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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 589
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2006 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| STUMBLED OVER WALKER TRIPPED -FELL BACK PAINS MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/12/2006 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 70 YO F MULITPLE CONTUSION FELL REACHING FOR HER WALKER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 81 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT VISITING MOM AT NURSING HOME WAS LEANING ON WALKER AND FELL ON FLOOR PT HAS NO COMPLAINTS DX// S/P FALL NO INJURIES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL AT NURSING HOME TRYING TO GET WALKER MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials |
| CAME OUT OF BATHROOM USING WALKER AND LEGS BUCKLED AND FELL TO FLOOR AD MITTED AMBULATORY DYSFUNCTION AND WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/13/2006 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT CONFUSED LAST NIGHT AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: ACUTE PNEUMONIA, GENERALIZED WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/09/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DIZZINESS,VERTIGO - BECAME DIZZY WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2006 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2006 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/CVA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS/ABRASIONS.PT WAS USING WALKER AND FELL. . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| PT USING WALKER WHEN FELL FORWARD ONTO CARPETED FLOOR. TAKES ***.THINKS POSS. TOOK TOO MUCH BP MED. D:PNA, SUPRATHERAPEUTIC INR. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/23/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL USING WALKER AND FOUND BY MEALS ON WHEELS ADMITTED POSSIBLE SYNCOP E |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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