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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 74
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PATIENT PLAYING IN YARD AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE, GRABBED HANDRAIL ON PORCH A ND RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK, COULD NOT LET GO OF POLE; ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL OFF PORCH RAILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL ONOT STAIR RAIL & SLID TO FLOOR UNABLE TO GET UP. DX: WEAKNESS, UNABLE TO AMBULATE, CHF, CRF, HYPOKALEMIA, A FIB. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LACERATION UPPER ARM - 66 YOM FELL AGAINST A RAILING CAUSING A SUPERFIC IAL LACERATION TO UPPER ARM, TAKES ***, HAS CONTINUED BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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