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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,320
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Date: 12/30/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB C WALKER, HAD TREMORS, &FELL, FOOSH >> WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH HIS WALKER LAST EVENING AND TRIPPED AND FELL FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HAS HX OF FINGER AND ANKLE FX AND WAS USING CRUTCHES. PT FELL ONTO O UTSTRETCHED HAND AND HAD IMMEDIATE WRIST PAIN. D: WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A WALKER, FELL CAUSING A FX TO LT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL AT NURSING HOME WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER LANDING ON LEFT SIDE DX FX LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2007	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING CANE TO AMB, NOW C/O WRIST PAIN >.SPRAIN, AMB: AMBULATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
73 YOF PER HUSBAND HIT LEFT WRIST ON WALKER D/T LOSING BALANCE SUSTAINI NG A FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/10/2007	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH WRIST FRACTURE IN FALL WHILE USING HER WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A TRIPOD CANE AND TOOK A STEP AND FELL SUSTAINED A FRAC TURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2007	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
PT FELL OVER WALKER AT NH, LANDED FACE DOWN ON CARPET, SCRAPED FACE. D X. FX R WRIST, MULT FACIAL ABRA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
TRIPPED DOWN ONE STEP AND HIT HEAD AND FX WRIST WHEN HER WALKER GOT SWT UCK ON STEP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE AMBULATING WITH CANE IN BACKYARD. DX. L WRIST FX, L INFERIOR ORBITAL FX. JS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/19/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT USING A THREE WHEELED WALKER AND SLIPPED ON A SLICK TILE FLOOR FRACT URED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED AND FELL OVER WALKER PAIN TO (R) WRIST DX- SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT LOST BALANCE W/WALKER AND FELL AROUND 2 AM, NOW HAS TENDERNESS AND S WELLING TO L WRIST. DX. FX L DITAL RADIUS, STYLOID ULNA, COLLES FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT AT HOME FELL OVER WALKER INJ R WRIST AND PAIN IN LOWER BACK / DX R WRIST SPRAIN AND L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
55 YO F WRIST PAIN FELL IN BATHROOM AT HOME USES WALKER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HAD RECENT SURGERY ON KNEE USING A WALKER FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS STR AINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WALKING W WALKER C/O WRIST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER AT NH/WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND HIT WRIST ON FLOOR AT HOME DX: FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/02/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT WRIST FRACTURE / PATIENT TRIPPED WHILE USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER CANE AT HOME, FELL W/R WRIST DEFORMITY WHILE GOING TO B ATHROOM. DX. FX WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH FRACTURE TO RIGHT WRIST AFTER FALLING WHILE TRYING TO USE WALKE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL OVER WALKER HIT HEAD AND HAS PAIN TO (R) ARM DX- WRIST FX AND SC ALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/19/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DISPLACED FX R WRIST/66YOF WALKING WITH WALKER FELL AND LANDED ON R WRI ST. HAPPENED AT HOME. WRIST SWOLLEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
88 YO WALLKING W/WALKER SLIPPED FELL INJURED WRIST FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
PT PRESENTED FOR EVALUATION AFTER A FALL IN BATHROOM AT HOME. WALKER GO T CAUGHT IN DOOR. PT SUSTAINED INJURY RIGHT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/01/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
WRIST FX-FELL ON STEPS W/ QUAD CANE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL AT HOME. DX. L WRIST FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
H/O PARK, USING WALKER, REACHING UP TO FIX SOMETHING LOST BALANCE&FOOSH " WRIST FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
USING WALKER FELL ONTO BATHROOM WALL LEFT WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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