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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,183
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Date: 12/18/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT OUT WALKING WITH WALKER, NEIGHBOR STS SAW PT FALL, DX; SYNCOPE VS F ALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WHILE @ ***, TRIPPED OVER CANE, LANDING FLAT ON FACE DX; NS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Wheelchairs
PT TRIPPED WHEN WALKER GOT CAUGHT ON WHEELCHAIR AT HOME , LAID ON FLOOR OVERNIGHT DX: MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME, USING WALKER. DX FALL NO INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
WHILE AMBULATING WITH CANE, PT FELL WHILE ENTERING REVOLVING DOOR AT HO SPITAL, DX FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL FROM STANDING POSITION TO FLOOR WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER------ PNEUMONIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WALKS WITH A CANE, LOST HER BALANCE, FELL ONTO HER RIGHT SIDE WITH RT SIDED PAIN. DX-MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS & SPRAINS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT AMBULATES WITH A WALKER; SLIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME. MUL TIPLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS FROM FALL WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER. DX HYPERKALEMIA/ FALL/ DEHYDRATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
76 YOM WAS UNSTEADY WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER AT ADULT FAMILY HOME. DX: MULT CONT/ABR, ETOH ABUSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
92 YOF WAS BEING HELPED TO BATHROOM BY SON AND USING WALKER, BUMPED INT O THE DOOR AND FELL FORWARD, DX: DIZZINESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
NO APPARENT INJURY-FELL W/A WALKER-@ HOME-PT ADMITTED FOR OTHER REASONS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/29/2008	Age: 94 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LOST BALANCE,FELL BACKWARDS TRYING TO ATTACH SOMETHING TO WALKER. DX: FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING W/ WALKER PT STS LEG GAVE OUT UNABLE TO WALK OBSERVED WALKING IN E.D NO FOCAL NEUROLOGY NO APPARENT INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AT HOME PT FELL FROM WALKER THIS AM,R SIDED WEAKNESS,SLURRED SPEECH PT C/O PAIN - NO SITE STATED,DX R/O CVA,
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/18/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
NO APAPRENT INJURY-FELL W/A WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
SLID FROM WALKER/WHEELCHAIR TO FLOOR. DX WEAKNESS, R/O NON STEMI MI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONT N/S- FELL WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS FROM A FALL WHILE USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
PT WAS TRYING TO GET WALKER FROM BED AND FELL. DX: FALLS, DEHYDRATION, ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS STANDING WITH WALKER TRYING TO USE URINAL & SLIPPED & FELL ON FLOOR AT REHAB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
NO APPARENT INJURY-TRIPPED-FELL W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
NO APPARENT INJURIES-FELL W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER UP A STEEP STREET AND FELT WEAK AND FELL DX: FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2008	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL DX: MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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