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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 13,874
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Date: 02/29/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tables
72 YOM FELL WITH WALKER HITTING HEAD ON TABLE OR CABINET SUSTAINING CHI AND A LACERATION TO LEFT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, WALKING WITH WALKER AT NH/CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING FOR 30 MIN. WITH CANE WHEN FELT DIZZY & WEAK. SAT DOWN AND F ELL BACKWARDS ONTO CEMENT HITTING HEAD. D:CHI, NON-DISPLACED SKULL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Tablet or capsule drugs
AMBULATE WITH WALKER WHOSE WHEEL HIT A DOOR&PT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING I NED, NO LOC/?NAUSE OR VOMITING, YET ON ***>> CHI/SCALP HEMATOMA/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WAS WALKING WITH HER WALKER TO THE BATHROOM, FELL BACKWARDS LOSING CONTROL STRIKING HER HEAD. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING W/ WALKER,LOST BALANCE-FELL AT HOME,LAC TO HEAD,C/O NECK PX,DX FALL 2ND 2 PROGRESSIVE LEG WEAKNESS,EXTENSIVE CERVICAL NECK ARTHR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WQITH A WALKER A FEW DAYS AGO AND TRIPPED AND FELL STRI KING HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH IC BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/21/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SCALP LAC, PT FELL WHEN TRYING TO GET WALKER INTO BATHROOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HEAD CONT. PT FELL WITH WALKER HITTING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WALKER/SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL HITTING HEAD WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER&HER AID WITH HER, NOW CO NFUSED, NO NAUSEA OR VOMITING >> SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/14/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Nonelectric blankets
WALKING WITH WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL OVER BLANKET ONTO FACE RESULTI NG IN SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/14/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Furniture
WALKING WITH WALKER & FELL AGAINST FURNITURE DX CHI
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 02/14/2008	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FALL WITH HEAD INJ:WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL ONTO WOOD FLOOR, HIT HEAD ON WOOD CABINET, 3 CM LACERATION BACK OF HEAD, SPEECH SLURRED
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 02/13/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WITH WALKER DX: HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH A CANE, HAD MECHANICAL FALL, HITTING HEAD, +AMNESTIC >> CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CHI.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND FELL WHILE USING A WALKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL TRYING TO GET WALKER OPEN. DX: ICH.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CHI. PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
78 YO F HEAD INJURY WITH HEMATOMA CERVICAL STRAIN WALKING WITH WALKER ON PAVEMENT AT NURSING HOME LOST BALANCE AND FELL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FALL: GOING TO B.R. WITH WALKER, TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR, HIT LT SIDE OF HEAD AND HER SHOULDERS, HEAD CT NEGATIVE FOR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2008	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
WAS WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL AND FACE HIT FLOOR -LOC EPITAXIS DX- HEA D TRAUMA EPISTAXIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATING WITH WALKER TO THE BATHROOM, LOST BALANCE&FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD >>LAC/CHI/SYNCOPE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 02/06/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HAD FALL AT HOME IN KITCHEN WHILE USING WALKERDX:CHI, MULTIPLE CONTU SION AND AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
R MASTOID ABRASION: WALKING WITH WALKER IN LIVING ROOM, TRIPPED, FELL ONTO CARPET, COULDN'T GET UP, ABRASION R MASTOID
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/05/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Footwear
PT FROM NH, WALKING W/WALKER TO RESTROOM AND SLIPPED W/SHOE. DX. LAC H EAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BASE LINE WALKER USER, GOT STUCK, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD TRYING TO DISLODGE HER WALKER>> HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
PT FELL WALKING W/CANE AND HIT CARPETED FLOOR AT ASSISTED LIVING. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS WALKING WITH HER DAUGHTER WITH A WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AND FEL L TO THE FLOOR STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/03/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT GOT A WALKER WHEEL STUCK AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR, CONTUSIONS TO BACK OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER/CHI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE USING WALKER @ NURSING HOME DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB C A WALKER, ?T'D&F HITTING FH >> CHI/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Furniture
PT FELL WHILE USING A WALKER AND STRUCK HEAD ON A PIECE OF FURNITURE SU STAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/28/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
ACUTE SUBDURAL HEMATOMA-WAS WALKNG WITH HIS WALKER AND PASSED OUT, FALL ING AND STRIKING HEAD ON FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
WAS MOVING FROM HER WALKER TO A CHAIR WHEN SHE FELL HAS LAC TO SCALP, HEAD TRAUMA AND CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OVER CURB WITH WALKER,HIT FACE DX SCALP LACERATION,LIVER DISEASE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER CANE FELL HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH CHI, FELL WHILE USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CHI. PT FELL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GET TO WALKER AT HOME AND HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
FELL WITH WALKER ON WAY BACK TO BED AND HIT HEAD RESULTING IN CLOSED H EAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL AFTER WALKER CAUGHT ON DRIVEWAY,C/O L HIP & L KNEE PAIN FOREHEAD PAIN,NLOC,DX KNEE CONTUSION,CLOSED HEAD INJURY,HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SCALP CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL. WALKING WITH WALKER/SCALP HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
PT ATTEMPTNG TO AMBULATE USING WALKER WHEN WALKER CAUGHT ON CARPET & PT FELL. ?LOC. D: CERVICAL/THORACIC STRAIN, CONTUSION, CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT'S WALKER GOT CAUGHT ON A CHAIR & SHE WENT FORWARD HITTING HER HEAD ON EITHER THE FAN OR THE FLR. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, FACIAL CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	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: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AND FELL STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
57 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR STRIKING HEAD CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
81 YO F SCALP CONTUSION TRIPPED WITH WALKER ON EDGE OF CARPET FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
82 YOF FELL WITH WALKER HITTING HEAD SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ramps or landings
CONTUS HEAD, MIS STEPPED OFF RAMP WITH WALKER AND HIT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
WAS AMBULATING WITH A WALKER THROUGH A DOORWAY; DOOR CLOSED AND STRUCK HER; LACERATION, RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THE FLOOR CONFUSED AND WEAKNESS ADMITTED FOR POSSIBLE CVA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CHI,FACIAL CONTUSION.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND WAS USING A WALKE R AND TRIPPED OVER WHEEL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WENT TO SIT DOWN ON CHAIR WALKER, STRAP BROKE & PT FELL BACKWARDS ONTO CEMENT PILLAR HITTING HEAD. DX - SCALP CONTUSION/ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2008	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
T'D&F WHILE AMB C WALKER HITTING HEAD >> CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AND FELL STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A CONTUSI ON TO CHEST AND CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/08/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE ATT TO SIT ON HER WALKER HITTING HEAD ONTO GROUND >> CHI/HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT C/O SITTING ON WALKER AND FALLING BACKWARDS. DX CONT HEAD BACK STRAI N NECK THORACIC ACUTE SINSUSITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
84YOM GOT TANKLED UP IN WALKER,FELL HITTTING HEAD; HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING TRIPPED OVER HER CANE STRIKING HEAD ON THE CONCRETE SURFACE SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED AT HOME WHILE WALKING W/WALKER, FELL FACE DOWN ON FLOOR, L B ACK HIT DOOR FACING. DX. CONT FACE, MILD HEAD INJ., MULT SKIN TEARS L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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