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

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Date: 12/31/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED &FELL ONTO KNEE WHILE AMB C CANE " PROX TIB/FIB FX"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/15/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
OPEN TIB/ FIB FX-WALKING W/ QUAD CANE-FELL-@ DAUGHTER'S HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/05/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB C WALKER, FREQUENT FALLS RECENLY, INJ RLE, WHICH IS SWOLLEN&RED ' CELLULITIS"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/04/2006	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB C CANE, TRIPPED&FELL, " LEG PAIN" +" RENAL INSUFFICIENCY"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/02/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PROXIMAL TIBIAL FRACTURE AFTER FALLING WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2006	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL YESTERDAY, TRIPPED USING WALKER DX: L TIBIA FX`
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/25/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT TRIPPED ON HER WALKER & FELL INJURING HER RT TIBIA-FIBULA THIS EVENING. DX - RT LOWER EXTREMITY HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
85 YO FEMALE CUT LEG ON WALKER GETTING OUT OF BED LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL OVER WALKER SKIN TEAR LAC TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CANE GOT CAUGHT AND FELL FX TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER AT CHURCH. DX: MULT CONT LEGS/BACK/SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STS CRUTCH FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT OUTER LOWER LEG ON SATURDAY,C/O PAIN, DX CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/19/2006	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL FROM WALKER, C/O SWELLING & PAIN DX - TIBIAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2006	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT SHIN SKIN TEAR.PT HIT LOWER LEG ON WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT'S WALKER TIPPED OVER AND HIT LEG. D: HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ramps or landings
LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION.PT WAS WALKING UP A RAMP WITH A WALKER AND FEL L AND INJURED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER, FEET AND ANKLE TURNED. DX-FRACTURE DISTAL FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/LOWER LEG CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT AT THE NURSING HOME USING A WALKER TRYING TO GET TO THE BATHROOM AND FELL FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/13/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CUT LOWER LEG ON WALKER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND STRUCK HER RIGHT LOWER LEG ON THE SIDE OF THE WALKER LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
USING WALKER AND SCREEN DOOR HIT WALKER AND PATIENT WAS KNOCKED BACKWAR DS LACERATION LOWER LEG/ABRASIONS ELBOWS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
79 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR LANDED ON LEG LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TIB/ FIB FX-FELL W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/31/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED &FELL ONTO WALKER CUTTING SHIN " LAC'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL ON TO HER WALKER AT HOME INJ LEG DX LEG CONTUSION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2006	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CELLULITIS LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY.PT CUT LOWER LEG 10 DAYS AGO ON A WALKE R AND NOW RED AND SWOLLEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT GOT UP TO WALK W/ WALKER AT NURSING HOME, TRIPPED OVER SIDE OF TABLE, FELL FORWARD SUSTAINING A LEG LACERATION & MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 84 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER AND FEL AND FX LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT GOT A SKIN TEAR FROM USING A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL AT HOME W/WALKER DX: FX R TIB/FIB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/21/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WALKING WITH WALKER DX:FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
88 YOF CONTUSION LOWER LEG TRIPPING OVER HER CANE AND FALLING TO FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2006	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BUMPED LEG ON WALKER 3 WEEKS PRIOR LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER CRUTCHES AND INJURED LOWER LEG .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
76 YO FEMALE WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME FRACTURE TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TIBIA FX-LOST BALANCE W/ WALKER-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/13/2006	Age: 97 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT LEG STR. PT FELL WHEN USING 2 CANES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: RT LOWER LEG INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHEN CRUTCHES HIT"SOFT SPOT"IN GROUND CONTUSION RT LEG S/P BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2006	Age: 90 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB C WALKER, FELL, MECHANICAL FALL " CHEST WALL PAIN" +" LEG LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
86 YOF FELL OVER WALKER CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
87 Y/O F INJURED R CALF ON WALKER THAT SHE WAS USING WHEN FELL AT HOME. DX; R CALF LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
85 YO WALKING W/WALKER TRIPPED AND FELL ON LEG LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2006	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HAS CALF PAIN AFTER USING A WALKER AT HOME CALF PAIN
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 02/13/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WALKING W/ WALKER INJURY LEFT TIB FIB FRACTURE LEFT HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/05/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION LOWER LEG - 79 YOF REPORTED TRIPPED ON WALKER AND FELL, CONTU SION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STATES LEGS GAVE OUT ON HER; SHE FELL GETTING LEGS TANGLED UP IN WALKER-------------------DX: FRACTURE RIGHT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/13/2006	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/LOWER LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
STAFF STATES PT FELL AFTER GETTING TANGLED UP W/WALKER AT NH. DX. CONT L LEG, HEMATOMA L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE AT HOME & WAS ON HER WALKER, FELT WEAK, LIGHTHEADED & FELL. DX - LT LOWER EXTREMITY CONTUSION, SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2006	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT LOWER LEG ABRASION.PT HAD WALKER FALL ON LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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