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

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Date: 12/29/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL CUT EYE ON WALKER SUPRAORBITAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/23/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
MULT CONT; RIGHT EYE HEMATOMA. PT FELL WHEN USING A WALKER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2002	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FOREHEAD LACERATION-PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME.HAS 3CM LACERATION ON FOREHEAD.ALSO HAS BILATERAL SKIN TEARS TO FOREARMS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Other glass doors
PT USING WALKER, LOST BALANCE AND HIT GLASS DOOR; FX NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
72 Y F FELL AT HOME WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER. DX: CONTUSIONS TO FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 94 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH CANE AND FELL - STATUS POST FALL - FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2002	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: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FOREHEAD CONTUSION; 2.5 CM LACERATION FIRST DIGIT RIGHT HAND, FELL OVER WALKER AT THE LONG TERM CARE UNIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables
PT WALKING WITH A NEW WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME WHEN HE FELL STRIKING FACE AGAINST THE CORNER OF A TABLE LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 104 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
104 YOWF RAN INTO ANOTHER PERSON WITH HER WALKER AT THE ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL TO FLOOR WHILE USING WALKER DX: CONTUSION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT WAS REACHING FOR WALKER AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX: 4 CM LACERATIO N TO FOREHEAD, CONTUSION TO LEFT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Windowsills or frames
SLIPPED GATTING TO WALKER, HIT HEAD ON WINDOWSILL FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables
88 Y/O FEMALE WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE NIGHT STAND CAUSING A LACERATION TO HER FOREHEAD & NOS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
91-YOF SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HER FACE AS A RESULT OF FALLING TO THE FLOOR WHILE USING A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER-CHIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL WHILE USING WALKER ON VINYL FLOOR/ CONTUSION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2002	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
93-YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER FACE FROM FALLING INTO HER WALKER AND THEN TO THE FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER HITTING FACE CUTTING EYELID DX: LAC EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT TEMPLE ABRASION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND TRIPPED AND HIT TEMPLE ON WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
51 YOF WAS USING A WALKER & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2002	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: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING IN A PARKING LOT W/ WALKER TRIPPED AND FELL NO LOC FOREHEAD CON T FINGER LAC HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PUSHED WALKER BACK, THEN TRIPPED OVER IT AT *** CONTUSION HEAD & KNEE, LAC BROW, FACIAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Eyeglasses
LT EYELID LAC-AT HOME-FELL USING WALKER-GLASSES SHATTERED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
NOSE CT-AT HOME-FELL USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doorsills or frames
STUMBLED IN A WALKER AT HOME FELL AGAINST A DOOR JAMB NO LOC LACERATED L EYEBROW AND HIP CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Radiators
85YOM-LACERATION OVER RIGHT EYE-SLIPPED AND FELL AT HOME-WALKING WITH A CANE-HIT RADIATOR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE WALKING WITH HER WALKER AND FELL RIGHT ON HER FA CE RESULTING IN A FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE USING A WALKER IN NURSING HOME. DX. FOREHEAD LACERATION, PER IORBITAL CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WALKER-FACE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2002	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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT AT *** NURSING FACILITY WALKING WITH A 4 PRONG WALKER AND FELL TO FL OOR DX LAC FOREHEAD AND CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER TRIPPED AT THE NURSING HOME LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STS CANE MADE HIM FALL ONTO PAVED ROAD C/O DIZZINESS DX: LAC FACE, REPAIRED; FACIAL CONTUSION; VERTIGO-CHRONIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL AT THE NURSING HOME, HER WALKER ROLLED WHILE SHE WAS GOING TO THE BATHROOM. DX-FOREHEAD HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STATES SHE HAS "EQUILIBRIUM PROBLEMS & FALLS OFTEN" EVEN W/CANE, FEL L IN PARKING LOT OF DEPARTMENT STORE CUTTING FACE. DX LAC RT ORBIT AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
=84YOM TRIPPED OVR WALKER FELL TO FLOOR INJ FACE DX/FACIAL TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER. D: FOREHEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WHILE WALKING W/4 PT. WHEELED WALKER ON STREET, FELL AND CUT L FOREHEAD . DX. LAC 6 CM L FH COMPLEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WALKER THIS AM DX: FACIAL LAC 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT IN VEHICLE AT ATM WHEN CANE HIT GAS PEDAL AND HE WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT HITTING CURB. D: FACE LACERATIONS/ABRASIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HIT WITH QUAD LEGGED CANE LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
LAC TO FACE WHEN CANE SLIPPED AND FELL ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON FLOOR AT NH, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs
