX HEAD IN JURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ATTEMPTED TO GRAB WALKER, MISSED & FELL FORWARD DX: BHT, CHEST CONTUSI ON, BACK PAIN,UTI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL AT N/H HAS PAIN TO HEAD AND TAILBONE DX- HEAD CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHILE BACKING UP WITH WALKER DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| ALZHEIMERS WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER AND FELL HIT BACK OF HEAD AT N/H DX- CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER AT LOCAL RESTAURANT CHI LT WRIST SPRAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS WITH WALKER, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONTUSIONS TO HEAD, ABDOMEN,BOTH FEET, BOTH HANDS, AND RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI. PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET WALKER AND FELL HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING FOR 30 MIN. WITH CANE WHEN FELT DIZZY & WEAK. SAT DOWN AND F ELL BACKWARDS ONTO CEMENT HITTING HEAD. D:CHI, NON-DISPLACED SKULL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SCALP LAC, PT FELL WHEN TRYING TO GET WALKER INTO BATHROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HEAD CONT. PT FELL WITH WALKER HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL HITTING HEAD WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER&HER AID WITH HER, NOW CO NFUSED, NO NAUSEA OR VOMITING >> SUBDURAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Nonelectric blankets |
| WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL OVER BLANKET ONTO FACE RESULTI NG IN SUBDURAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Furniture |
| WALKING WITH WALKER & FELL AGAINST FURNITURE DX CHI |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| FALL WITH HEAD INJ:WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL ONTO WOOD FLOOR, HIT HEAD ON WOOD CABINET, 3 CM LACERATION BACK OF HEAD, SPEECH SLURRED |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WITH WALKER DX: HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING WITH A CANE, HAD MECHANICAL FALL, HITTING HEAD, +AMNESTIC >> CHI/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND FELL WHILE USING A WALKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL TRYING TO GET WALKER OPEN. DX: ICH. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI. PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 78 YO F HEAD INJURY WITH HEMATOMA CERVICAL STRAIN WALKING WITH WALKER ON PAVEMENT AT NURSING HOME LOST BALANCE AND FELL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FALL: GOING TO B.R. WITH WALKER, TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR, HIT LT SIDE OF HEAD AND HER SHOULDERS, HEAD CT NEGATIVE FOR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL AND FACE HIT FLOOR -LOC EPITAXIS DX- HEA D TRAUMA EPISTAXIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMBULATING WITH WALKER TO THE BATHROOM, LOST BALANCE&FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD >>LAC/CHI/SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT HAD FALL AT HOME IN KITCHEN WHILE USING WALKERDX:CHI, MULTIPLE CONTU SION AND AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| R MASTOID ABRASION: WALKING WITH WALKER IN LIVING ROOM, TRIPPED, FELL ONTO CARPET, COULDN'T GET UP, ABRASION R MASTOID |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Footwear |
| PT FROM NH, WALKING W/WALKER TO RESTROOM AND SLIPPED W/SHOE. DX. LAC H EAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| BASE LINE WALKER USER, GOT STUCK, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD TRYING TO DISLODGE HER WALKER>> HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL WALKING W/CANE AND HIT CARPETED FLOOR AT ASSISTED LIVING. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH HER DAUGHTER WITH A WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AND FEL L TO THE FLOOR STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/03/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT GOT A WALKER WHEEL STUCK AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR, CONTUSIONS TO BACK OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/29/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE USING WALKER @ NURSING HOME DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMB C A WALKER, ?T'D&F HITTING FH >> CHI/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Furniture |
| PT FELL WHILE USING A WALKER AND STRUCK HEAD ON A PIECE OF FURNITURE SU STAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| ACUTE SUBDURAL HEMATOMA-WAS WALKNG WITH HIS WALKER AND PASSED OUT, FALL ING AND STRIKING HEAD ON FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs |
| WAS MOVING FROM HER WALKER TO A CHAIR WHEN SHE FELL HAS LAC TO SCALP, HEAD TRAUMA AND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL OVER CURB WITH WALKER,HIT FACE DX SCALP LACERATION,LIVER DISEASE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CANE FELL HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH CHI, FELL WHILE USING WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs |
| PT WAS AT HOME GETTING OUR OF A WHEEL CHAIR USING CRUTCHES, FELL CAUSING AN ACUTE HEADACHE STATUS POST FALL.. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI. PT FELL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GET TO WALKER AT HOME AND HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes |
| FELL WITH WALKER ON WAY BACK TO BED AND HIT HEAD RESULTING IN CLOSED H EAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL AFTER WALKER CAUGHT ON DRIVEWAY,C/O L HIP & L KNEE PAIN FOREHEAD PAIN,NLOC,DX KNEE CONTUSION,CLOSED HEAD INJURY,HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SCALP CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL. WALKING WITH WALKER/SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT AT HOME SPINAL BIFIDA PT FELL ON CRUTCHES HITTING HEAD ON WALL/ DX 1IN LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| PT ATTEMPTNG TO AMBULATE USING WALKER WHEN WALKER CAUGHT ON CARPET & PT FELL. ?LOC. D: CERVICAL/THORACIC STRAIN, CONTUSION, CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT'S WALKER GOT CAUGHT ON A CHAIR & SHE WENT FORWARD HITTING HER HEAD ON EITHER THE FAN OR THE FLR. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, FACIAL CONTU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT LOST BALANCE WHILE WALKING W/CANE AT STORE. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, PROB CONCUSSION, SMALL FACIAL LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AND FELL STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 57 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR STRIKING HEAD CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets |
| 81 YO F SCALP CONTUSION TRIPPED WITH WALKER ON EDGE OF CARPET FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 82 YOF FELL WITH WALKER HITTING HEAD SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ramps or landings |
| CONTUS HEAD, MIS STEPPED OFF RAMP WITH WALKER AND HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THE FLOOR CONFUSED AND WEAKNESS ADMITTED FOR POSSIBLE CVA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| CHI,FACIAL CONTUSION.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND WAS USING A WALKE R AND TRIPPED OVER WHEEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WENT TO SIT DOWN ON CHAIR WALKER, STRAP BROKE & PT FELL BACKWARDS ONTO CEMENT PILLAR HITTING HEAD. DX - SCALP CONTUSION/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2008 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| T'D&F WHILE AMB C WALKER HITTING HEAD >> CHI/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AND FELL STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A CONTUSI ON TO CHEST AND CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WHILE ATT TO SIT ON HER WALKER HITTING HEAD ONTO GROUND >> CHI/HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT C/O SITTING ON WALKER AND FALLING BACKWARDS. DX CONT HEAD BACK STRAI N NECK THORACIC ACUTE SINSUSITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 84YOM GOT TANKLED UP IN WALKER,FELL HITTTING HEAD; HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WALKING TRIPPED OVER HER CANE STRIKING HEAD ON THE CONCRETE SURFACE SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED AT HOME WHILE WALKING W/WALKER, FELL FACE DOWN ON FLOOR, L B ACK HIT DOOR FACING. DX. CONT FACE, MILD HEAD INJ., MULT SKIN TEARS L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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