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Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Elbow

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 885
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Date: 12/14/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING TO HER BATHROOM WITH A CANE AND THE CANE SLIPPED FELL SUSTAI NED AN ELBOW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2008Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS USING WALKER TO GO TO BATHROOM AND FELL AND HIT ELBOW-ELOW LACER ATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2008Age: 93 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH ABRASION TO ELBOW FROM FALL WHILE USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2008Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL ONTO LEFT ELBOW FRACTURED ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/12/2008Age: 88 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING IN PARKING LOT PTS WALKER GOT STUCK IN A HOLE AND PT FELL DX// LEFT ELBOW LAC FALL R/O SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/11/2008Age: 93 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AND FELL TO FLOOR HAS LAC TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2008Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX R ELBOW PAIN: R ELBOW PAIN X 1M W/O INJ, FEELS IT MAY BE RELATED TO "USING HER CANE TOO MUCH". ALSO HAS UPPER BACK PAIN LAST COUPLE D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2008Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
88YOF AT THE PERSONAL CARE HOME WHERE SHE RESIDES,TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER FELL INJURING RT ELBOW;ELBOW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2008Age: 90 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
INJURY LEFT ELBOW FROM FALLING WITH WALKER. DX-LEFT ELBOW SKIN TEAR, FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2008Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH LAC TO ELBOW IN FALL WHILE USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH CANE AND SLIPPED AND FEL CONTUSING ELBOW AND THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2008Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH CANE/ELBOW AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2008Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH FRACTURED ELBOW IN FALL WHILE USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2008Age: 95 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/ELBOW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2008Age: 95 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB WITH WALKER AT NURSING HOME, TRIPPED FELL HURT ARM. DX ELBOW ABRASI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2008Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Elevators or other lifts
PT AT ADULT HOME AND TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND HIT ARM ON ELEVATOR DX// ABRASION LEFT ELBOW AND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2008Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: ELBOW FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2008Age: 98 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING W/WALKER AND TRIPPED, FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD, 3" SUPE RFICIAL LAC BACK OF HEAD, DEEP SKIN TEAR L ELBOW. DX. LAC L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WALKER. DX ELBOW STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2008Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL AT HOME W WALKER L ELBOW CONTUSION/ FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2008Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT LOST BALANCE WITH WALKER AND FELL IN KITCHEN DX: ELBOW FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2008Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AT NH, C/O PAIN TO R UPPER ARM AND R ELBOW AND H IP AREA. DX. LAC R ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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