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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - Year 2008 - Ankle

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 667
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 12/18/2008Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
ANKLE GOT STUCK IN BANISTER. DX ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/01/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SLIPPED OFF RAIL LAST NIGHT AT HOME INJURING LT ANKLE. DX - LT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SITTING ON RAILING WHEN SHE SLIPPED & ALL HER WEIGHT FELL ONTO LOWER L LEG. SHE HEARD A POP. ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
HIT EDGE OF METAL RAILING & CONCRETE DX: ABRASION ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
INJURED ANKLE JUMPING OVER RAIL AT SCHOOL RT ANKLE SPRAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
JUMPED OVER A PORCH RAILING AND FELL. DX FX MALLEOLUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2008Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
16YOM AT HOME SLIDING DOWN THE RAILING ON HIS BUTTOCKS FELL OFF STRIKING RIGHT ANKLE ON STEPS;ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LEFT ANKLE STR. PT STRAINED ANKLE WHEN REACHING FOR RAILING AN D TRIPPE D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL OVER BANISTER AND LANDING ON (R) SIDE C/O RIB AND ANKLE PAIN DX- ANKLE SPRAIN L3 CLOSED FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2008Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL HIT A RAILING SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2008Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT STATES FELL AND TWISTED R ANKLE ON BANISTER YEST EVENING AT HOME. D X. R ANKLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Other bedding
PT STATES WAS JUMPING FROM THE BANISTER TO BED AND MISSED THE MATTRESS TWISTING HER LEFT ANKLE DX ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/12/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
ANKLE SPRAIN, GRABBED HANDRAIL AND WAS BOUNDING DOWN STAIRS, RAIL BROKE AND THEN HE FELL DOWN STAIRS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2008Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Illegal drugs
ADMITS COCAINE BINGE FOR 2 DAYS, JUMPED OVER RAILING&LANDED ONTO TWISTE D ANKLE >> FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2008Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Skateboards
PT WAS SKATEBOARDING ON A RAIL AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL. C/O ANKLE PAIN. D: ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2008Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
ANKLE SPRAIN-FELL BACKWARDS FROM RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2008Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
26 YO FELL OVER RAILING INJURED ANKLE FX ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
ANKLE SPRAIN-JUMPED OVER A RAILING-FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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