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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,659
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Date: 12/28/2009	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FEMUR NECK FX-93YOM-FELL WHILE WALKING W/A WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/24/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
79YOF WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME AND SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE FLOOR S USTAINED A FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/06/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
75 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER A FALL WHEN HIS WALKER BROKE INJURING LT LEG-DX- FRACTURE LT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKING WITH WALKER AND SLIPPED AND FELL AND FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/20/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
63Y/O,F, GOT TANGLED UP IN WALKER & FELL AT HOME, ECCHYMOSIS UPPER THIG H, CONTUSION R THIGH, ABRASION R ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OVER WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX: L FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/15/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
89YOF AT *** NURSING FACILITY USING WALKER TRIPPED OVER OXYGEN TUBING FELL INJURED LT FEMUR;FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FEMUR FX-80 Y/O F-FELL WHILE WALKING W/A CANE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/30/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Handrails, railings or banisters
WALKING WITH WALKER AT NURSING HOME REACHED FOR HAND RAIL AND FELL DOWN HIP PAIN...FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/26/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING WALKER TO GO TO REST ROOM,, FX; FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/20/2009	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
WALKING W/WALKER FELL INJURED LEG ON FLOOR FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/13/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LEFT FEMUR FX. PT SLIPPED WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/06/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL TO BATHROOM FLOOR WHILE USING A WALKER, CONTUSION TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
DX L HIP AVULSION FX/RENAL INSUFFICIENCY/MACROCYTOSIS: FELL TRIP'D OVER WALKER INC PN TO L THIGH/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING A WALKER TO WALK WITH AND FELL, LANDED ON HIP AT HOME. DX-FX FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/11/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Stairs or steps
FELL OFF STEP WITH WALKER WITH WHEELS FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/08/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
65YO WHITE FEMALE PUT WEIGHT ON LEG,FELT SNAP,C/O R LEG PAIN STS WAS WALKING WITH WALKER,DX PATHOLOGIC FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/06/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH FRACTURE TO RIGHT FEMUR AFTER FALLING WHILE WALKING WITH A CANE AT HOME. DX RIGHT FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/02/2009	Age: 74 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER WALKER FELL INJURED LEG FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/31/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
67YO HISP FEMALE USING WALKER TRIPPED & FELL TO KNEES,HEARD A POP DX R FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/27/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FAMILY REPORTS PT TRIPPING OVER HER CANE THIS AM. DX. R FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/25/2009	Age: 85 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ramps or landings
DX FX FEMUR: S/P FALL IN MEDICAL MALL PARK'G LONT. W WALK'G DOWN SIDE WALK RAMP US'G WALKER; FELL TO GROUND LAND'G ON L HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/24/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Blankets
WAS USING HER WALKER AND BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A BLANKET AND FELL OVER L ANDING ON L SIDE DX- FEMUR FX RADIAL HEAD FX PAIN TO SHOULDER ELBOW HI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FX R FEMUR/75YOF TRIPPED WHILE USING A 4 LEGGED CANE AND INJURED R FEMU R.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/21/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
GOT CAUGHT UP IN HER WALKER AND TRIPPED LANDING ON L LEG DX- FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL AT HOME WHILE WALKING WITH HIS WALKER LANDING ON L SIDE DX-FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/16/2009	Age: 95 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
AMBULATES WITH WALKER, TRIPPED&FELL 5D AGO, C/O THIGH/HIP PAIN SINCE >>CONTS/ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED ON WALKER & FELL DX;* (L) FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
LOST BALANCE USING WALKER AND FELL IN BATHROOM AND FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/24/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Day wear
CAUGHT WALKER ON PANT LEG TRIPPES AND FELL DX- FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/23/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED OVER CANE WHILE SHOPPING FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT HAD A SAME HEIGHT FALL AT PERSONAL CARE HOME, WIND CAUGHT HER WALKER CAUSING HER TO FALL. DX-FX LEFT FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Furniture
FELL, CANE GOT CAUGHT IN FURNITURE; WALKING TO BATHROOM; RED AREA LT SI DE OF TORSO,THIGH. DX: CONTUSION THIGH S/P FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2009	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE WALKING W/WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX: L SUBTROCHANTERIC FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2009	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL TURNING TO GET HER WALKER INJ HIP WITH AVULSION FX GREATER TROCHAN TER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STUMBLED OVER HIS WALKER AND FELL. DX:FEMUR FX, FEVER, HYPERTENSION. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
85YOF COMING OUT OF HER APARTMENT WAS USING A WALKER STRUCK SMALL LIP ON PAVEMENT STUMBLED AND FELL;FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/26/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER AT HOME. DX FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
87Y/O,F,USING WALKER TO WALK TO BATHROOM & FELL, ADMITTED, FX DISTAL R FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/25/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FEMUR FX-LOST FOOTING-FELL-WHILE USING 2 CANES TO WALK-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/21/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FEMUR FX-UNWITNESSED FALL W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/05/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS IN AN EXTERNAL FIXATOR AND REACHED FOR HER WALKER AND FELL FRACT URED FEMUR A SECOND TIME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/24/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WITH FRACTURE TO FEMUR AFTER FALLING WHILE TRYING TO USE WALKER. DX FRACTURE TO RIGHT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/26/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
HISTORY LEFT KNEE REPLACEMENT FELL W/ WALKER FRACTURE LEFT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/20/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OVER WALKER & HIT HEAD DX; ACUTE (R) FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/13/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL USING WALKER, R THIGH PAIN DX: FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/14/2009	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
USING WALKER AND FELL ONTO SIDE AND FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/09/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
C/O PAIN OF L UPPER LEG PAIN X 2 FALLS LAST WEEK, WALKING TO CAR W/WALK ER AND TRIPPED. DX. CONT L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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