Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Foot

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,390
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Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKER FELL ON FOOT. FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME AND SLIPPED STRAINED RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKER FELL SIDE WAYS, FELL ROLLING FOOT " SPRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT. BECAME WEAK; AMBULATES WITH A CANE; LOST BALANCE; FELL TO FLOOR. I NJURY TO RT. FOOT. CONTUSION, RIGHT FOOT. GASTROENTERITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/18/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, HIT WALKER DX. FOOT CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT AT HOME POSS FOOT INJ FROM HITTING WALKER DX L FOOT INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEANING FELL ON A CANE LEFT FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH CANE, FELL, CONTUSION RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
CALCANEUS FX-GROUND LEVEL FALL-@ HOME-W/ CANE ON WET FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USES WALKER, BUMPED BOTH FEET AND TOES. CONTUSION BOTH FEET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/ SPRAIN RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT DROPPED CANE ON FOOT AND FOOT IS NOW SWOLLEN LEFT FOOT SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT C/O: FOOT SWELLING FOLLOWING THE FALL OF CANE ON IT SUSTAINED " SPRAIN/CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH HIS WALKER AT HOME AND FELL FRACTURED RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH WALKER, SLIPPED, FX RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2005	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: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER FOOT SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL LACERATING FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED&FELL, WHILE USING A WALKER, TWISTING FOOT SUSTAINED " FOOT FX' '
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT DROPPED WALKER ON FOOT; CRUSH FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USES A CANE YESTERDAY, LEG GAVE OUT SPRAINED L FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
82 YOF SLIPPED WITH WALKER CAUSING CONTUSION TO LEFT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT SPRAINED A FOOR FROM FALLING TO THE FLOOR WHILE USING A WALKER AT HO ME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER DOG WHEN USING A CANE DX: FX LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2005	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER WHEN SHE FELL FRACTURED RIGHT FOOT BUT ADMITTE FOR DEHYDRATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/30/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKER FELL ON FOOT..FOOT RED, SWOLLEN ....CONTUSION R FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
L FOOT HEMATOMA, RECENT CONTUSION, ON *, ALUMINUM CANEFELL ON FOOT AT * STORE 6 DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
METATARSAL HEAD FX - FOOT POPPED WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
L FOOT PAIN AFTER WALKER FELL ON FOOT D: FOOT CONTUSION/ CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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