Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Ankle

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,685
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Date: 12/26/2002	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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
72 YO F WALKING W/WALKER FELL INJURY TO ANKLE FX ANKLE LATERAL MALLEOLUS CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
90 YO F FELL LAST PM, TRIPPED VOER WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX ANKLE SPR AIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
FELL OPENING DOOR WHILE USING WALKER DX. ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
LEFT ANKLE SPR. PT INJURED ANKLE WHEN HER WALKER GOT CAUGHT IN CARPET A ND INVERTED IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
80 YOWF WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL INTO A DO OR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ANKLE SPRAIN - 55 YOF WALKING USING A WALKER AND FELL TWISTING LEFT ANK LE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT ANKLE FRACTURE.PT WAS USING WALKER IN THE BATHROOM AND WENT TO TURN AROUND AND FELL AND INJURED ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME AND FELL - FRACTURE RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
DX:ANKLE PAIN. GOT UP WITH HIS CRUTCHES AND FELL ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL USING A WALKER; LT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL YEST.L LEG PAIN.THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING FALLS & TRIPPING W/ HIS WALKER.DX FX L ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH A WALKER; ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH WALKER AT NURSING HOME, SLIPPED AND FELL, STRAINED RT A NKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/11/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds
WALKER SLIPPED GETTING OUT OF BED, FELL AND HURT L ANKLE. DX. FX L TRI MALLEOLAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
75 YOF USING CANE TO GET DOWN STEPS FELL FX ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL YESTERDAY W/ WALKER. ACUTE LT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER 4 HRS PTA-DX-MINOR BILATERAL ANKLE INJURIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2002	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
RT ANKLE SPRAIN-TRIPPED WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER STRIKING RT ANKLE ON THE FLOOR. C/O MILD PAIN AND DECREASED ROM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ANKLE FX- SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs
PT WAS TRANSFERRING FROM WALKER TO WHEELCHAIR AND FELL. DX: L TRIMALLEOLAR FX, HTN, CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, DIABETES.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
52 YOF AMBULATES WITH A WALKER AT HOME; SHE STUMBLED AND FELL TO FLOOR TWISTING LEFT ANKLE. FRACTURE, LEFT ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/31/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WITH WALKER/ SPRAIN LT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
STATES R FOOT/ANKLE TWISTED BENEATH HER WHILE AMBULATING W/WALKER. DX. SPRAIN R ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Other fireplaces
FELL USING WALKER, ANSWERED FRONT DOOR, FELL ON FLOOR, HIT FIREPLACE DX: FRACTURE RT. ANKLE, BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/20/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKS WITH A WALKER AND FELL IN THE BATHROOM, RESULTING IN A ANKLE F X
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
66YOF-FRACTURE RIGHT ANKLE-FELL AT HOME-TRIPPED WHILE REACHING FORWALKE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE AND TRIPPED AND FELLDX: SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LOST BALANCE WHILE WALKING WITH A CANEDX: ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HAD SURGERY ON LEFT FOOT WAS WALKING WITH CRUTCHES WHEN SHE FELL STR AINED LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
WALKING WITH WALKER, REACHED FOR CHAIR AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE FRACTURE LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LT ANKLE PAIN. WALKING W/ WALKER WHEN LT ANKLE INVERTED. DX; LT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
71 YOF TRIPPED OVER WALKER FX ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STATES WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER AND TWISTED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FROM HOMELESS SHELTER - WALKING W/USING CANE R FOOT TURNED. DX. FX L A NKLE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
71YOF-FRACTURE RIGHT ANKLE-USING WALKER-TRIPPED TWISTED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/07/2002	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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
C/O LEFT ANKLE BRUISING AND SWELLING. FELL WITH WALKER ON 01-04-02 DX: LEFT LATERAL ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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