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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 375
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 11 YOF WAS JUMPING OVER THE BANNISTER, AT HOME, FROM THE 3RD FLOOR, & N NOW HER LEG IS BLEEDING, THIGH MUSCLE VISIBLE. DX; 8 CM VERTICAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/22/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 58 YO M HIT LEG ON RAILING WHILE WALKING. DX THIGH HEMATOMA, R/O COMPAR TMENT SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/08/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 5 YOM, LACERATION UPPER LEG, PT. STATES HE WAS SLIDING DOWN BANISTER, C UT THIGH ON NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 6YOM- PT WAS @ FREINDS HOME PLAYING ON STAIRWELL RAILING WHEN LEFT LEG CAUGHT ON RAIL. DX LEFT DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 9 YO M, SLIDING DOWN WOODEN RAILING, GOT A WOODEN SPLINTER IN THIGH, FO REIGN BODY THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 5YOM WOOD SPLINTER IN THIGH, FELL ON WOODEN RAILING YESTERDAY/ FB WITH CELLULITIS LT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 85 YOM SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A THIGH BY GRABBING A RAILING & IT GIVI NG WAY RESULTING IN FALL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/02/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 50YO WHITE FEMALE ON PORCH AT HOME RAILING BROKE PT FELL 5FT, 3 DAYS AGO,ECCHYMOSIS CHEST WALL, R THIGH, DX LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 12YOM FELL ABOUT 10FT OVER BANISTER AT SCHOOL, STATES WAS STRETCHING LE G OVER BANISTER AND FELL, C/O LEG AND ARM PAIN; FEMUR FX, RADIUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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