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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 601
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| 20 YOM, FELL DOWN STAIRS HIT HEAD ON RAILING, CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Football |
| 16 YOM PLAYING FOOTBALL AT SCHOOL WHEN HE FELL OVER A RAIL WHILE RUNNIN G. +LOC. DX:MINOR CHI, ELBOW FX/DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| WHILE WALKING UP STAIRS, PT FELT VERY DIZZY, LEANED OVER RAILING AND FE LL, HIT HEAD, CONTUSION TO HEAD WITH TACHYCARDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SCALP LAC-21YOM-INTOXICATED-FELL-HIT A RAILING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 16 YOM SLIDING DOWN A RAIL ON HEAD AT HOME. DX-CHI, SCALP AND FACIAL ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| HIT BACK OF HEAD ON A METAL RAILING CAUSING CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| 25YOM WALKING DOWN THE STEPS SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE TILE FELL AGAINST RAILING STIKING HEAD;CONTUSIONS HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL OVER A RAILING. DX. HEAD INJURY, HIP, LEG AND KNEE, THIGH AND BACK CONTUSION* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LAC HEAD ON BANNISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT FELL FROM 4 FT OFF RAILING OF STAIRWELL, HIT HEAD ON PAVEMENT; HEAD INJURY, HEAD CONTUSION, BACK/SHOULDER ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH HER CHILDREN AND SWUNG HER HEAD AND STRUCK HEAD ON A BANISTER. DX: CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 22YOM AT PITTSBURGH ZOO LEANING OVER RAILING BECAME LIGHTHEADED FELL BACKWARDS INJURED LT HAND FINGER & HEAD;COSED HEAD INJURY/FINGER HEMATO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIENT STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON METAL RAILING AT POOL YESTERDAY, DIZZY WITH NOSE BLEEDS,POSSIBLE SEIZURE-LIKE EPISODE; CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WAS DRINKING ETOH, SLIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON RAILING. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL AFTER DOING BACK FLIP FROM 4 FT RAILING, HIT HEAD ON GROUND. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CHI.PT FELL OVER A RAILING AND HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| JUMPING OFF RAILING AND GOT CAUGHT AND FELL AND HIT HEAD WITH CLOSED HE AD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN THE STEPS YEST AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE RAILING. HAS BRU ISE TO FOREHEAD. LEFT W/O BEING SEEN. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL INTO A BANISTER. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SCALP LAC,CS.PT FELL INTO A BANISTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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