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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,066
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 7YOM- PT WAS SITTING IN HANDRAIL, FELL OFF AND TWISTED ARM BEHIND HIM C/O PAIN CRYING. DX LEFT SUPRCONDYLAR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELT UNSTEADY AND FELL AND HIT ELBOW ON STEEL RAILING CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT HIT ELBOW ON RAILING AT SCHOOL, SUS ELBOW SPRAIN% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL OFF RAILING TO ELBOW SPRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL OFF RAILING SHE WAS SITTING ON IN GARAGE @ HOME DX CONTUSION L ELBOW * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 46 YOM FELL HITTING ELBOW ON RAILING DX: ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND HIT ELBOW ON RAILING AT HOME. DX; CONTUSION TO R IGHT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT.INJ.RT.ELBOW AT HOME WHEN TRIPPED & FELL HITTING RAILING. DX; CONTUS ION RT.ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 10 YOM FELL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE DOWN A RAILING AT RESTAURANT SUST AINING CONTUSION TO LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL AGAINST RAILING ELBOW CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| ELBOW INJURY FROM HITTING ELBOW ON RAILING. DX-ACUTE LEFT ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL AND CAUGHT ARM IN BANISTER 5 DAYS AGO. DX: L ELBOW TENDINITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT DX ELBOW CONTUSION - S/P DUE TO HITTING THE ELBOW ON BANNISTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WAS AT HOME SITTING ON A RAILING, FELL CAUSING A CONTUSION TO RT ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| HIT ELBOW ON WOODEN BANISTER. DX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WAS SITTING ON A RAILING WHEN SHE FELL OFF ONTO HER L ARM. ARM TWIST ED AND PRONATED. ELBOW PAIN. NEEDS SURG REPAIR. DX L ELBOW FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIENT STRUCK ELBOW ON BANISTER, SWELLING, CANNOT STRAIGHTEN ARM; ELBO W INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SLIPPED STRIKING ELBOW ON RAILING CONTUSION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CLIMBING DOWN A RAILING AND FELL. DX ELBOW ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIENT HANGING FROM RAIL AT HOME, NOT WANTING TO USE ARM; NURSEMAID'S ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CLIMBING STAIRS USED RAIL TO TRY TO STOP FROM FALLING DX: DISLOCATED L ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| HANGING ON RAILING;DX DISLOCATED ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT JUMPED OVER RAILING AND INJURED ARM DX// RIGHT ELBOW SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WAS TRYING TO JUMP OVER A RAIL AND FELL, LANDED ON ELBOW. D: SPRAI N LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| L ELBOW SKIN TEAR/81YOM AT HOME TRIPPED OVER DOG AND FELL AND HIT L ELB OW ON PORCH RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT VAULTED OVER A BANISTER AT HOME AND FELL ONTO HER L ARM. LANDED ON H ER L ELBOW. DX L ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| ELBOW & SHOULDER INJURY FROM GRABBING HANDRAIL AND MISSING IT, FELL. PATIENT IS BLIND. DX-LEFT ELBOW & SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| RIGHT ELBOW INJURY FROM HITTING RIGHT ELBOW ON BANISTER WHEN FALLING. DX-RIGHT ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PAIN TO ELBOW FELL HITTING BANISTER DX: CONTUSION TO ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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