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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 50
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Basketball |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL, HIT HIS LEG ON A METAL RAILING DURING BASKET- BALL PRACTICE. DX-RIGHT LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL OVER A RAILING AND INJURED HER L LOWER LEG. HAPPENED A FEW MONT HS AGO. STILL HAS PAIN AND MINOR SWELLING. DX L TIBIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| REPORTS SLIPPING OFF A ?DOCK&LOWER LEG CAUGHT ON RAILING >>LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT DX LACERATION OF RT LEG - S/P DIRECT BLOW AT HOME,PT HIT LEG AGAINST BANISTER AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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