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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 769
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 51 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 |
| FELL-STRUCK HEAD ON HANDRAIL-SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 85 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 |
| CHI AND LACERATION - 85 YOF WAS CHASING HER CAT, LOST BALANCE AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON RAILING, 2.O CM LACERATION TO RIGHT BACK SIDE OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON HANDRAIL DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 84 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 |
| PT AT HOME, FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON RAILING DX: HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT SUST. HEAD INJURY ON RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CONCUSSION - FELL, WHEN RAIL GAVE WAY WHEN STANDING IN LINE AT *** |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 76 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 |
| CHI,SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL AND STRUCK THE BACK OF HEAD ON A RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 82 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, Ceilings and walls |
| PT. HIT HEAD ON RAILING ON SIDE OF WALL. DX. LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| HIT HEAD ON RAIL ON TOP OF STAIRS SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SCALP CONTUSION.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ONA METAL RAILING IN BATHROOM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON WOODEN HANDRAIL OF STAIRCASEDX CEREBRAL CONTUSI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL AT A PUBLIC PLACE STRIKING HEAD AGAINST A METAL RAILING CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON IRON RAILING WHEN SLIPPED ON PATIO. SCALP LACERAT ION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SCALP LAC-@ HOME-FELL & HIT A RAILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL ON RAILING 1 HR PTA-DX-LACERATION 2.5 CM OCCIPITAL SCALP-REPAIRED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2002 | Age: 65 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 |
| AT HOME FELL ON ICE HEAD STRUCK A WOODEN RAILING DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIETN FELL AT HOME AND HIT HER HEAD ON A METAL HAND RAIL. DX-POST TRAUMATIC HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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