Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 219
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/23/2003	Age: 14 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
FELL HIT LEG ON BANISTER DX: THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FOREIGN BODY UPPER LEG WHEN SLID DOWN WOODEN RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	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
PT FELL HITTING HANDRAIL; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	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, Beds or bedframes
FELL OFF BANISTER ONTO BED, HIT LEGS ABOVE KNEE. DX. CONT R/L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SLID DOWN BANISTER AND GOT SPLINTER. DX: FB L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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