Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Elbow

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,078
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Date: 12/26/2007	Age: 59 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
USING WALKER, FELT CRACK IN L ELBOW, DX; L OLECRANON TRANSVERSE FX, R/O RADIAL HEAD FX, SPINA BIFIDA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/14/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: R RADIAL HEAD FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	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, Floors or flooring materials
FRACTURE LT.ELBOW.PT.WAS BOUGHT TO THE ER,DUE TO FALLING DOWN FROM WALKER TO FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/31/2007	Age: 80 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
PT WALKING WITH WALKER AND STUMBLED OVER HIS WALKER ONTO RIGHT ELBOW LA CERATION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL ON ELBOW WHILE USING WALKER, DISLOCATED ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2007	Age: 78 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
PAIN LT ELBOW WHILE USING WALKER AT HOME FX LT ELBOW/SPRAIN LT HAND *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/04/2007	Age: 69 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, Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED W/CANE ON CARPET AT HOME AND FELL. DX. CONT L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2007	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
LEFT ELBOW CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A CANE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2007	Age: 82 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, Toilets
USING WALKER TO TRANSFER TO TOILET AND FELL INTO TUB ABRADING ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2007	Age: 83 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
ELBOW AB-FELL IN DRIVEWAY W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2007	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 FOUND DOWN W/WALKER ON TOP OF HER AT NURSING HOME. DX: HYPOGLYCEMIA, ABR BILAT ELBOWS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 90 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 FELL AT HOME WHILE USING A WALKER SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WITH WALKER AND FELL RESULTING IN ELBOW HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2007	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: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB C WALKER, TRIPPED&FELL ONTO ELBOW " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	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 C/O FALL YEST, STATES SHE CAUGHT HER R ELBOW ON WALKER AT HOME OF NI ECE, BRUISING NOTED. DX. CONT R ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	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, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER WALKER FELL IN FLOOR AT VA NURSING HOME AND CONTUSED ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2007	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: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
DX LEFT ELBOW AND KNEE CONTUSIONS: WALKER CAUGHT IN CARPET AT MALL, PT FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2007	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: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OVER A WALKER CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2007	Age: 63 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHEN FOOT CAUGHT ON CANE 2 DAYS AGO. D:ELBOW CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 88 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, Floors or flooring materials
88 YOM BELIEVED TO HAVE TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FALLEN TO FLOOR, FOUND BY DAUGHTER, HAS A CONTUSION TO LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2007	Age: 87 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: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT ATTEMPTING TO WALK WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL SUSTAI NED A LACERATION TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 87 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
WALKS WITH A WALKER AT NH, FLIPPED OVER WHEN SHE TURN AROUND. DX. CONT . ELBOW, HEAD, HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SLIP & FALL ON WET SURFACE WITH CANE ELBOW LAC. ,SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2007	Age: 90 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
AMBULATES WITH WALKER; LOST BALANCE; FELL ON BATHROOM FLOOR., ABRASION, LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007	Age: 95 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
CONTUSION ELBOW TRIPPING OVER WALKER AND FALLING TO FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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