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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 885
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | 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 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: 12/10/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: 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: 11/30/2008 | Age: 93 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 |
| PT WITH ABRASION TO ELBOW FROM FALL WHILE USING WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 86 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 WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL ONTO LEFT ELBOW FRACTURED ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: 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: 11/11/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: 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: 10/20/2008 | Age: 78 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: 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: 10/02/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: 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: 09/10/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: 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: 08/19/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: 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: 08/19/2008 | Age: 76 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 |
| WALKING WITH CANE AND SLIPPED AND FEL CONTUSING ELBOW AND THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH CANE/ELBOW AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 86 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 |
| PT WITH FRACTURED ELBOW IN FALL WHILE USING WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/ELBOW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 95 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 |
| 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: 04/30/2008 | Age: 80 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, 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: 04/27/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | 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 USING WALKER DX: ELBOW FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: 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: 04/17/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED OVER WALKER. DX ELBOW STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: 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: 03/04/2008 | Age: 90 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 LOST BALANCE WITH WALKER AND FELL IN KITCHEN DX: ELBOW FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: 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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