Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Ankle

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Date: 11/29/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
79 YOF LIVES ALONE; AMBULATES WITH WALKER; WAS UNSTEADY AND HIT LEFT AN KLE AGAINST CHAIR. CONTUSION, LEFT ANKLE.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED AT HOME WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER, SPRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
FELL INTO FLOOR WHILE USING WALKER, C/O ANKLE PAIN & KNEE PAIN DX ANKLE SPRAIN, KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2003	Age: 74 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
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER FX ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/06/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	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, Floors or flooring materials
STOOD UP IN BATHROOM, REACHED FOR WALKER, HEARD A "POP" IN LEFT ANKLE FELL TO FLOOR DX: FRACTURED ANKLE TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/16/2003	Age: 94 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 SEEN FOR ANKLE FX AFTER TRIPPING OVER WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 75 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
ANKLE FRACTURE - 75 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR WHILE WALKING WITH A QUADCANE SUSTAINING INJURY TO LEFT ANKLE, ON FLOOR UNTIL THE MORNING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	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
FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. ANKLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2003	Age: 79 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 TO THE BATHROOM AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL FRACTURE D LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 96 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 HER RIGHT LEG GAVE OUT AND BENT U NDERNEATH HER FRACTURED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2003	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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING A WALKER DX: FX RT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 87 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 WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME TRIPPED AND STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT, WHO WALKS WITH WALKER, TWISTED KNEE AND FELL WHILE WALKING. D: ANKL E SPRAIN, KNEE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKING CANE INJURING RT ANKLE/RT LEG; CONTUSION RT ANKLE/RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 93 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
FX L ANKLE; AMBULATING WITH WALKER, LEF GAVE OUT & SHE SAT DOWN ONTO FL OOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX: LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN. AND ABRASIONS. FELL USING WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER AT NH DX. ANKLE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 78 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
INJURED WALKING WITH WALKER DX. ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
LEFT ANKLE PAIN-FELL TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIPPE D OVER A RUG. LANDED ON LEFT LEG AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE. C/O PAIN INCRE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 90 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
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSINGHOME FELL FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
77 Y/O M INJURED R ANKLE WHEN TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER AT HOME. DX; R ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
83 Y.O. W FEMALE W/BILATERAL ANKLE PAIN. PT WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR TO GET WALKER & SLIPPED & FELL @ HOME. E8849
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT DX LT ANKLE SPRAIN - PT WALKED WITH WALKER AND HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE WALKER AND FELL INVERTING LT ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	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
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING ANKLE C/O PAIN DX SPRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 93 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
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING ANKLE C/O PAIN DX: FX ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL AND TWISTED ANKLE 2 DAYS AGO. BECAME DIZZY AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER. D: ANKLE SPRAIN/ABRASION, CHF, UNSTABLE ANGINA. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/26/2003	Age: 76 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
ANKLE FX-FELL BACKWARDS TO GROUND WHILE WALKING W/ WALKER-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2003	Age: 83 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
83 YOM WAS AMBULATING WITH WALKER; LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL. FRACTURE, RIGHT ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT ANKLE SPR. PT LEFT HER WALKER IN DOORWAY AND FELL OVER IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 57 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
FX LT DISTAL FIBULA, SLIPPED ON ICE AROUND 9 AM AT HOME, PATIENT ARRIVED ON CRUTCHES (NOT SURE IF CRUTCHES SHOULD BE CODED OR NOT)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	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
BENT DOWN TO PICK SOMETHING UP AT HOME AND "KNEE GAVE OUT", STILL HAS PAIN IN ANKLE/KNEE, USING WALKER @ HOME FOR SUPPORT. DX RT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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