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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,216
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Date: 12/31/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
83 YOF USING CANE FOR PAST TWO MONTHS. CYST ON RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKER FELL ON HAND AVULSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2005	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USES WALKER @ HOME & FELL. RT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT AT THE NURSING HOME WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED LEFT HAND FRACTURED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT C/O FALL. PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER. DX CONT TO LFT HAND AND HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX LEFT HAND ABRASION, RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION: TRIPPED OVER CANE AT HOME, FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS HIT IN HAND ACCIDENTALLY WITH HUSBANDS CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WITH WALKER DX: HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HELPING WIFE TO THE WALKER, TRIPPED&FELL " F.HEAD ABRS" +" MULTI HAND LACS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL USING WALKER--FELL TO FLOOR DX LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME AND WALKING WITH CANE AND FELL CUTTING LEFT HA ND C/O PAIN LEFT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL AT NURSING HOME DX RIGHT HAND BOXERS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A CANE WHEN SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND THE CANE SLIPPED O UT FROM UNDER HER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USES WALKER,FELL INJURED HAND AT HOME-FX RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER 4 CM HAND LACERATION - SKIN TEAR AT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USING WALKER AT HOME AND FELL CUTTING LEFT HAND C/O PAIN LEFT HAND L ACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/11/2005	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
R HAND CONT/90YOF WALKS W/WALKER. PT FELL AND INJURED R HAND AND UPPER R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2005	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
90 YOF FELL WHILE USING WALKER CAUSING LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TWISTED FOOT AND FELL OVER WALKER. DX: R THIRD/FOURTH/FIFTH METACARPAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2005	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
96 YO TRIPPED OVER WALKER LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
68 Y/O W/M CUT HAND ON WALKING CANE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2005	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT LIVES AT ***, SLIPPED&FELL WHILE WALKING C WALKER LANDED ON HAND SUS TAINED" HAND CONTUSION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2005	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HAND WEAK AND SWOLLEN, USES WALKER TO WALK. DX TENDONITIS 2ND TO OVERUS E SYNDROME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USING WALKER FELL INJURED HAND DX FX HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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