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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,193
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Date: 12/31/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LT HUMERUS FX.PT GOT FOOT TANGLED IN A WALKER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
REACHING FOR WALKER FELL ASSITED LIVING FACILITY FRACTURE LEFT HUMERUS FRACTURE LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WITH WALKER, DX; FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS SHOPPING WHEN SHE WENT TO SIT IN A WALKER AND IT SLID OUT FROM U NDER HER FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER DX: LT HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH A CANE AND TRIPPED AND FELL. CONTUSION R ARM#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	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: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AND FELL FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HUMERUS FX-FELL-TRIPPED W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/02/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT IN A "CHAIR WALKER" AND IT COLLAPSED SHE FELL ONTO UPPER ARM FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/14/2008	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: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER, WHEELS SLIPPED, PT FELL, HIT UPPER ARM, FX T O UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 96 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH HIS WALKER AND FELL LANDING ONTO LEFT UPPER ARM FRA CTURED HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/13/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT STATES TRIPPED & FELL WITH WALKER ONTO FLOOR AT HOME DX: FRACTURED RIGHT HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2008	Age: 97 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING WALKER. DX- L UPPER ARM CONTUSION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
83YO WHITE FEMALE WALKING TO BATHROOM W/ WALKER-FELL,NLOC DX R HUMERAL FRACTURE,S/P MI WEAKNESS 2ND TO CVA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
78Y/O,M,WALKING OUTSIDE, TRIPPED OVER HIS CANE, FELL ONTO MACADEM, COMMINUTED R HUMERAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT LOST BALANCE WALKING W/WALKER AND FELL. DX: L HUMERAL NECK FX, L DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HUMERUS/ ELBOW FXS-TRIPPED-FELL W/ WALKER-@ ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
88 Y/O TRIPPED AND FELL AT HOME LANDED ON ELBOW WAS USING A WALKER, C/O SHOULDER PAIN. DX-FX HUMERUS AND ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
83 YO FEMALE FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE AT HOME FRACTURE HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT HUMERUS FX.PT WAS USING A WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
UPPER ARM CT-TRIPPED W/ WALKER-FELL ON ARM HITTING A DRESSER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 98 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RIGHT HUMERUS FX. PT FELL OVER A WALKER INJURING ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE TRYING TO THROW OUT GARBAGE WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: R HUMERUS SURGICAL NECK FX, A FIB, ELEVATED TROPONIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT HUMERUS FX.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND FELL WHILE USING A WALKE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS AT HOME, FELL WHILE USING A WALKER CAUSING MULTIPLE LT UPPER ARM SKIN TEARS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATES WITH CANE, SENT IN FROM ECF FOR EVALUATION STATUS POST TRIPPI NG&FALLING WHILE WALKING&LANDED ONTO SHOULDER>>HUMRUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL FROM STANDING POSITION WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER. DX HUMEROUS FX#
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED ON THE TENNIS BALL ON HER WALKER AND WENT TO TUMBLING. DX. FX L HUMERAL NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT HUMERUS FX.PT WAS USING WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
84Y/O,F,WALKER CAUGHT IN CRACK OF SIDEWALK, FELL, L PROXIMAL HUMERAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT GOT CAUGHT IN WALKER AND FELL DX: LAC LT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
PT WAS AT A NURSING HOME USING A WALKER TO TRANSFER TO A CHAIR, FELL CAUSING A FX TO LT HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS AT HOME USING A WALKER, FELL HITTING THE FLOOR CAUSING A FX TO RT HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/27/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS IN HIS BATHROOM WITH A WALKER AND FELL TO THE FLOOR SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER A CANE&FELL FORWARD FACE 1ST,ALSO C/O SHOULDER PAIN >>HUMRUS FX/FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING CRUTCHES CONTUSION UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER HER OWN FEET WHILE WALKING TO THE BATHRIOOM STRIKING UP PER ARM AGAINST THE WALKER LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Containers
REACHING FOR WALKER VERSUS WASH BASIN LAST GRASP&FELL AGAINST >>ARM INJUREY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO SHOULDER FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT HUM FX. PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER WHEN SHE SNAGGED SOMETHING WITH IT CAUSING HER TO FALL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
93 YO WALKING W/WALKER FELL ON FLOOR INJURED ARM LAC UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/19/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
LEFT HUMERAL FX. PT TRIPPED OVER A CANE WHEN GETTING OUT OF A CHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: L HUMERAL NECK IMPACTED FX, INTRACTABLE PX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/03/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
TRYING TO SIT ON WALKER TO PUT WOOD INTO STOVE, WALKER MOVED AND SHE FE LL ONTO FLOOR/ FX LT HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS BEING PUSHED ON HIS WALKER WHEN THE WALKER FELL BACKWARDS. LANDE D ON RIGHT SIDE AND COMPLAINS OF SHOULDER AND ARM PAIN. D: HUMEROUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER YESTERDAY. DX: R PROXIMAL HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL OVER WALKER CAUSING LEFT HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Medical equipment, general
AMBULATING WITH WALKER, TRIPPED OVER ORTHOPEDICS SHOE&FELL >> ARM CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 100 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
T'D OVER OWN WALKER WHILE AMB&FELL ONTO SHOULDER >> HUMRUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/23/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL W/WALKER. DX: PROXIMAL HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
HER WALKER GOT CAUGHT ON A RUG CAUSING HER TO FALL C/O (R) SHOULDER PA IN DX- HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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