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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,939
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Date: 12/28/2006	Age: 94 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
RT HIP AND LEG PAIN: WALKING WITH WALKER, SLIPPED, STATES RT UPPER LEG HURTS, WAS FOUND ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FEMUR FX-WALKING W/A WALKER-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/06/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING CANE TO AMBULATE AND LOST BALANCE AND HAD A GROUND LEVEL FALL ADM ITTED FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/25/2006	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WALKER FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/18/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FEMUR FX-WALKING ON CRUTCHES-LOST BALANCE-FELL TO CONCRETE FLOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT IS AN ABOVE THE KNEE AMPUTEE AND FELL WHILE USING HER WALKER LANDING ON STUMP CONTUSION STUMP- THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/07/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
76 YO WALING W/CANE SLIPPED FELL INJURED LEG FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT THIGH CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STUMBLED OVER HER WALKER AT HOME AND FELL ONTO LEG. D:FEMUR FX, ESRD , CAD. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/18/2006	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING A WALKER, FX THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/10/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
RIGHT FEMORAL NECK FX. PT FELL TO FLOOR WHEN USING WALKER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/09/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED ON CANE AND WALKER AT HOME ADMITTED FRACTURE FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/08/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FEMUR FX-FELL W/ HIS WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2006	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX: L FEMUR FX, ILL DEFINED DIZZINESS, POORLY CONTROLLED HTN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/28/2006	Age: 103 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING A WALKER AND FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD AND RECEIVED HEMATOMA TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING A WALKER AND FELL RESULTING IN LARGE HEMATOMA TO UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/23/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX L FEMUR - FELL WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/17/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER, TRIPPED AND FELL ON GROUND INJURING UPPER LEG. DX : FRACTURE FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/10/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT FEMORAL NECK FX. PT INJURED LEG WHEN HE FELL USING CRUTCHES.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/29/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
DOOR CLOSED ON WALKER CAUSING A FALL FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/20/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
FELL ON WALKER TO CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME FX PROXIMAL FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING A WALKER WHEN IT CAUGHT ON SOMEHING AND HE FELL FX UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/11/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED AND FELL USING WALKER. DX: R FEMORAL NECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT FEMUR FX. PT FELL WHEN USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FX R FEMUR; "GOT TANGLED UP" IN WALKER & FELL TO FL0OR @ NSG HM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER. DX: R FEMORAL NECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE BATHROOM WITH WALKER. DX: CONTUSION TH IGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
66 YO MALE TRIED TO WALK WITH CRUTCHES AND FELL FRACTURE FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL THIS A.M. AT HOME WHILE USING WALKER DX: R FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/19/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SUDDEN HIP PAIN WHILE AMB USING A WALKER " FEMUR FX"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE.PT WAS USING WALKER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 99 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL AT HOME WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER FX LEFT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/10/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED IN HER ROOM AND HIT INTO HER WALKER UPPER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS IN BATHROOM & WHILE USING HER WALKER, TRIPPED & FELL BACKWARDS INJURING LT HIP & THIGH. DX - LT FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING ON STREET WITH CANE AND TRIPPED FALLING AND STRIKING RT FEMU R C/O PAIN RT FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/18/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
DX LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE: USING CANE AND SLIPPED ON GARAGE FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/11/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER AND FELL ON FLOOR AT HOSPITAL - FX UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/11/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
USING WALKER AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON FLOOR. WITH HOME HEALTH AIDE. DX. C ONT L LEG, L THIGH, L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
FRACTURE FEMUR - 86 YOF FELL BETWEEN CHAIR AND WALKER INJURING LEFT THI GH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/21/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
THIGH STRAIN-WALKING W/ WALKER-LOST BALANCE-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/13/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE USING WALKER C/O KNEE PAIN, UPPER LEG PAIN, SWELLING DX; FX FEMUR, R/O FX KNEE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/04/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
81 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL INJURED LEG FX UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/04/2006	Age: 94 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Motor vehicles or parts
PT CROSSING STREET W/ WALKER, STRUCK BY CAR 2 WEEKS AGO, NO LOC, C/O HI P/THIGH PAIN DX: L FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/27/2006	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
WALKING WITH WALKER, TRIPPED ON CARPET/FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/26/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/13/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE GOING TO ANOTHER ROOM WITH WALKER FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/05/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT FEMUR FRACTURE.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING A WALKER AND FX HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/01/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
OUTSIDE WHEN HER CANE BROKE AND SHE FELL ON IT CONTUSING THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT CAME IN WITH LEG EDEMA, FELL, AND HAS TWO EDEMA AREAS OF THIGH . LEFT WITHOUT SEEING DOCTOR. DX: EDEMA TO LEG, WALKS WITH CANE AND
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
85 YO TRIPPED WALKING W/CANE FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER, LOST BALANCE & FELL DX L FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/11/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER THE WHEEL OF HER WALKER AND FELL LANDING ON BUTTOCKS YE STERDAY. D: FEMORAL NECK FX. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/26/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
GREAT GRANDSON ACCIDENTLY PULLED PT'S WALKER, FELL TO FLOOR S/P FALL, FEMORAL NECK FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/25/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS USING HER WALKER AND TRIPPED OVER IT DX FRACTURED FEMUR AND HIP R
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/18/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED & FELL OVER WALKER DX L FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/17/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER CRUTCH AND FELL ONTO HIP " FEMUR FX"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/05/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE ON WALKER FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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