Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,244
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	160
16-25 years old:	51
26-50 years old:	237
50+ years old:	2,795

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
PT AT HOME FELL WHILE USING A WHEELER WALKER FALLINF INTO BED AND WALL/ DX 14CM DEEP LAC L LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
44 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR INJURED LEG LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
67YO WHITE FEMALE USING WALKER-FELL AGAINST IT,R SHIN ABRASION, DX CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE,HYPONATREMIA,WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT BANGED LOWER LEG AGAINST HER WALKER A FEW DAYS AGO AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION THAT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER AND GRANDSON HIT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE. DX; LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
C/O LOWER LEG/SHIN BLEEDING S/P WALKER FELL HTTING TIBIA AREA >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
59 Y/O HAD SYNCOPE EPISODE, FELL WALKING WITH WALKER, VISITING SICK MOM IN *** HOUSE, WAS USING A WALKER. DX-CONTUSION LOWER LEG, RIBS, HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2008	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT GOT UP DURING NIGHT AND HIT LEG ON WALKER. DX: L LOWER LEG LAC 6 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL TO THE FLOOR UNA BLE TO GET UP FRACTURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
PT TRANSITIONING FROM BED TO WALKER WHEN HAD MECHANICAL FALL ONTO HIP. NOW WITH TIB-FIB/HIP PAIN. D:LOWER EXTREMITY PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
93YMC WALKER BUMPED LOWER LEG ONE WEEK AGO NOW LEG IS RED CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL ON KNEES A FEW TIMES WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME, LEG PAI N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BUMPED LEG ON WALKER CONTUSION OF LEG AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED/FELL 4 DAYS AGO "0N MY WALKER", BRUISE LT SIDE OF BODY. CONTUS ION LT LOWER LEG/ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER & TRIPPED & FELL ONTO LEG AT HOME DX: CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2008	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
C/O LEG PAIN S/P SLIPPED&FELL ONTO THE FLOOR WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALK ER>> LEG PAIN S/P FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL W/CRUTCHES. DX: R DISTAL FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH CONTUSED RIBS STATUS POST FALL AT HOME - WAS USING WALKER AT THE TIME SHE FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH FRACTURED LEG, FELL WHILE USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
R FIB FX/91YOF AT HOME LOST BALANCE WHILE USING WALKER AND WALKER HIT H ER IN R ANKLE/LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL AGAINST HER WALKER AT HOME HAS LAC TO (R) LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX SM AVULSION FX DISTAL FIBULA: PT REPORTS INVERT'G ANK FRI, W HIS KNEE GAVE OUT. INC PAIN W AMB, PT WALKS W CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL REINJURING HER LEG. DX STABLE FRACTURE DISTAL TIBIA ON L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SLIPPED ON WALKER, LAC LLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WAS AMBULATING WITH WALKER TO THE LIVING ROOM STUMBLED&FELL, WAS ON GRO UND FOR 1.5HR UNTIL GOT HELP, C/O LEFT LEG HEAVINESS/NUMBNESS S/P FALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT W/CP & WALKS USING A WALKER, MOM STATES FALLS APPROX 20X A DAY, C/OL OWER LEG PAIN X2-3 DAYS; FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT FIB FX. PT TRIPPED OVER CANE INJURING LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER. DX- FRACTURE R TIBIA AND FIBULA #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT BUMPED LEG ON WALKER DX: LOW LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME TRIPPED AND FELL ON FLOOR DX/ LEFT TIB FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT LOWER LEG SKIN TEAR.PT HAD A WALKER FALL ON LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HIT LEG ON THE METAL PART OF HER WALKER ABRASION RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
78 YO MALE FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER CELLULITIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HIT SELF WITH HER METAL CANE AT HOME TODAY DX/ LEFT LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USING A CANE TO SCRATCH A LEG ITCH ON LOWER LEG PUSHED A LITTLE TOO HARD AND CAUSED A LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TIB/ FIB FX-FELL W/ WALKER-@ NH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/28/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATING OUT OF THE HOUSE USING WALKER/CANE, TRIPPED&FELL SCRAPING LO WER LEG>>CONTS/ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL USING CRUTCHES, CAUSING PAIN TO OLD INJ DX: TIB/FIB AND ANKLE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH LAC TO LEG WHILE USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A CANE AND TRIPPED OVER AN OBJECT SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS USING CRUTCHES AND FELL, HURT LEG. D: FX LEFT PROXIMAL TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/14/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL YESTERDAY USING CRUTCHES, R LEG PAIN D: RE-FX TIB FIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX L DISTAL FIBULAR FX S/P FALL: REPORTS SHARP SHOOT'G PAIN FROM L ANK RAD UP LEG S/P FALL X 15MIN AGO W WALK W CRUCTHES. FX'D LEG 8 JUL REINJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX-LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT RAN INTO COUCH WITH WALKER DX:LT LOW LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
