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

Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,340
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 59 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, Tables
RT EYEBROW LACERATION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND IT CAUGHT ON A TABLE AND PT FELL AND HIT FACE ON A WALKER AND LACERATED EYEBROW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 79 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
79 YOM FELL USING WALKER LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 85 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 PRESENTS S/P FALL YEST STUMBLED OVER HER WALKER HIT NOSE NO LOC NASA L LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2003	Age: 85 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, Floors or flooring materials
85 Y/O M INJURED FOREHEAD WHEN FELL FROM WALKER ONTO FLOOR AT BOARD AND CARE. DX; LAC FOREAHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2003	Age: 70 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
70 YO MALE'S CANE BROKE AND HE FELL - ETOH FACIAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 87 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
87 Y/O M INJURED L CHEEK WHEN FELL WHILE USING WALKER AT HOME. DX; LAC L FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2003	Age: 84 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
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER HER WALKER STRIKING FACE FRACTURED NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2003	Age: 89 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
89YOFC WALKING WITH WALKER TRIPPED AND HIT FACE ON FLOOR/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	Age: 87 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, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
STATES WALKER TURNED ON HER AND SHE FELL FORWARD AND HIT FACE ON FLOWER POT AT HOME. DX. LAC L EYEBROW AND NOSE, CONT FACE, L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 83 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
FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER AT NH DX. FACIAL CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2003	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
PATIENT HAS FALLEN THREE TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK AT HOME, HAVING DIFFICULTY WALKING WITH HER WALKER. DX CONTUSIONS OF FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2003	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
PT WAS WALKING W/WALKER AND FELL. DX: FACIAL CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 86 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, Beds or bedframes
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING FACE ON THE CORNER OF A BED FRACTURED FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2003	Age: 91 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, Floors or flooring materials
91 YOF TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. PERIORBITAL CONTU SION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2003	Age: 68 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
FACE CT-FELL-@ HOME-LOST BALANCE W/ HER CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	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
USING A WALKER TRIPPED / FELL DX: FOREHEAD & NOSE LACS. / HEAD & FACE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2003	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: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
79YOF STS FELL THIS WEEKEND HITTING FOREHEAD ON WALKER. SUSTAINED LARGE BUMP TO L FOREHEAD WITH BRUISING ON R SIDE OF FACE. DENIES LOC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/05/2003	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
SUFFERED A FALL AT NURSING HOME WITH WALKER DX LAC TO UPPER EYELID
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/01/2003	Age: 79 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
PT FELL WHILE TRYING TO REACH FOR WALKER IN ASSISTED LIVING HOME. D: NO SE LACERATION, CARTILEGE EXPOSED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2003	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, Floors or flooring materials
PT. STATES SHE JUST TRIPPED W/WALKER, HIT CHIN ON THE FLOOR. DX. CONT FACE, L ARM, L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	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
FACIAL ABRASIONS. PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER ON CEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 78 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, Stairs or steps
PT STUMBLED DESPITE USING HIS WALKER WHILE GOING UP A STEP NO LOC FALL FACIAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2003	Age: 75 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, Eyeglasses
75 YO FEMALE FELL OVER WALKER TO CONCRETE AND BROKE EYEGLASSES LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2003	Age: 87 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
USING WALKER AT NURSING HOME AND TRIPPED AND FELL LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2003	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
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FACIAL CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2003	Age: 78 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
FOREHEAD AND LEFT ELBOW LACERATION.PT WAS USING A FOUR PRONGED CANE AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 75 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
75YOWF-LACERATION CHIN=USING WALKER AT NURSING HOME-FELL HIT CHIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/27/2003	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, Floors or flooring materials
75 YO MALE LOST BALANCE USING CRUTCHES AND FELL TO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME - LACERATION NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SUPPOSED TO USE WALKER, BORROWED HUSBAND'S CANE, LOST BALANCE , FELL SYNCOPE, LAC TO THE LIP, BLUNT FACIAL TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 72 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, Doors
