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Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Foot

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 590
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Date: 12/12/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs
STANDING AT THE SINK, DROPPED WALKER ON LEFT FOOT, WHEELCHAIR ROLLED OVER ON FOOT. DX-FOOT PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES LAST NIGHT DX FX FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT FOOT CELLULITIS. PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A CANE INJURING FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2004Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT WAS AMBULATING WITH HER WALKER; SLIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR. FRAC TURE, LEFT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Vacuum cleaners
STUMPED TOE ON WALKER & VACCUM CLEANER INJURED FOOT CONT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2004Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FRACTURE FOOT - 78 YOF C/O RIGHT FOOT PAIN AFTER SUSTAINING A FALL WITH HER WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2004Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2004Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
MT FX-ELBOW CT-FELL WHILE WALKING W/ WALKER-HIT A WALL-@ NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2004Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT FOOT PAIN. PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER WHEN INJURING FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL AGAIN ON CRUTCHES 2 DAYS AGO.DX: TORUS FX L FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2004Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT AT THE NURSING HOME WALKING WITH A WALKER STRUCK RIGHT FOOT AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE WALKER CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL W/CRUTCHES AND REINJURED FOOT.DX: L FOOT PX S/P MT FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2004Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION FOOT - 90 YOF WAS AMBULATING WITH HER WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL, C/O PAIN LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2004Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED WHILE WALKING W/CANE. DX: R FOOT/ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
L FOOT INJ/52YOF TWISTED L FOOT 4 DAYS AGO AT HOME. USES A WALKER AT HO ME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT FOOT PAIN. PT DEVELOPED FOOT PAIN WHEN USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USES A WALKER AMBULATORY SPRAIN LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2004Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BIL FOOT PAIN. PT DEVELOPED PAIN WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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