10 YO FEMALE HAD LEG SURGERY TODAY, WENT HOME AND SLIPPED ON CRUTCHES AND FELL TO FLOOR IN BATHROOM - LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HIT LEG AGAINST HER HUSBAND'S WALKER LAST NITE; BLED A LOT;NO FALL;N O BLEEDING NOW. DX: 6 1/2" LEFT LEG SHIN TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
67 YO MALE FELL WHILE WALKING WITH QUAD CANE FRACTURE TIB FIB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/17/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEG STR. PT TRIPPED WHEN TRYING TO WALK WITH CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT TIB/FIB FX.PT TRIPPED OVER MOTHERS WALKER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
84 YO FEMALE FELL WHILE WALKING ON WALKER LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/09/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN FELL USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT LOWER LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN FALLING OVER CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
91YOF WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER STUMBLED CATCHING RIGHT TOE,FELL; BOTH LOWER LEGS INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS AT A NURSING HOME USING A WALKER, FELL HITTING THE FLOOR CAUSING A CONTUSION TO LT LWR AND UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH LEG LAC FROM HER WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS USING HER WALKER INJURED HER KNEE AND JUST BELOW IT, C/O LEFT LOWER LEG PAIN. DX-LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
85 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 83 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT L OWER LEG - CUT SELF ON OWN WALKING CANE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
L TIB;FIB FX/81YOF AT HOME, WHILE USING WALKER, AT 9AM ATTEMPTED TO OPE N BATHROOM DOOR AND FELL AND INJURED L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: LT LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT FIBULA FX.PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
USING CRUTCHES FOR PREVIOSUS LEG INJ, TRIPPED&FELL LANDING ONTO FLOOR, >> LEG RE-ENJERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH FRACTURED LEG WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT C/O RT LEG PAIN, IS PARTIALLY PARALYZED ON LT SIDE, USES A CANE, USES MAINLY HER RT LEG FOR MOVEMENT. DX-RIGHT LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CUT LEG ON WALKER AT CHURCH. DX LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TIBIA FX-FELL W/ WALKER-IN THE STREET
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
POST LEG SURGERY X4 DAYS SUST INJ TO SAME LEG WHILE IN BATHROOM EARLY A M CRUTCHES SLIPPED CAUSING HER 2FALL ON LEG D L LEG TRAUMA SP SURGERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
79 YO M ABASION TO SHIN CUT ON WALKER WHILE IN HIS GARAGE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2008	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
PT GOT WALKER CAUGHT ON DOOR FRAME FELL SUST CONT TO LEG#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USING HIS WALKER AND FELL TO THE GROUND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO BO TH LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HIT LEG WITH A WALKER WHILE AMBULATING AT ADULT DAY CARE. DX. LOWER LEG LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL IN THE CLOSET AT HOME AND A WALKER HIT LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH FRACTURED LEG IN FALL WHILE WALKING WITH A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 99 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LIVES @ HOME, AMBULATE WITH WALKER, TRIPPED&FELL, MECHANICAL FALL, BROU GHT IN BY EMS FOR EVALUATION, C/O RLE PAIN >> LEG PAIN S/P FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING BACKWARDS W/WALKER TODAY. DX: R TIBIAL SPINE/KNEE FX, L HIP CONT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/07/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT LEG CONT. PT TRIPPED OVER UNCLE'S CANE INJURING LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT LIVES IN CONVALESCENT FACILITY, WAS USING HER WALKER, IT BROKE, SHE FELL STRIKING HER LEG ON GROUND. DX-SKIN AVULSION TO RT LWR LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USING A WALKER AT HOME AND FELL STRIKING LOWER LEG AGAINST THE WALKE R LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL. DX-FRACTUREE RIGHT DISTAL FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/09/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT DX FX OF RT DISTAL FIBULA - S/P PT TRIPPED OVER CANE AND TWISTED RT ANKLE APPROXIMATELY 14 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
P HAS A BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION IN DECEMBER WHILE WALKING WITH HIS WA LKER TODAY HE FELL AND SLAMMED HIS STUMP OPENING UP SITE WOUND DEHISSEN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FIBULA FX-FELL W/A CANE-@ A MALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/11/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT RECEIVED LACERATION TO LOWER LEG WHEN TOOK DIRECT BLOW FROM WALKER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LOWER LEG CT-HIT LEG W/ CRUTCHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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