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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 579
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT SITTING ON MOMS LAP, SLID OUT AND UP AGAINST RAILING, LT ANKLE STRAI N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| DX BOTH ANKLES SPRAINED: WALKING UP STAIRS, CAUGHT ANKLES ON RAILING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, In-line skating |
| DOING TRICKS ON ***S AND JUMPED OFF A HAND RAIL AND FX ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT CHASING CAT AT HOME JUMPED OFF 6 FOOT RAILING, R ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT SLID DOWN RAILING AND STRUCK ANKLE AT DENTAL CLINIC, ACUTE L ANKLE C ONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIENT WITH ANKLE INJURY YESTERDAY, SEEN IN ED, TODAY HIT FOOT ON RAI L RE-INJURING ANKLE; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| TRIED TO TAKE A SOMERSAULT OFF MY PATIO AND FELL BACKWARDS OVER RAIL, TWISTED LEFT ANKLE. DX: SPRAINED ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LT ANKLE SPRAIN-DRANK 3 QUARTS OF MALT LIQUIR-JUMPED OFF A PORCH RAIL A T NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIENT JUMPED OVER RAILING, LANDED ON A STUMP, INVERTED ANKLE; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL 5 FEET OFF DECK RAILING ONTO LAWN. LANDED ON LT FOOT. - FX LT ANKL E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| JUMPED OVER A RAILING AND LANDED ON ANKLE DX SPRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| RIGHT ANKLE SPR. PT SLIPPED AND FELL OVER A RAILING, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT HAD RAILING FALL ONTO R ANKLE WHILE AT HOME DX STRAIN R ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| HAND SLIPPED OFF RAILING FELL TWISTED FOOT; RT ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FX (R) ANKLE, PT JUMPED OVER A RAILING & SUST INJURY, C/O PAIN & SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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