CANE GOT CAUGHT BY DOOR, PT FELL DX: LT FOREHEAD LAC 5CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2003	Age: 77 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 SEEN FOR MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND FACIAL LAC AFTER TRIPPING OVER HER HUSBAND'S CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 68 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
68 YOF HIT HER CHIN ON HER WALKER WHEN SHE FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 82 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, Doorsills or frames
WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL AGAINST DOOR FRAME DX. FOREHEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	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, Floors or flooring materials
61 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL TO FLOOR FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2003	Age: 80 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
FOREHEAD LAC-WALKING W/ WALKER-HIT A CURB-FELL-IN THE STREET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2003	Age: 85 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
BECAME DIZZY WHILE USING WALKER, FELL & HIT FACE AGAINST WALKER. ACUTE CT LT FACE & EPISODE OF DIZZINESS W/ FALLING RECURRENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
ENORMOUS R SUBCONJUNTICAL HEMORRHAGE R EYE AREA/81YOM AT HOME IN KITCHE N, USING WALKER, TRIPPED & FELL AND HIT EYE AREA ON WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 84 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, Counters or countertops
FACIAL LAC/84YOF FELL AT HOME ACCIDENTALLY. SHE TRIPPED WHILE USING HER CANE AND HIT HER HEAD ON A COUNTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 98 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
PATIENT FELL OUT A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-LACERATION FACE..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 95 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
WAS STANDING, FELL FORWARD W/ WALKER. ACUTE NASAL FX W/ AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 92 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
FELL AND HIT LEFT SIDE OF HEAD ON WALKER DX: CONTUSION LEFT FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 76 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, Floors or flooring materials
STATES TRIPPED OVER HIS WALKER, FELL HITTING THE FLOOR. DX. LAC R EYE BROW, ABRA FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 94 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
FACIAL AB-WALKING W/ WALKER-GOT TANGLED UP & FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2003	Age: 84 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
PT FELL WALKING WITH WALKER AT NURSING HOME ANTERIOR MAXILLARY SINUS FX , FALL, LACERATION ORAL MUCOSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL TO GROUND WHEN CANE HIT CURB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 68 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, Beds or bedframes
PT SUSTAINED ABRASIONS OF FACE FROM FALLING AGAINST WALKER WHEN GETTING OUT OF BED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 99 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX NASAL BONE/99YOF FELL OVER WALKER WHEN "WALKER GOT AWAY". PT FELL AN D HIT FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HEMATOMA LT TEMPLE, ABRASION LT SHOULDER, FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE IN GARAGE 30 MINUTES AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 73 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 FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: FACIAL LAC 3.5 CM, ANEMIA, ALZHEIMER'S.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 96 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
PT WAS USING HER WALKER WHEN SHE FELL AND FX HER NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 96 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
NURSING HOME RESIDENT REPORTED BY STAFF TO HAVE FALLEN, SHE USES A WALKER. DX LACERATIONS LEFT SUPRAORBITAL AREA AND LEFT UPPER LIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	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, Footwear
PT'S CANE TRIPPED OVER ANOTHER PERSON'S SHOE FACIAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 82 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
FALL - HIT CORNER OF WALKER LAC EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 87 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. GOT UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM W/WALKER AND SOMEHOW FELL OVER THE WAL KER. DX. CONT FACE, R/L LEG, R ELBOW, LAC FACE, SKULL, R ELBOW, L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 80 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
TRIPPED OVER HIS CANE DX. FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2003	Age: 78 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
FELL, WALKING WITH A CANE DX. FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE IN THE HOSPITAL AS A VISITOR-DX-2 CM LACER ATION LEFT SIDEOF FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 85 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 LIVES IN NURSING HOME AND TRIPPED OVER WALKER STRIKING FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2003	Age: 69 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
69 YOF FELL USING WALKER CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2003	Age: 76 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 WITH CONTUSION.PT WAS USING HER WALKER AND FELL AND L ACERATED FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 79 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, Floors or flooring materials
LACERATION EYEBROW - FELL FROM WALKER TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 87 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
LACERATION LEFT FOREHEAD-TRIPPED OVER CANE IN DRIVEWAY STRIKING LEFT FO REHEAD. HAS ACTIVE BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2003	Age: 93 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: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
