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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,437
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Date: 12/14/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CERVICAL STRAIN-65YOM-HEAD CT-FELL W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 100 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
100 YO FEMALE, GOT WALKER CAUGHT AND FELL ON FLOOR AT HOME. DX C6-C7 F RACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/06/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT USED A WALKER TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND FELL, CERVICAL SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS AT HOME USING A WALKER, LOST BALANCE HITTING A CUPBOARD CAUISNG A CERVICAL STRAIN, ALSO DX RENAL FAILURE, UTI, HYPERKALEMIA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/11/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER. DX: SYNCOPE, FACIAL CONT, CERVICAL STRAIN, UTI.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT CROSSING STREET W/WALKER WAS HIT BY A CAR. DX: L ELBOW ABR, CERVICAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER CONTUSION NECK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/23/2009	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
92 YOM PT WAS STANDING WITH WALKER AND FELL SIDEWAYS. ODONTOID FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/22/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL AND HIT HEAD DX: C1 AND C2 FX, FACIAL LAC, HTN, MECHANICALL FALL, HX OF STROKE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/12/2009	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Glass doors or doors with glass panels
WAS USING WALKER & IT "SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HER " & FELL-HIT HEAD & L FACE ON A SLIDING GLASS DOOR DX NECK FX/ORBITAL FX *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/08/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL AT *** USING WALKER DX; NECK STRAIN, HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2009	Age: 99 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX NECK- TRIPPED W/ CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS WALKING ON CRUTCHES. CERVICAL STRAI N, HEMATOMA SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
54YO BLACK FEMALE WALKING ON SIDEWALK WITH CANE, FELL ONTO L SIDE DX CONTUSION, CERVICAL SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING W/ WALKER LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND DX: BHT, NECK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER DX: NECK AND LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL IN BATHROOM WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: NECK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
WALKING HOLDING WALKER LOST BALANCE FELL ON FLOOR INJURED NECK CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CERV STR. PT STRAINED NECK WHEN MANIPULATING A WALKER AND FELL IN NURS ING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Toilets
FD BY FAMILY ***N WITH WALKER ON THE TOP OF HER S/P UNWITNESSED FALL FR OM TOILET, C/O >>NECK PAIN/SYCNOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL TO PAVEMENT, CERVICAL SPRAIN AND MULTIPLE ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
PT WAS AT A NURSING HOME WAS GETTING OUT OF BED USING A WALKER, FELL CAUSING A FX TO C2 AND LACERATION TO FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT PRESENT TO ER AFTER A TRIP AND FALL WITH WALKER TODAY C/O NECK PAIN- DX- NECK STRAIN DUE TO FALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/12/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STATES TURNED HEAD QUICKLY WALKING WITH CANE, NOW WITH NECK PAIN DX: NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
DX CERVICALGIA NECK PAIN/BACKACHE: US'G CRUTCHES TO GO UP STAIRS 4D AGO SLIP'D FWD TO BRACE HER FALL, DIDN'T FLAL. C/O NECK, SH, ARM PN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER AT LOCAL BUSINESS. DX. NECK STRAIN, AVULSIO N R ELBOW, MULT CONTS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER CANE AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX: NECK STRAIN, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS GETTING ONTO A BUS WITH WALKER, SLIPPED FELL ON RIGHT SIDE STRICKING NECK, R RIBS AND HIP. DX; CONTUSION CHEST WALL, STRAIN NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING DOWN HILL WITH WALKER DX: NECK FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/12/2009	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER HER CANE AT HER ASSISTED CARE LIVING FACILITY DX- CERVICA L VERT FX-CLOSED SKIN TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS SITTING ON WHEELED WALKER WHICH ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY AND SHE FELL. DX: HEAD CONT, CERVICAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER. DX: CERVICAL SPINE FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
WALKING WITH WALKER AND FELL BACK TO FLOOR RESULTING IN NECK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER LOST BALANCE AND FELL HITTING CHIN ON WALKER AT N/H DX- ABRA TO UPPER NECK FREQUENT FALLS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE AMBULATING WITH WALKER DX: C2 VERTEBRAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS SITTING ON WALKER BEING PUSHED BY FRIEND ON UNEVEN SIDEWALK, FEL L STRAIGHT BACK TO CONCRETE, CONTUSION TO NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
85 YOF FELL OUTSIDE HOUSE TODAY WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER C1 VERTEBRAE FRACTURE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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