Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - 26-50 years old - Year 2008 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 530
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
40YOF AT HOME SLIPPED DOWN THE STEPS STRUCK BACK OF HEAD ON RAILING; CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT HIT HEAD ON A BANISTER & SUFFERED A CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PT WAS LEANING ON RAILING WHICH BROKE AND HE FELL DOWN STAIRS. DX: BACK STRAIN, CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
42YOF ACCIDENTLY HIT HEAD OFF HER PORCH RAILING; CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO SCALP ON A BANISTER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SLIPPED IN STANDING WATER ON 9/4/08, FELL, HIT HEAD ON METAL RAILING , HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
STOOD UP UNDER HANDRAIL AND INJURED HEAD AT HOME. DX; CONCUSSION, ABRA SION HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Alcohol
49 YOM CAUGHT FOOT IN RAILING AND FELL HITTING HEAD SUSTAINING A LACERA TION, STATES HAD SEVERAL ALCOHOLIC DRINKS PRIOR TO FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL 5 FEET OFF A RAILING & LANDED ON HEAD. DX: CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
WRESTLING W BROTHER AT HOME WHEN STRUCK HEAD ON BANNISTER RAIL DX CLOSED HEAD INJ 2.5 CM FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT LEANED ON RAILING WHICH WAS SHORTER THAN HE THOUGHT AND HE FELL OVER IT OFF OF DECK. DX: BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, CERVICAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
HEAD LAC, PT FELL INTO A RAILING HITTING HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Other toys
PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP A TOY AND HIT HEAD ON BANISTER. D: CHI, HEAD LA CERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
48 YO FELL ON BANISTER STRIKING HEAD CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
BROUGHT IN FROM GROUP HOME FOR EVALUATION STATUS POST GETTING INTO SZ T HEN FELL HITTING HEAD ONTO RAILING >> LAC/SZ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
34 YO FEMALE LEANED ON RAILING ON PORCH AND IT BROKE AND LANDED ON STEPS - CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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