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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,044
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Date: 12/23/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
80 YOF WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL BACKWARDS FRACTURE WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING INTO BATHROOM WITH WALKER FELL AND INJURED RT WRIST-RT W RIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
74YO WHITE FEMALE WALKING WITH WALKER & FELL,HURT R WRIST DX COLLES FRACTURE - CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX FX DISTAL RADIUS: FALL TODAY AFTER SLIP'G IN THE PARK'G LOT; FELL AGAINST VAN & WALKER & INJ WRIST, PERSISTANT PN & SWELL'G OF WRIST/HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
THE BALL CAME OFF HER WALKER FELL BACKWARDS USES WALKER TO GET AROUND CONTUSION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL, SEPARATED FROM WALKER DX: SYNCOPE, WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
COLLES WRIST FX-FELL W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX WRIST- TRIPPED WALKER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
PT S/P TRIP & FALL JUST PTA PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A DOOR & TRIPPED OVER HER CANE L WRIST FX, HEAD INJURY, NECK STRAIN,FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL OVER WALKER AND LANDED ON FLOOR SKIN TEARS WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HIT W A CANE. WRIST CONT. FELL ON IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
62 YOF WAS STANDING UP WITH WALKER AND FELL BACKWARDS WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT WRIST FX.PT TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT REPORTS WAS WALKING W/WALKER AND LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL, HURTING L WRIST. DX. FX L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
PT HX DEMENTIA.PT TRANSFERRING FROM WALKER TO HER BED @ NURSING HOME WH EN SHE FELL ON OUTSTRECHED HAND.C/O WRIST PAIN.DX: WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
82YOF WAS HOME WALKING WITH WALKER,TRIPPED FALLING STRIKING WRIST; WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Alcohol
PT WAS CROSSING THE STREET WITH HIS WALKER WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A CURB FALLING INTO THE STREET. HIT HEAD, NO LOC. + ETOH DX: LT WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIP & FALL OFF WALKER AT HOME DX: FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: L WRIST COMMINUTED FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS CROSSING STREET WHEN WALKER GOT STUCK IN CRACK AND HE FELL. DX: L WRIST STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS AT HOME FELL WHILE USING A WALKER CAUSING A SPRAIN TO LT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER THE LEGS OF THE WALKER INJURING LT HAND/WRIST. DX: FRACTURE LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER A WALKER AND BENT WRIST BACKWARDS, SPRAIN OF RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WRIST PAIN AFTER WALKING WITH WALKER, DX; SPRAIN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TODAY, TRIPPED ON HER WALKING STICK/?CANE&FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HANDS/ ARMS>> WRIST FX/SHOULDER DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HAS TO LIFT WALKER TO AMBULATE ADVANCED ARTHRITIS LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHEN BENDING OVER TO PICK UP HER CANE - FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS USING WALKER AND FELL DX: LT WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
PT WAS PUSHING FRIEND'S WALKER AND FRIEND FELL BACKWARD IN CHAIR KNOCKING PT OVER AT SEATTLE CENTER. DX: CONT/ECCHYMOSIS R WRIST/L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS AT HOME, FELL WHILE USING CRUTCHES CAUSING A FX TO LT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
RT WRIST FX.PT WAS USING WALKER AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT HAD A MECHANICAL FALL TO FLOOR WHILE USING A WALKER, ADMITTED FOR FRACTURE OF RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
55 YO WALKING W/CRUTCHES FELL INJURING WRIST ON FLOOR FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
81YOM WAS USING WALKER,TRIPPED LOSING BALANCE,FELL LANDED ON LEFT WRIST;FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS AT AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY USING A CANE TO WALK, FELL HITTIN G THE FLOOR CAUSING A FX TO LT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER FOUND ON BATHROOM FLOOR DX// LEFT WRIST ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING HER WALKER AND INJURED WRIST. DX: LEFT WRIST FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/09/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
GETTING UP FROM CHAIR AND MISSED WALKER AND FELL FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT WITH FRACTURED WRIST, FELL WHILE HOLDING RECYCYLING BIN AND WALKING WITH A CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Foods
PATIENT HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE, WAS USING HER WALKER, MAKING A SANDWICH LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL. DX-BOTH BONE WRIST FRACTURE, RT SHLDR CONTUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/13/2008	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT WALKS WITH A WALKER, FELL AND INJURED HER RIGHT WRIST. DX-RIGHT WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STATES HER WALKER COLLAPESED CAUSING HER TO FALL LANDING ON LEFT AR M DX LEFT WRIST FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2008	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A CANE AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED LEFT WRIST FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Sinks
REACHING FOR THE WALKER, TRIPPED&FELL HITTING HEADONTO A SINK THEN FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HANDS >> WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WRIST FX-FELL W/ WHEELED WALKER-@ NH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN FALLING WITH A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN TRIPPING OVER CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WALKING WITH WALKER AT BEUTY PARLOR/WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
61 YOF HAD A RECENT LT ANKLE FRACTURE, WAS USING CRUTCHES, TRIPPED AND STUMBLED WITH HER CRUTCHES AND FELL. DX-LT WRIST COLLES FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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