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

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Date: 12/22/2009	Age: 78 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
78YOF WALKING WITH A CANE WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
73YO WHITE FEMALE TRIPPED OVER A WALKER,FELL LANDED ON R HIP DX WRIST CONTUSION HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2009	Age: 78 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 AT HOME TRIPPED OVER DAUGHTERS CANE AND FELL/ DX FX R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
84YOF AT NURSING HOME TURNED TOWARDS THE LEFT TRIPPED OVER BACK OF WHEEL OF WALKER;WRIST SPRAIN AND KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
87 YO F TRIPPED OVER WALKER, FELL HURT WRIST. DX WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2009	Age: 78 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 HUSBAND'S CANE IN PARKING LOT, FALLING ON (L) HAND DX;# FX (L) WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2009	Age: 91 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
91YO WHITE FEMALE WALKING IN DRIVEWAY AT HOME WITH WALKER & FELL C/O L SHOULDER PAIN,WRIST PAIN,HIP PAIN, DX L WRIST FRACTURE,HIP CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2009	Age: 87 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
AT REHAB USING WALKER AND TRIPPED OVER IT AND FELL AND FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2009	Age: 79 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 LOST BALANCE WHILE WALKING WITH WALKER, HIT HEAD AND INJ WRIST DX: WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	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
72YOM WALKING WITH A WALKER AT THE OUTPATIENT CENTER AND PASSED OUT FEL L FRACTURED WRIST ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/18/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL WHILE USING A CANE, LEFT WRIST FRACTURE AND CONTUSIONS TO FACE AND HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
91 YO F SPRAINED WRIST FELL WALKING UP A HILL WITH HER WALKER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2009	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, Chairs
RT WRSIT SPRAIN..PT WAS USING A WALKER AND FELL IN TO A CHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2009	Age: 92 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 WHILE USING WALKER AT HOME. DX WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/07/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
C/O WRIST PAIN THAT STARTED AFTER USING CRUTCHES FOR FIBULA FX >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
GETTING OUT OF BED AND TRIPPED ON WALKER AND FELL WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2009	Age: 70 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, Doors
70 YOF STANDING WITH WALKER TRYING TO OPEN A DOOR FELL BACKWARDS SUSTAI NING A FRACTURED WRIST AND LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2009	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
92YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME GETTING UP FROM CHAIR TO WALKER-WALKER NOT LOCKED FELL TO BUTTOCK,HIT HEAD, NLOC, WRIST SWELLING PX, DX FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
BURSITIS/TENOSYNOVITIS/GOUT OF RIGHT WRIST - USES CANE, MAYBE SPRUNG IT, NOT SURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2009	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
STEPPED ON WHEEL OF WALKER AND FELL TO GROUND FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 63 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HAS BEEN USING A THREE WHEELED WALKER TO SUPPORT WEIGHT WHEN WALKS A FTER A RECENT HIP REPLACEMENT AND STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 95 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
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CANE TODAY, HITTING RT EYEBROW, RT WRIST & FOREARM, C/O PAIN. DX-DISTAL RADIUS & ULNA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Doors
TRIPPED OVER THE WALKER&FELL AGAAINST THE DOOR LANDING ONTO OUSTRETCHED HANDS>>WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	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
STATES HER WALKER GOT AWAY FROM HER LAST NIGHT AND SHE FELL INJURING HER RIGHT WRIST. DX: CONTUSION TO RIGHT WRIST*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
SUST INJ TO L WRIST WHILE USING WALKER AT HM AND FELL WHEN KNEE GAVE O UT DX L WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	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 LEANING FORWARD AT HOME WITH A CANE AND SLIPPED STRAINED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2009	Age: 54 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
PT WAS PUSHING SOMEONE IN WALKER AND HIT A CRACK HITTING KNEE. DX: L WRIST/HAND SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2009	Age: 66 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
? FX WRIST, PT HAD FALL YESTERDAY, USES A CANE TO WALK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON RUG WIHILE USING WALKER, FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2009	Age: 55 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
FRACTURE WRIST - 55 YO FEMALE PRESENTS AFTER A FALL - WAS WAKING USING HER CANE - TRIPPED OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT AND FELL - SIDEWALK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2009	Age: 91 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, Floors or flooring materials
REPORTS HAND GOT STUCK INTO THE WALKER AS WAS FALLING TO THE FLOOR >>WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2009	Age: 62 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 WAS USING WALKER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2009	Age: 85 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 HER WALKER AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCH ED LEFT ARM FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/02/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	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
58Y/O,M,TRIPPED OVER WALKER, INJURED WRIST,L WRIST & FORE ARM ABRASION & CONTUSION, POSSIBLE L WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2009	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: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
REPORTEDLY TRIPPED OVER THE TOP OF HER WALKER&HYPEREXTENDED WRIST,+PAIN &SWELLING>>WRIST INJ/AMS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 63 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, Toilets
WAS USING A BEDSIDE TOILET GETTING UP USING WALKER LOST BALANCE AND FEL L DX- BILAT WRIST FX FACIAL BONE FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/17/2009	Age: 93 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, Doors
PT SUSTAINED WRIST FRACTURE WHEN HER WALKER BECAME CAUGHT IN A DOOR CAUSING HER TO FALL*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/10/2009	Age: 55 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 WITH FRACTURED WRIST, TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A CRUTCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2009	Age: 54 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, Stairs or steps
54 YO F SPRAINED WRIST FELL GOING UP STEPS AT HOME WITH CRUTCHES*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 97 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, Containers
PT WALKS W/CANE, FELL 2 DAYS AGO WHEN TRIPPED OVER BOX, C/O R WRIST PAI N. DX. SPRAIN WRIST, FALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2009	Age: 82 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
82 YO F FRACTURED WRIST USING WALKER FELL AT NURSING HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2009	Age: 88 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
LOST BALANCE WHILE USING WALKER AND FELL DX- R WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	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, Rugs or carpets
LEFT WRIST CONT. PT TRIPPED WHEN USING A CANE AND TRIPPING OVER CARPET EDGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2009	Age: 76 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 FELL FROM WALKER TO FLOOR INJURYING WRIST, RIGHT WRIST FRACTURE, ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/17/2009	Age: 98 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
USING WALKER TO GET DRESSED, FELL AND FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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