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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,008
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 72 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| RAILING GAVE AWAY ON THE PORCH, PT FELL, C/O BACK AND SHOULDER PAIN. DX WAS CEREBRAL CONCUSSION, COMPRESSION FX T-10 AND T-12. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/18/2003 | Age: 73 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 |
| 73YOWF-LACERATION SCALP-FELL OUTSIDE AT HOME AGAINST METAL RAILING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 70 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| MISSED A RAILING ON BACK PORCH FELL BACKWARDS CONCUSSION SCALP ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SLIPPED AND FELL HIT HEAD ON RAILING DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2003 | Age: 92 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 SEEN FOR SUBDURAL HEMORRHAGE AFTER REACHING OVER A RAILING AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 77 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 |
| 77YO MALE FELL AT HOME STRIKING HAND RAIL,LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 94 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 RAILING DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL BACKWARD AND HIT HEAD ON A RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2003 | Age: 78 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: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WAS AT A NURSING HOME WHEN SHE FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON A RAILING CA USING A LACERATION TO HER SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT FELL STRIKING HEAD ON HAND RAILING DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIT HEAD ON RAILING . DX. 2 CM L SIDED SCALP LACERAT ION, MINOR HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FELL FROM STANDING POSITION IN HALLWAY, HIT HEAD ON HANDRAIL. DX. LACS SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 83 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 |
| GOING TO BATHROOM AND MISSED HANDRAIL AND SLIPPED TO FLOOR AT NURSING H OME. DX. OCCIPITAL CONTUSION, MINOR HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2003 | Age: 74 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, Stairs or steps |
| HEAD LAC-AT HOME-FELL OVER A RAILING-LANDED ON STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 55 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, Stairs or steps |
| RAILING BROKE AND FELL DOWN STEPS - CONTUSION HEAD AND CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT. FELL WHILE VISITING FRIEND AT NURSING HOME, HIT HEAD ON RAILING. D X. LAC SCALP, CONT L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | 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, Doors |
| SCALP CONTUSION. PT IN BATHROOM. PULLED BATHROOM RAILING LOOSE AND FELL, HITTING HEAD ON DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Footwear |
| TYING SHOES AND HIT HEAD ON WOOD RAILING AT HOME LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| LAC TO SCALP,AVULSION R ELBOW.LOST GRIP OF HANDRAIL ON FRONT PORCH & FELL BACK.DX SCALP HEMATOMAS/R ELBOW CONT,ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| HANDRAIL ON STEPS BROKE FELL BACKWARD - SUBDURAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CHI - 87 YOF TRIED TO AMBULATE TO THE BATHROOM AT THE NURSING HOME, FEL L HITTING THE RAILING IN THE BATHROOM, STATES NO LOC, SMALL ECCHYMOSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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