FELL ON WALKER AND HIT HEAD ON WHEELCHAIR. +LAC. RT KNEE PAIN, RT ARM PAIN. DX; RT SHOULDER, KNEE, WRIST CONT/ 1.5 CM LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURISN GHOME FELL SUSTAINED A FACIAL LA CERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING W/CANE AND FELL STRIKING FACE ON CANE. DX: FACIAL LACS 2 & 3 CM/CONT/ABR/PROB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
MECHANICAL FALL WALKER HIT ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT DX: LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER AND HIT HEAD ON POTTY CHAIR. DX: 15 CM FOREHEAD LAC/CONT, 10 X 5MM R MCA ANEURYSM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FOREHEAD LAC,NASAL CONTUSION - FELL WHILE USING A MERRY WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LAC/ABRAS/CONTUS FACE; WALKING OUTSIDE WITH WALKER, TRIPPED IN SIDEWALK & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 101 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LACERATION EYEBROW - PATIENT TRIPPED OVER HER CANE TODAY AND FELL AND L ACERATED HER RIGHT EYEBROW - PRESENTS VIA AMBULANCE FROM HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
NOSE FRACTURE AND FACE CONTUSION - WALKING WITH WALKER AT NURSING HOMEA ND TRIPPED AS SHE WAS CROSSING TILE ONTO CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
NOSE FRACTURE - IN KITCHEN EATING PIZZA, TURNED WITH WALKER, TRIPPED OV ER DOG AND CHAIR AND FELL HITTING NOSE ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FACIAL LAC-SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING W/ HIS CANE-HIT CONCRETE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2002	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: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
NASAL FRACTURE - FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
89YOF-LACERATION FOREHEAD-USING WALKER AT NURSING CENTER-SLIPPED ANDFEL L HIT FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED W/CANE ON CARPET.DX: FX NOSE, FX L RADIAL SYLOID, ABR KNEES .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Electrical wire or wiring systems
CONTUSIONS FOREHEAD - FELL WHEN CATCHING WALKER IN CORDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIPPED, WALKING WITH CANE DX. FACIAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
80 YO F WALKING W/CANE SLIPPED AND FELLCONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. IN NURSING HOME BECAME DIZZY AND FELL WHILE USING A WALKER ANDLACER ATED OUTER EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL WHILE USING WALKER., FELL FACE FIRST TO THE FLOOR.DX: MULTIPLE CON TS, NASAL FX AND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION TO FACE WHEN FELL WHEN USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL ONTO FACE.-LOC, +LAC. TRIPPED WALKING W/ WALKER. DX; S/P FALL- 5CM FOREHEAD LAC/ 2CM NASAL LAC/ MULT CONT'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT TRIPPED WITH HIS WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-LACERATION NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
S/P FALL AT HOME. MULT ABR TO LUE, CHEST, FACE. USES CANE TO GET AROUND ? SYNCOPE, ?TRIP AND FALL.DX;FALL W/ ALTERED MENTAL STATUS/CONTS, ABRS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/30/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, WALKING WITH A CANE DX. CHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
NASAL BRIDGE LACERATION.PT FELL WHILE USING HIS WALKER AND HIT NOSE ON WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OFF WALKER WITH SEAT, CONTUSION OCCIPITAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	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: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FOREHEAD HEMATOMA - FELL,STRUCK FOREHEAD WITH CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING TRIPPED OVER CANE FELL ON FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER LACERATION ORBIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED, LOST BALANCE WHILE WALKING BACKWARDS. TAKING TRASH OUT, TURNE D AROUND GOT CAUGHT IN WALKER, FELL FACE DOWN. DX. CONT. FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER - FELL FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2002	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: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE, TRIPPED AND FELL, CONTUSION TO CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2002	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: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE PICKING UP WALKER ABRASIONS TO FACE RT SHOULDER DX RT F OREHEAD ABRASION S/P FALL DEPRESSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE ON WALKER - FRACTURE NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Exercise
LAC L LOWER EYELID; KNEES FAVE OUT WILE WALKING OUTSIDE HIS APT BUILDING USING A CANE, FELL ON SIDEWALK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LT MANDIBULAR RAMUS FX-WALKING IN THE STREET W/ HIS CANE & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL HIT NOSE ON WALKER NASAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING A CANE, LOST BALANCE AND FELL AT NURSING HOME. FOREHEAD HEM ATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FORHEAD,FACE WOUND - FELL WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
EYEBROW LACERATION - WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL HITTING RIGHT EYEBROW ON THE FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Elevators or other lifts
NOSE FRACTURE W/FOREHEAD LACERATION - GETTING OUT OF ELEVATOR WHEN WALKER GOT CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOORS AS THEY WERE CLOSING CAUSING FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2002	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FACIAL LACERATION-FELL IN BATHROOM AT HOME WHILE USING WALKER.SUST AINED 3CM LACERATION TO LEFT CHIN.ALSO C/O LEFT HIP PAIN. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FACE CONTUSION - FELL WHILE TRYING TO GET TO WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FACE HEMATOMA, VIA EMS, PT FELL WHILE USING HER WALKER, C/O PAIN, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL CAUSING AN EYEBROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Vacuum cleaners
FELL LANDED ON CRUTCHES WHILE VACCUMING; CONTUSION FACE AND ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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