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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 237
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| HIT LEG ON WOODEN BANISTER DX: CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SLIPPED AND LAC LOWER LEG ON A WROUGHT IRON RAILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT. JUMPED OFF TOP RAIL OF DECK TONIGHT, ETOH. DX. BIL. LEG STRAINS, E TOH INTOX. DEPRESSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| RAILING FELL ON LEG-LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL AND HIT FOOT ON DECK RAILING. DX: R DISTAL FIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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