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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - Year 2007 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,123
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/28/2007Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials
FELL CUTTING WRIST ON RAILING VS SHARP ?OBJ ON THE FLR @ HOME >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2007Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
C/O WRIST PAIN&SWELLING S/P HITTING IT ON A RAILING 2D AGO >> SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2007Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT BUMPED R WRIST ONTO BANISTER @ HOME - CONTUSED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2007Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
HIT WRIST ON A RAILING CONTUISON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/17/2007Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SLID DOWN A RAIL AND HURT LEFT WRIST. D: FRICTION BURN TO LEFT WRI ST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2007Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT C/O HURT WRIST BACK. PT TRIPPED OVER RAIL. DX FRACT RT RADIUS DISTAL .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2007Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FX R WRIST WHEN SHE FLIPPED OVER RAILING @ HOME WHILE PLAYING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2007Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
18YOF WAS COMING DOWN THE STEPS,SLIPPED HIT WRIST ON BANISTER; WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL AND HIT HANDRAIL. DX- R WRIST INJURY JG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2007Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CONTUSION WRIST STRIKING IT ON A WOODEN RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
SLIDING DOWN RAILING AT RACEWAY, FELL, UNSURE HOW HE LANDED, FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PAIN LEFT WRIST-GRABBED RAILING TO PREVENT SELF FROM FALLING-HAVING PAI N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2007Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Escalators
PT WITH FRACTURED WRIST, GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN RAIL OF ESCALATOR AND WALL, AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2007Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL OVER A RAIL AND FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2007Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT HIT HAND ON RAILING TO SCARE GEESE AWAY AND INJURED R WRIST AT HOME. DX. CONT R WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
STRAINED WRIST ON BANISTER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 07/30/2007Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT HIT HAND INTO RAILING 2 DAYS AGO AND INJURED WRIST DX// FX RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT CAUGHT HIS HAND IN A STAIR RAIL AND FX HIS WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
SLID DOWN BANNISTER, HAS NO GRIP, WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2007Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
WRIST INJURY-TWISTED WRIST ON RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2007Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
LEFT WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN PULLING HERSELF UP STEPS USING A HAND RAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2007Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
HITTING WRIST AGAINST A RAILING RIGHT WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2007Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT C/O OF WRIST PAIN SINCE GRIPPING RAILS WITH HANDS DX: LEFT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2007Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT CAUGHT WRIST BETWEEN DRYWALL AND RAILING, CONTUSION TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2007Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT JUMPED A RAIL AND FX WRIST WHEN AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2007Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL AND HIT WRIST ON A RAILING ABRADING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2007Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LEFT WRIST FX. PT FELL HITTING HAND ON BANISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2007Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT STRUCK ARM ON STAIR RAIL 1 WEEK PTA DX: WRIST INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2007Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
RIGHT WRIST FX. PT GRABBED HAND RAILING WHEN FALLING DOWN STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PT SUS INJURY AFTER HER WRIST GOT CAUGHT IN A BANISTER WHILE PT WAS WAL KING DOWN STAIRS. DX WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LEFT WRIST SPR. PT STARTED TO FALL AND GRABBED RAILING FEELING POP IN W RIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2007Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL OFF RAILING DX L WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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