Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,298
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	245
Year 1999:	148
Year 2000:	125
Year 2001:	112
Year 2002:	84
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	141
Year 2005:	78
Year 2006:	30
Year 2007:	164
Year 2008:	50
Year 2009:	84
Year 2010:	15

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/26/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Football
A 25 YOM RAN INTO RAIL WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL, LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT JUMPED OFF A RAILING AND LANDED ON ANOTHER RAILING STRIKING BOTH LEGS ON RAILING. DX LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
CONTUS R LOWER LEG, PT WAS AT A CAMP IN CENTRAL CITY, JUMPED OVER A RAI LING AND HIT LOWER LEG ON A POT BELOW IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 09/14/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
16 YOM HIT LOWER LEG ON RAILING CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
18YOM WAS AT HOME ACCIDENTLY FELL AGAINST RAILING CUT LOWER LEG; LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	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
CUT LEG RAN INTO PORCH RAIL LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT JUMPED OVER HAND RAIL AND FELL DX L LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SITTING ON RAILING CATCHING LT SHIN IN SIDE BAR OF RAILING, HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL OVER A BANNISTER AND INJURED LOWER LEG. DX LOWER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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, Snow skiing
PT WAS SKIING AND WAS RIDING THE RAILS IN *** AND LACERATED BOTH LOWER LEGS ON THE RAILS. DX BILATERAL TIBIA LACERATIONS, 1-1.5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Footwear
PT WAS SLIDING DOWN RAILING WITH "SOAP SHOES" ON & INJURED LOW LEG DX: FRACTURE LEFT TIBIA/FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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, Stairs or steps
20 YOWM STATES A BANISTER BROKE AND HIT HIS LEG WHILE WALKING UP THE ST IRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL ON ICE ON WALKWAY AND HIT CALF ON A RAILING CONTUSING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Skateboards
FELL ON HANDRAIL WHILE SKATE BOARDING DX. SHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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, Skateboards
LAC L TIBIA - CUT LEG ON RAIL WHEN SKATEBOARDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2001	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2001	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/11/2001	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2000	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/19/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Clothing accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/1998	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	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, In-line skating
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/1998	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/1998	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/1998	Age: 17 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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