Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Elbow

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,993
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Date: 12/22/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS REACHING FOR WALKER AT *** AND LOST BALANCE, FELL B ACK AND HAS PAIN IN R ELBOW. DX. FX R ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2009	Age: 86 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
86 YOM, WALKED TO BATHROOM TRIED TO LEAVE WALKER IN BATHROOM, FELL , EL BOW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2009	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT STATES THAT SHE WAS WALKING TO RESTROOM AT NH W/HER WALKER AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR. DX. SKIN TEAR L SHIN AND ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2009	Age: 90 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
RIGHT ELBOW FX. PT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2009	Age: 85 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
ELBOW CT-85 Y/O F-FELL W/A WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/07/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
ATTEMPTING TO GET THE CANE ON THE FLOOR THEN SLIPPED&FELL >ELBOW CONTS/KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FABRIC CAUGHT IN PT'S WALKER AND HE FELL STRIKING WALKER AT ASSISTEDLIV ING. DX: CHEST CONT, SKIN TEAR R ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
80YMC WALKING ACROSS STREET USING A CANE FELL HITTING ELBOW/ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 85 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, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS WALKING TO THE BATHROOM WITH A WALKER WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON URINE THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2009	Age: 71 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, Rugs or carpets
71YO WHITE FEMALE AT NURSING HOME PUSHING WALKER-CAUGHT ON RUG,FELL HIT HEAD THEN FELL AND HIT ELBOWDX SUTURE REMOVAL,L ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HIT ON ELBOW W A CANE. CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2009	Age: 91 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
STUMBLED WHILE USING HER WALKER FELL DX- LAC TO ELBOWS BACK PAIN TI A UTI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/10/2009	Age: 86 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 FELL AFTER GETTING HER WALKER STUCK IN A CRACK IN THE GROUND, DXL ELBOW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Electric lighting equipment
WALKING WITH WALKER AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF LIGHTS AND TRIPPED AND FE LL AND FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	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 TRIPPED WHILE WALKING W/ WALKER DX;# CONTUSION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS AT HOME USING A CANE TO WALK, FELL HITTING THE FLOOR CAUSING A CONTUSION TO LT ELBOW AND LT SHOULDER PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
PT TRYING TO GET UP FROM CHAIR WITH WALKER FELL SUST CONT TO ELBOW#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
79YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME USING WALKER,LOST BALANCE FELL INTO WALL SKIN TEAR R ELBOW, DX SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/10/2009	Age: 98 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL LANDED ONTO LEFT ELBOW SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2009	Age: 96 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, WHO NORMALLY USES A WALKER, DECIDED TO TRY CRUTCHES BECAUSE WILL BE TAKING TRIP SOON. SLIPPED AND FELL. DX:ELBOW LACERATION, BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WAS ON A WHEELED-SEATED WALKER, A FAMILY MEMBER WAS PUSHING HIM UP THE DRIVEWAY&THE WHEELED GOT STUCK&PT FELL ONTO ELBOW>>CONTS/ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 87 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
FELL WITH HER WALKER AND FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2009	Age: 65 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, Stairs or steps
WAS USING HER WALKER ATTEMPTING TO GET INTO HER WHEELCHAIR, MISSED A STEP AND STUMBLED, INJURING THE ELBOW. DX: CONTUSION TO LT ELBOW*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/03/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS TURNING AROUND W/ WALKER AND FELL DX:SKIN TEAR TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 80 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
80YOF WATCHING HOCKEY GAME AT HOME,DURING THE SECOND PERIOD GOT UP WITH HER CANE STUMBLED STRUCK LT ELBOW;ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX S/P GLF FROM SEATED POSITION/SKIN TEAR L ARM/ANTERIOR L COSTAL PAIN: S/P GLF W WALKER SLIP'D OUT F UNDER HIM @CEMETARY. LG SKIN TEAR L ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2009	Age: 87 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
WAS WALKING GET SOME COFFEE USING HER WALKER AND FELL DX- ELBOW FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/13/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	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
FELL USING WALKER DX: R ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WAS GOING FROM THE KITCHEN WHILE USING HER WALKER AND GOT HER FEET TWISTED IN THE WALKER, FELL DX: SKIN TEAR TO LEFT ELBOW*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
62 YOF FELL WHILE WALKING WITH CANE ELBOW DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 92 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
PER EMS, PT WALKS USING WALKER AND FELL IN BATHROOM AT NH. DX. CONT L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2009	Age: 84 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 GETTING HIS CANE FROM THE CLOSET AND SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO LEFT ELBOW LACERATION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2009	Age: 82 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, Doors
82YMC WALKING WITH CANE TRYING TO OPEN DOOR ALSO CARRYING AN ITEM SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING ELBOW/AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2009	Age: 82 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
TRIPPED AND FELL AS HER WALKER GAVE WAY IS ON *** HAS ABRA TO R ELBOW LBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2009	Age: 81 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 TRIPPED OVER WALKER AND FELL DX: ELBOW FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH CANE AT HOME WHEN KNEE GAVE OUT, PT FELL, CONTUSION TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	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 WALKING WITH WALKER, SLIPPED & HIT ELBOW ON WALKER DX: ELBOW ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2009	Age: 89 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, Floors or flooring materials
LEANED BACKWARDS TO SIT DOWN ON WALKER, WALKER COLLAPSED & PT FELL TO FLOOR DX: ELBOW CONTUSION, ANEMIA, ABD. AORTIC ANEURYSM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2009	Age: 77 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, Floors or flooring materials
PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME AND WAS WALKING WITH WALKER & FELL ONTO FLOOR INJURING ELBOW DX: CONTUSION TO RIGHT ELBOW / AMBULATORY DYSFUNCTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets
PT TRANSFERRING FROM A WALKER TO THE TOILET AND FELL STRUCK ELBOW AGAIN ST THE TOILET AT THE NURSING HOME AVULSION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL ONTO WALKER. DX: L ELBOW SKIN AVULSION, LEUKOCYTOSIS, HYPONATREMIA.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/13/2009	Age: 89 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 WAS WALKING WITH WALKER & FELL INJURING ELBOW AT HOME DX: CONTUSION TO RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME AND FELL ONTO LEFT ELBOW FRACTURED ELB OW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/03/2009	Age: 94 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 WALKING W/WALKER AND FELL. DX: 6 CM R ELBOW LAC, CONT L SHOULDER/HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2009	Age: 85 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, Doors
85 YOF, FELL USING WALKER SCRAPED ARM ON DOOR CONTUSION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
90YOF ACCIDENTLY FELL OVER WALKER AT THE NURSING FACILITY,INJURED RT ELBOW;ELBOW FRACTURE,HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/08/2009	Age: 93 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
FELL AGAINST WALKER WHILE REACHING UP FOR SOMETHING. DX- FRACTURE AND L ACERATION ELBOW AND MULTIPLE ABRASIONS#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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