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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 225
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Date: 11/29/2004Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
RIGHT KNEE CONT. PT HIT KNEE AGAINST A BANISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2004Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SLID DOWN BANNISTER AT CHURCH AND LANDED ON KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/13/2004Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
WALKED INTO A BANISTER. DX. R KNEE / PRE-PATELLAR CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2004Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CONTUSION L KNEE, VIA EMS, PT SLIPPED, STRUCK A RAILING & SUST INJURY A T HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNES, ROM ABNORMAL, NO DEFORMITY OR LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2004Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SUST LACERATION TO KNEE HIT ON BANISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
HIT LEG AGAINST RAIL, GOT SPLINTER DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVED FROM KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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