Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Elbow

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Date: 12/12/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
RIGHT ELBOW ABR. PT WAS GOING DOWN ONE STEP IN GARAGE WITH WALKER AND S LIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2006	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING TO THE BATHROOM WITH HER WALKER AT THE NURSINGH HOME AND LEG S GAVE OUT AND FELL SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO ELBOW AND KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TIP CAME OFF CANE AND HE LOSE BALANCE AND FELL LAC ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2006	Age: 104 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
104 YR OLD PT FELT WEAK WHILE USING WALKER AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX: L HIP CONT, L ELBOW CONT, SKIN TEAR L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/26/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
?TRIPPED OVER WALKER, FELL ONTO ELBOW, NOW C AMS " ELBOW CONTS' +" PNEUMONIA"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/25/2006	Age: 99 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WALKING W/WALKER. DX: CHEST CONT, R OLECRANON FX, R RADIAL HEAD FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIPPED AND FELL USI8NG WALKER IN KITCHEN AND FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT DX LT ELBOW DISLOCATION - FELL DOWN ONTO LT SIDE WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
83 YO M FRACTURE TO ELBOW, ABRASIONS TO KNEES FELL WHILE HURRYING TO GET IN THE HOUSE. USING A CANE WHEN INJURY OCCURED*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WALKER AT NURSING HOM E AND FELL FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER, FOUND ON FLOOR. LT ELBOW PAIN DX: CONTUSED LT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME, WALKER SLIPPED, PT FELL, ELBOW PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
LEFT ELBOW ABR; HEAD CONT. PT WAS USING A WALKER WHEN GOING OUT DOOR AN D FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. WAS WALKING W/HER WALKER AT NH AND FELL BECAUSE SHE LOST HER BALANC E. DX. ABRA L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER. DX. URINARY TRACT INFECTION, R HIP A ND ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS USING A WALKER AT HOME, FELL CAUSING CONTUSION TO RT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2006	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED AND FELL USING WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX: R ELBOW ABR ACUTE TIA, R CAROTID STENOSIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL AND HIT WALKER GOING DOWN. DX: HEAD CONT, R ELBOW LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL REACHING FOR HER WALKER AT HOME DX: LACERATION RT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED AND FELL WALKING W/WALKER. DX: L ELBOW ABR, L LOWER LOBE NODULE, GENERAL WEAKNESS, HYPONATR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/28/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL WHILE USING WALKER, HITTING FLOOR DX ELBOW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2006	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
ELBOW LAC-HIP INJURY-WALKING W/ WALKER-FELL-HIT WALL-@ NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/28/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING W/CANE IN RAIN, SLIPPED ON METAL GRATE AND FELL. DX: L ELBOW CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2006	Age: 100 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT. WAS AMBULATING WITH A WALKER; LEGS GAVE OUT; FELL TO FLOOR; ABRASIO N, LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USING WALKER & FELL @ NURSING HOME, NO LOC C/O LEFT ELBOW PAIN DX: CONTU LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME, FELL, LAC LT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT ELBOW CONT. PT FELL WHEN TRYING TO MOVE AROUND WITH A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2006	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HAD FALL YESTERDAY. WAS USING WALKER WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO F ALL. DIZZY PRIOR TO FALL. D: OLECRANON FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT HAD A GROUND LEVEL SLIP & FALL AT CHURCH WITH WALKER COM- PLAINING OF ELBOW & BUTTOCK PAIN. DX - ELBOW & BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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