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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 618
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 14 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 LOWER LEG ON RAILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT LAC LOWER LEG OFF OF A BANISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 34 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 |
| PT INJURED LEG/ANKLE CLIMBING OVER A RAILING (LOCATION NS IN REPORT) DX:TIB/FIB FRACTURE, ANKLE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 FEELL AGAINST BANISTER ON SAT. WITH RT LEG/HIP INJURY, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 9 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 |
| CUT LOWER LEG ON RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 13 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: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT LEANED AGAINST STAIR RAIL THAT BROKE -SCRAPED LEFT LOWER LEG. DX LEG LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 BUMPED INTO A RAIL AND SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO LT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT HIT R SHIN ON BANISTER, ABRASION R MID PRE TIBIAL REGION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 13 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 |
| CUT LEG ON RAILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 7 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, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL ON RAILING FALLING DOWN STEPS INJURED LT LEG |
| 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: 07/20/2002 | Age: 30 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 |
| TIB/FIB FX-JUMPED OVER A RAILING AT *** CONCERT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, Stairs or steps |
| PT. WAS AT A 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION, GOING TO BATHROOM, HOLDING ON TO RAIL AND THE RAIL BROKE AND PT. FELL ON STEPS - CONTUSION CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CUT LOWER LEG ON RAILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 3 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PATIENT JUMPED OFF PORCH OR PORCH RAILING AT HOME 3 WEEKS AGO INJURINGL EG; TODDLER'S FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 SCRATCHED LEG ON RAILING |
| 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: 04/22/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIENT STRUCK LOWER LEG AGAINST STAIR RAIL. DX; CONTUSION TO RIGH LO WER LEG WITH CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 49 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 |
| LEANED ON RAILING; RAILING GAVE WAY; PT FELL OFF PORCH INTO BUSHES; LAC RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| PT SLIDING DOWN BANISTER @SCHOOL TODAY SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN STEPS C/O PN IN LT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 58 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 |
| 58 Y/O C/O FALL - LEFT LEG INJURY TRIPPED AND FELL OVER GUARDRAIL. DX: HEMATOMA CONTUSION LT HIP LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 54 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 ON METAL RAILING. DX: CONT R LEG, R GASTROCNEMIUS PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SPRAIN (R) LWR LEG, PT JUMPING OVER A RAILING, GOT CAUGHT & SUST INJURY , C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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