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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 835
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Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WALKER AT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. DX. HEAD INJURY, CERVI CAL SPRAIN, HIP CONTUSION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL AND INJURED NECK. DX: RIGHT FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/29/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
91YOF WAS IN THE BATHROOM WITH WALKER,SLIPPED AND FELL,HITTING THE FLOOR;NECK FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/27/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WALKING WITH WALKER AT NH/C-STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE REACHING FOR HER WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX: C2 FX, L ACETABULAR FX, R PUBIC BONE FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/05/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
72YOF WAS SITTING ON A SITTING WALKER,WAS BEING PUSHED BY ANOTHER, LOST BALANCE FELL OFF LANDED ON THE FLOOR;NECK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WALKER/C-STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2007	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: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
S/PMECH FALL , BACKWARDS, TRIPPED WHILE AMB C WALKER >> NECK MS/ELBOW CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2007	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
SPRAINS NECK, CONTUSION HEAD FALLING TO FLOOR WHEN WALKER SLIPPED AND S HE FELL TO FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT'S WALKER SLIPPED AND SHE FELL. DX: NECK/LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
83YOF WAS AT HOME USING A WALKER THAT HAS A SEAT,SOMEONE WAS PUSHING HER,WHEN SHE FELL HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR;HEAD CONTUSION & NECK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
87 YO TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURED NECK FX CERVICAL SPINE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL ASLEEP WHILE LEANING ON WALKER AND FELL. DX: NECK STRAIN, CONT HEAD/L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
C2 FX. PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/13/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL PUSHING WALKER AT HOSPITAL. DX: NECK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LOST BALANCE WALKING WITH CANE AND FELL BACKWARDS NECK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
USING WALKER & FELL TO FLOOR @ HOME DX CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Furniture
STUMBED FORWARD USING WALKER, FELL, R HEAD HIT SOME FURNITURE. DX. NON DISPLACED L NECK C-2.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/13/2007	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
C2 FX. PT LOST BALANCE HITTING HEAD ON WALKER WHEN FOLDING LAUNDRY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/10/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT'S WALKER HIT A CRACK IN SIDEWALK OUTSIDE HOSPITAL AND PT FELL. DX: NECK STRAIN, L JAW CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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