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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,668
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Date: 12/14/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS TURNING USING WALKER AND LOST BALANCE. DX: MULT ABR BILAT FOREARM/ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING CANE - FRACTURE RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
PT WALKING WITH WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AND HIT LOWER ARM ON CHAIR C/O PAIN LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2004	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CUT ARM ON WALKER DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING CANE DX: RT ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER CUTTING FOREARM DX LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT IN NURSING HOME AND FELL USING WALKER LANDING ON FLOOR ON RT FOREARM RT FOREARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER HITTING FOREARM C/O PAIN DX CIONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2004	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX DISTAL RADIUS - FELL WHEN USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2004	Age: 99 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING IN HER BEDROOM AT THE NURSING HOME WITH A WALKER FELL SCRAPI NG LOWER ARM AGAINST THE WALKER LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FEL USING WALKER; FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL USING A WALKER; FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2004	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables
TRIPPED USING CRUTCHES & FELL ON GLASS TABLE. LAC RT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs
ARM LACERATION REPAIRED, ATTEMPTING TO STAND UP WITH CRUTCHES LOST BALANCE, FELL BACKWARDS, HIT L WRIST FOREARM ON WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STEPPED IN A HOLE AND FELL WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT FOREARM STRAIN.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND TRIPPED AND INJURED FOREA RM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT LOST HER BALANCE WALKING WITH A CANE AND FELL ON CONCRETE. DX-LEFT RADIUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER. DX. DISTAL R RADIAL AND ULNAR STYLOID F X.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING W/CANE AND FELL AT ASSISTED LIVING. DX: R DISTAL RADIUS FX, R SCAPHOID FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/A WALKER AT HOME AND C/O PAIN TO LT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A CANE AT THE NURSING HOME HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE A ND FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM- ADMITTED FOR ANEMIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/27/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH A WALKER DX: SKIN TEAR LOW ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
88 YO F WALKING W/WALKER TRIPPED ANDFELL LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT ULNA FRACTURE.PT HAD A CANE FALL AND HIT ULNA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
72 YEAR OLD MALE FELL AND HURT HIS ARM LOST BALANCE WHILE USING A WALKER. FELL ON FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/10/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER DX RADIUS / ULNA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED ON WALKER. DX: COLLES FX R RADIUS/ULNA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OVER CANE INJURING FOREARM C/O SWELLING DX CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
DX RIGHT FOREARM CONTUSION: TRIPPED ON RUG WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2004	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX. LOWER ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURED FOREARM DX: CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables
PT GETTING OUT OF BED WITH HELP OF A WALKER FELL STRIKING RIGHT LOWER A RM AGAINST A TABLE LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING W/ CANE, BECAME DIZZY & FELL. FACIAL AB & LT DISTAL FOREARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2004	Age: 96 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE LEANING ON WHEELED WALKER FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WIFES WALKER DX; FA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2004	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING ACROSS THE GRASSY SURFACE WITH HER WALKER WHEN SHE FELL CONT USION LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER/ RADIAL HEAD FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE USING WALKER-DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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