Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,372
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	153
6-15 years old:	614
16-25 years old:	109
26-50 years old:	66
50+ years old:	428

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
SLIDING DOWN BANISTER FELL AND FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
29 Y.O. W MALE W/FOREARM STRAIN. PT SLIPPED IN ICE & GRABBED HANDRAIL @ HOME & INJ FOREARM. E927
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT HIT FOREARM ON RAILING. DX: L FOREARM ABR, MYOFASCIAL PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL AGAINST BANISTER. ACUTE RT FOREARM CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL IN BATHROOM AND TRIED GRABBING RAILING AND FX FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials
FOREARM FX-@ BOYSCOUTS-@ SCHOOL-FELL FROM 4 FOOT RAILING TO GYM FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
STRAINED ARM WHEN FELL AND CAUGHT ARM IN BANISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FRACTURED FOREARM WHEN FELL WALKING ON RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT AT *** SWINGING ON A RAILING WHEN SHE FELL FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL INTO A BANISTER AND INJURED LOWER ARM. DX LOWER ARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT HIT LT FOREARM ON STAIR RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL AT HOME STRIKING L FOREARM ON STAIRAIL DX HEMATOMA L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT HANGING ON RAILING AND FELL; ARM SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT C/O RT FOREARM/WRIST PN HITTING RAILING A COUPLE OF DAYS, CONTUSIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2003	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STAIRS YEST WHILE HOLDING ONTO RAILING NOW C/O RT ARM/WRIS T PN, FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT.INJ.RT.FOREARM AT CHURCH WHEN FELL & HIT RAILING. DX; BUCKLE F.X. RT .DISTAL RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PATIENT CUT ARM ON PIECE OF METAL ON STAIRWAY RAILING OR ON MOLDING ON STEPS AT HOME; FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL OFF HANDRAIL IN FRONT OF HOUSE. DX: TORUS FX L DISTAL RADIUS, IMPACTED FX PROX . ULNA, ABR L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/22/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SEEN FOR ARM FX AFTER HANGING ON A BANISTER THEN JUMPING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SEEN FOR ARM FX AFTER RUNNING AND HIS ARM GOT CAUGHT IN THE RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL BACKWARD OFF RAILING AT ZOO;FX FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT HIT ARM ON A RAILING DX CONT/ L ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT CUT FOREARM ON PIECE OF METAL RAILING AT HOME YESTERDAY. D:SUPERFICI AL LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
R FOREARM CONT/14YOM AT HOME YEST HIT ARM ON WOODEN BANISTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PLAYING WITH ANOTHER BOY SLIPPED AND FELL OVER 3 FT RAILING LANDED ON R T ARM UNDER BODY, RADUIS/ULNA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WAS SITTING ON HAND RAIL AT SCHOOL AND FELL OFF - TRIED TO BREAK FAL L WITH ARM. D: FX RADIUS /ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
41 YO MALE WAS SITTING ON RAILING ON BOARDWALK, FLIPPED OVER ONTO BEACH - ETOH - ABRASION ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LT FOREARM AB-@ THE MALL-HIT A RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
DAD STATES PT SLDI HIS ARM DOWN BANNISTER 3 DAYS AGO, WANYS LACERATION CHECKED, LAC TO LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PATIENT FELL AND HIT LEFT FOREARM/WRIST AGAINST CEMENT RAILING. DX. (L) FOREARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
SLIDING DOWN A BANISTER @ HOME FELL ONTO OUTSTRECHED HAND. DX BOTH BONE FX DISTAL RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FRACTURED ARM WHEN JUMPED OVER RAIL AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
23 YOF SEEN FOR LT FOREARM CONTUSION AFTER SHE TRIPPED OVER A CAT AND C AUGHT HER HAND IN THE BANISTER WHILE FALLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT AT THE HOSPITAL AND FELL STRIKING RIGHT LOWER ARM AGAINST A RAILING CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FRACTURED ARM WHEN JUMPED OFF STAIR RAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WAS PLAYING ON HANDLE RAIL AT *** PARK AND FELL ONTO RIGHT ARM. D:F RACTURE RADIUS /ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WENT OVER RAILING AND FELL, LANDED ON ARM, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SLIPPED ON AN ORANGE PEEL AND HIT ARM ON WOODEN RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FRACTURE FOREARM - 7 YOM FELL BACKWARDS OVER A HOTEL RAILING ONTO RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
L WRIST PAIN AFTER FALLING OFF 2 FT RAIL. DX; BUCKLE FX L DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Ceilings and walls
CONTUSION RIGHT ARM. GOT HAND STUCK BETWEEN HANDRAIL AND WALL AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PATIENT FELL 3 FT. OFF RAIL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAND AT SCHOOL; BOTH BONE FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT JUMPED OVER RAILING ON HIS ARM/HEAD C/O PN, FX/CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT HIT LT ARM ON AN IRON RAILING YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
86 YOF MISSED HAND RAIL & FELL WHILE USING THE REST ROOM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LACERATION LEFT ARM. CUT ARM ON METAL RAILING ON CONSTRUCTION SITE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FELL 12-14 FT OVER STAIR RAILING ONTO HARDWOOD FLOOR AT HOME, D AZED; FOREARM FX., CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/14/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
INJ L FOREARM @ HOME, SLIPPED ON ICE AND STRUCK STAIRRAIL, FELL TO GROU ND. DX: L ULNAR SHAFT FRX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CUT FOREARM ON RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WITH HX OF OSTEOGENESIS LOST BALANCE AND HIT ELBOW AGAINST RAIL AT T HE MOVIES. D: ELBOW INJURY - AVULSED FX LEFT ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials
FRACTURED FOREARM WHEN SLID DOWN BANISTER TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PT. STATES THE RAILING ON THE STAIRS BROKE / FELL DOWN STEPS DX: FOREARM, WRIST & ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
HIT RT ARM ON RAIL YEST. REDNESS, HARDENED AREA TO SITE. DX; ABRASION RT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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