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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 254
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIENT SLIPPED WHILE STANDING, FELL AND STRUCK HER RIGHT ARM ON A METAL RAIL AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-HUMERUS FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FX R PROXIMAL HUMERUS,FOREHEAD LACERATION,NASAL CONTUSION - FELL FORWAR D ,STRIKING HANDRAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SWINGING ON HANDRAIL OUTSIDE SCHOOL, FELL & LANDED ON RT. ELBOW DX: RT. HUMERUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 10 YO FEMALE SLID DOWN BANISTER AT SCHOOL AND FELL FORWARD FRACTURE HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Ceilings and walls |
| PT IN BATHROOM WHEN RAILING TWISTED AND PT FELL HITTING WALL. D:HUMERAL NECK FX, FOREHEAD HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT STATES HE SLIPPED & GRABBED RAILING TO PREVENT FALLING AND FELT ARM POP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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