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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 516
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL OVER A RAILING CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HER LT HAND AND A CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LEFT HAND FX. PT HIT HAND AGAINST A RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LEFT HAND FRACTURE.PT CAUGHT HAND IN A HANDRAIL AND INJURED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CONTUSION LEFT HAND-SUS INJ TO LEFT HAND AFTER STRIKING IT ON METAL HAN DRAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT STRUCK HAND ON RAILING. DX: R HAND STRAIN/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT GRABBED RAIL AND FELL ON BACK PORCH. DX: SPRAIN/CONT L HAND/WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| DIABETIC STRUCK HAND ON BANISTER DEVELOPING CELLULITIS NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| FELL GOING UP STEPS, HIT HAND ON RAILING. DX: CONTUSION LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| TRIPPED & CUT HAND ON HAND STAIR RAILDX: LACERATION LT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FALLING TRIED TO CATCH SELF AND CUGHT HAND ON METAL BRACKET ONBANIST ER DX HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| WALKING AND CAUGHT HAND IN RAILING AND FELL OVER FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| STRUCK HAND ON BANNISTER - CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 34 YO M HAND HIT BANISTER CAUSING PUNCTURE TO HAND PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH HIS TEENAGE SONS AND HIT HIS HAND ON A RAIL. DX-CONTUSION LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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