93YOF FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER DX: FALL-LAC 3CM FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER HITTING FACE INJURING JAW C/O PAIN DX CONTUSION JAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2003	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, Ceilings and walls
LACERATION R EYELID, CONTUSION AND ABRASION R FOREHEAD, SKIN TEAR L FOREARM, TRIPPED WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME, CAUGHT SELF ON WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO NOSE AFTER WALKER GAVE WAY AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	Age: 95 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, Chairs
PT. WAS WALKING AND GOT HER WALKER HUNG ON A CHAIR AND FELL FRACTURED NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 80 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 WHILE USING WALKER, HIT FOREHEAD. DX LAC 1.5 CM FOREHEAD, CONT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL TO GROUND WALKING WITH WALKER CAUSING INJURIES DX:FACIAL ABRASIONS, POSSIBLE SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 66 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, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER HIS CANE AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR LAC NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2003	Age: 83 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
LAC OVER BRIDGE OF NOSE. FELL FROM STANDING TO GROUND WHILE USING A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2003	Age: 83 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
TRIPPED OVER WALKER AT CASINO/ CONTUSION CHEEK AND NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2003	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
PT USING CRUTCHES RUSHING FOR BUS AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL AND STRUCK FACE DX EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2003	Age: 95 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, Stools
TRIPPED OVER STOOL, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FACIAL CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 92 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
MULT CONT ; FACIAL LAC, PT FELL AND HIT FACE ON HER WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
GROUND LEVEL FALL WALKING ACROSS THE STREET. STRUCK HEAD ON CONCRETE, H AS FREQUENT FALLS, USES A CANE. DX. LAC TO FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 81 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
WALKING WITH WALKER & FELL FOREHEAD LAC / CONT. HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 60 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
60 YOM FELL USING WALKER LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 85 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 LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2003	Age: 91 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
USING A WALKER AND FELL HITTING FOREHEAD. DX. FOREHEAD ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 93 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
L EYEBROW LAC - TANGLED FEET IN CANE, FELL FORWARD STRIKING FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2003	Age: 68 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, Floors or flooring materials
FACIAL CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND AND TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT FACE ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 78 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, Floors or flooring materials
PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME, WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER, WALKER COLLASPED AND PT FELL STRIKING FACE ON THE FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 89 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 CUTTING FACE DX LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2003	Age: 79 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
79 YOM FELL USING WALKER CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2003	Age: 92 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, Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated
PT LOST BALANCE WITH WALKER AND FELL HITTING FACE ON ORGAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 76 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
PT LOST BALANCE WHILE USING WALKER AND FELLDX: FACIAL CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 85 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, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns
85 Y/O F C/O FALL. PT TRIPPED WITH WALKER FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FIGURINE S IN HOUSE. DX LAC TO FACE MULTIPLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 90 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
90YOF REACHING FOR WALKER, LOST BALANCE, FELL DX: GROUND LEVEL FALL, LAC RT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
PT TRIPPED OVER BLIND MANS CANE WHILE AT TRAIN STATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2003	Age: 85 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 WALKING IN THE PARKING LOT WITH A CANE WHEN SHE FELL SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 84 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, Floors or flooring materials
LAC L EYEBROW; REACHING FOR WALKER & FELL FORWARD TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2003	Age: 86 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
FELL FROM ELECTRIC WALKER - CONTUSION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 81 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
MULT CONT'S-FACE/81 FEMALE TRIPPED OVER HER QUAD CANE, FELL AND INJURED HER FACE, R KNEE AND R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 72 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
CANE SLIPPED, LOST BALANCE DX. NASAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 73 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, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON FLOOR WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2003	Age: 102 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
FALL--TRIPPED OVER WALKER DX LACERATION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.