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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - Year 2003 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 300
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:219
26-50 years old:16
50+ years old:64

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/24/2003Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
90 YO F FELL INJUED UPPER LEG ON HANDRAIL FX FEMUR NECK CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/23/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL HIT LEG ON BANISTER DX: THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FOREIGN BODY UPPER LEG WHEN SLID DOWN WOODEN RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL HITTING HANDRAIL; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Beds or bedframes
FELL OFF BANISTER ONTO BED, HIT LEGS ABOVE KNEE. DX. CONT R/L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SLID DOWN BANISTER AND GOT SPLINTER. DX: FB L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2003Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT RAN INTO HANDRAIL. DX: R THIGH CONT, POSS CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2003Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL ONTO A RAILING AND HIT THIGH ON IT CONTUSING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2003Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL INTO A RAILING AND LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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