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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,009
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Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX OF R FOOT, PT WAS GETTING OUT OF WALKER AND TWISTED FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT FOOT CONT. PT WAS WALKING WHEN WALKER WENT OUT FROM UNDER HER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HIT FOOT ON HER CANE TODAY DX FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER & HURT FOOT DX FOOT HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT DROPPED A WALKER ONTO RIGHT FOOT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINED RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL AT HOME BECAUSE SHE "WAS NOT USING MY CANE" C/O PAIN TO (R) FOOT SHOULDER AND HAND DX- FOOT AND HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
76 YO WALKER FELL ON FOOT CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB C WALKER, TRIPPED OVER FOOT&FELL "SPRAIN''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER. DX. MULTIPLE METATARSAL FX. JS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/10/2007	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: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HAD MECHANICAL FALL W/ WALKER. DOESN'T KNOW WHAT PRECIPATED FALL. D:NONDISPLACED CALCANEAL FX, ATRIAL FIB, SUBTHERAPEUTIC INR, ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS USING PLATFORM WALKER AND GOT TANGLED AND FELL INJURING FOOT DX: FRACTURED RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT RAN OVER FOOT WITH WALKER. D: FOOT CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
75 YO F FRACTURED FOOT BENT OVER WALKING WITH CANE FELL AND INJURED FOOT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WALKING WITH WALKER/FOOT SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRAUMA LT.FOOT.PT.REFERS TRIP OVER WALKING WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT C/O RT FOOT PAIN AFTER DROPPING WALKER ON IT 2-3 DAYS AGO, NOW IS RED & SWOLLEN. DX - FOOT CONTUSION VS LOCAL SKIN INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
59 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL INJURED FOOT CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT RECENTLY STARTED USING NEW WALKER AND FELL AT NURSING HOME. DX: R FOOT CONT/SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING CANE AND TRIPPED AND FELL IN HER APARTMENT FOOT FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2007	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING CANE TO GO TO BATHROOM AND DEVELOPED FOOT PAIN AT NURSING HOME FO OT SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL,FOOT CAUGHT IN WALKER FOOT CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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