Accidents - Crutches, canes or walkers - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Foot

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,460
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Date: 12/29/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
87YOM, AMB WITH HIS WALKER WHEN FELT A " SNAP" IN LT FOOT >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
73YOM FELL WHILE USING WALKER 3 DAYS AGO. DX. FOOT CONTUSION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
RT FOOT CONT. 82 YOF TRIPPED OVER WALKER INJURING FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
78 Y/O M WALKING WITH WALKER, FELL AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT FOOT. DX: RIG HT FOOT SPRAIN @
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
61YOF C/O FOOT PAIN AFTER HITTING FOOT WITH WALKING CANE YESTERDAY DX - FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
81 YR OLD MALE PARKINSONS PT WALKING DOWN INCLINE WITH WALKER AND FELT UNSTEAD WITH TREMORS IN FEET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
80 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER A FALL AT HOME WHILE USING CANE INJURING RT FOOT- DX- RT FOOT FRACTURE DUE TO FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
90 YOF, STUBBED TOE ON WALKER, FELL ,FRACTURE FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
86 YOF, FOOT CONTUSION, REPORTS HER CANE FELL HIT HER FOOT, DEVELOPED C ELLULITIS TO FOOT ALSO WITH PAIN TO RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
59YOM TRIPPED AND FELL OVER WIFES WALKER DX: 5TH METATARSAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Day wear
87YOF SUSTAINED FOOT FX WHEN SHE FELL WITH HER WALKER WHILE LOOKING FOR HER PANTS IN A DIMLY LIT ROOM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
83YOF DROPPED HER WALKER ON HER L FOOT AND LIFTED HER GRANDCHILD DX- FOOT CONT LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
A 61 YOF TRIPPED WHILE WALKING WITH CANE AT HOME, FOOT PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Footwear
66 YR OLD MALE TRIED TO GET SOCK OFF WITH CANE WHEN IT BEGAN BLEEDING A ND CELLULITIS NOW TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
56YOM TRIPPED ON A CABLE ON WALKER INJURING LT FOOT IN 1ST WEB SPACE GREAT TOE. DX - LT FOOT FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Floors or flooring materials
62 Y/O F FELL WITH WALKER ON UN***OR FOOT STRAIN FOOT STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
61YOF, AMB WITH CANE, LEG GAVE OUT&FELL C/O FOOT PAIN >>SPRAIN/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
62 YOM PT WAS USING HIS CRUTCH AND IT BROKE; FELL ON R FOOT. R FOOT & R GREAT TO SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED OVER TIP OF CANE FRACTURE METATARSAL 73 YOF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
75 Y WF TRIPPED OVER HER WALKER AT HOME HAS FOOT PAIN FX RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
86YOF FRACTURED FOOT , HISTORY OF STROKE FELL AT HOME WHILE USING HER W ALKER PT ADMITTED*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
86 YOF FELL WHILE TRYING TO GET TO WALKER AT NURSING HOME. DX: R FIFTH METATARSAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
54YOM USING CRUTCHES AND FELL YESTERDAY AND STRAINED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Ceilings and walls
88 YOM, USING WALKER FELL OFF RETAINING WALL, SPRAIN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
73YOF FELL WHILE USING WALKER DX: FOOT FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2010	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
91 YOF, BECAME TANGLED UP IN WALKER & FELL DX: FX FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FOOT FX. 88 YOM FELL WHEN WALKING WITH WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
58YOF WAS AT HOME USING A WALKER, STEPPED WRONG CAUISNG A STRAIN TO LT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
80YOF CONT FOOT- FELL USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2010	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUSION R FOOT: 92YOF WALKING, ENDED UP HITTING THE TOP OF HER FOOT WITH THE CANE, FOOT RED, SWOLLEN, TENDER TO TOUCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
63 YOM WALKING WITH CANE AND IT BROKE CAUSING PATIENT TO FALL SPRAIN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2010	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Beds or bedframes
LEFT FOOT STR. 92 YOF FELL WITH WALKER WHEN GOING TO BED IN NURSING HOM E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2010	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers, Chairs
93YOF WAS AT HOME WALKING WITH A CANE TRYING TO PROP THE FRIDGE OPEN WITH A CHAIR WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING A HEMATOMA TO LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Crutches, canes or walkers
FOOT STR. 57 YOM PT STRAINED FOOT WHEN LOSING BALANCE WITH CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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