Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 26-50 years old - Year 2010 - Lower Trunk

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Date: 12/27/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT HIP FX.39YOF RESIDES IN ECF AND FELL OVER WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
38 Y/O FEMALE FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES FROM AN INJ OBTAINED ONE WEEK PRIOR. DX: RIGHT HIP SUBCAPITAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/19/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX SPRAIN BACK/VIRAL SYNDROME: HAD FOOT SURG ON 29 OCT. USING CRUTCHES SINCE. ON WEDS PT SLIP'D & FELL ON PAVEMENT; LBP SINCE HER FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
31 YOF-WAS GETTING INTO A VEHICLE TODAY & DEVELOPED SUDDEN ONSET OF LBP -UNABLE TO BEAR WT ON LEG-USING CRUTCHES-NS IF FELL? DX ACUTE LBP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
44 YO F, C/O LOWER BACK PAIN, WAS DIZZY AFTER GETTING UP FROM WALKER CH AIR AND FELL, DX VERTIGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
47YOM TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: BUTTOCK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
38 YOM WAS STEPPING UP ONTO CURB W/WALKER AND PUT PRESSURE ON LEG. PRIOR FX REPAIR 9/30. DX: L FEMORAL NECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 46 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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
46YOF LEAVING HOSPITAL WITH CRUTCHES AND THE CRUTCHES SLIPPED IN THE PARKING LOT FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS COCCYX FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Freezers
47YO MALE WALKING WITH CANE SLIPPED & WRENCHED BACK WHEN TWISTING TO PREVENT FALL GRABBED ONTO A FREEZER,DX LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
44YOM-HIP PAIN-FELL W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ramps or landings
35 YO M TRYING TO AMBULATE UP RAMP WITH CRUTCHES AT HOME, FELL HURT HIP . DX HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
49YOM-HIP STRAIN-FELL WHILE WALKING W/A WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
39YO BLACK FEMALE AT *** SLIPPED USING WALKER, FELL TO BUTT, C/O L HIP PAIN, DX R PUBIC RAMI FRACTURE, NONDISPLACED 2ND TO FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
42 YOF CAUGHT CANE ON STEP AND FELL. DX: LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Furniture
27YOM S/P ANKLE SURGERY WALKING WITH CRUTCHES SLIPPED HIT LOWER BACK ON A PIECE OF FURNITURE - LOWER LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2010	Age: 26 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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING OUTDOORS WHILE USING CRUTCHES, SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING LEF T HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT HIP AND KNEE SPRAIN.50YOF WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIPPED AND I NJURED HIP AND KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
27 YOF LUMBAR STRAIN, PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH HER WALKER AT HOME AND LANDED ON FLOOR, RECENT REPAIR FOR FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
48YOF WALKING WITH A CANE SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINED HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
39YOM TRIPPED OVER A CANE & AGGRAVATED PAIN IN LOWER BACK - BEEN DRINKI NG - LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
48YOM FELL OVER HIS WALKER AND LANDED ONTO BUTTOCKS CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
40 YO F, C/O LOWER BACK, RIGHT ELBOW AND BUTTOCK PAIN AFTER FALLING FRO M WALKER YESTERDAY, DX MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
49 YO F AMB WITH WALKER, FELL LANDED ON HIP. DX HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
43YOF WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL TO THE FLOOR CONTUSION TO LEFT HI P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
49YOF TRIPPED AND FELL WHEN O2 TUBE GOT CAUGHT AROUND WALKER. FELL HIT BACK ON WALL. C/O NECK , BACK , AND HIP PAIN DX: ABD CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
44 YOM SLIPPED W/CRUTCHES ON WET FLOOR. DX: L HIP STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
35 Y/O/F FELL OUT OF CHAIR WALKER IN THE STREET AND INJURED LOWER BACK DX/ LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Escalators
42 Y FEMALE FELL CARRYING WALKER ON ESCALATOR C/O HIP/THIGH PAIN DX; HIP ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
WALKING ON CRUTCHES IN**. FELL AND HIT BACK ON CHAIR. LOW BACK P AIN. 43 YOF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
30 Y/O F FELL W/ WALKER HIP CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
49 YOF INJURED LOW BACK AND ELBOW FROM USING WALKER, LEG WENT OUT FROM UNDER HER, FALL. DX-ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN, ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2010	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
36YOM, C/O HIP PAIN SINCE FELL WHILE AMBULATING WITH CRUTCHES&ALSO C/O CHEST PAIN>>HIP CONTS/CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/19/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
A 33 YOM WAS USING CRUTCHES AND FELL AND HIT LOWER BACK ON STEPS. DX: RIGHT LOW BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Balls
40YOM IN JAIL USING CRUTCHES BALL WAS THROWN HIT CRUTCH HE FELL AGAINST WALL INJURING LOWER BACK ..STRAIN TO LOW BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
48YOM STS WALKS WITH A CANE, GOT UP TO GO TO BATHROOM AND LEG GAVE OUT DX: LOW BACK PAIN , SEVERE CENTRAL CANAL STENOSIS
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/30/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
41YOM FELL TO FLOOR WHILE USING WALKER DX: CONTUSION TO HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
29 YOM FELL WHILE WALKING W/CRUTCHES. DX: R HIP CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
49 YOF TWISTED HIP WHILE WALKING W/WALKER AT ADULT FAMILY HOME. DX: ACUTE ON CHRONIC R HIP FX.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/26/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
47YOM TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LOWE R BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
47YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER A MECHANICAL FALL INJURING WHILE USING HIS CA NE INJURING HIS LOWER BACK- LOWER TRUNK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE USING CANE TO WALK CONTUSION RT HIP * 47 Y/O W/M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
28YOF, H/O MR, USES WALKER @ BASELINE, 2D AGO, SLIPPED&FELL&NOW WITH LB P>>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
48YOM, HOMELESS, H/O CHRONIC LBP, AMBULATES WITH WALKER, SLIPPED ON ICE NOW WITH EXCEBATED>>LBP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LUMBAR STR. 41 YOF FELL WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
49 YR OLD FEMALE GETTING OUT OF CAR ON STREET WHILE LEG GOT CAUGHT ON CANE AND PT TWISTED HIP DX: FRACTURED RIGH TILIAC WING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
35 YOF BENT TO GET WALKER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LUMBAR STR, 45 YOM WAS WALKING WITH CANE AND SLIPPED ON ICE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
A 50 YOM FELL BACK WITH WALKER ON HIS SIDE, FX HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/09/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
49YOF SPR HIP- FELL WALKER, HIT CABINET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX BACKACHE: 34YOWM SLIPD F CRUTCHES MID TO LOWER BACK SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
29YO WHITE MALE AT HOME FELL USING WALKER FEW DAYS AGO, C/O LOW BACK PX R FOOT TINGLE, DX CHRONIC BACK PAIN, BULGING DISC DJD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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