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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - Year 2009 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 243
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Date: 12/03/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
12YOM; PT TRIPPED AND FLIPPED INTO RAILING. D: CONTUSION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2009Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT DX MULTIPE CONTUSOON OF THIGHS,LEGS AND ARMS - DUE TO FALL AND HIT AGAINST BANISTER AT HOME YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2009Age: 59 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
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF AN UPPER LEG BY FALLING AGAINST A RAILING A T HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2009Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
PT CUT LT INNER THIGH ON RAILING OUTSIDE TODAY. DX - LT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2009Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
RIGHT THIGH INJURY FROM SLIDING DOWN WOODEN RAIL. DX-ACUTE FOREIGN BODY THIGH, RIGHT LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2009Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT ON BALCONY AT HOME SLIPPED AND IMPALED THIGH ON POINTED METAL RAILIN GS* DX PUNCTURED WOUND THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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