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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 490
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STUMBLED AND ALMOST FELL OVER A RAILING INJURING BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2004 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| RIGHT HIP CONT. PT MISSED A HANDRAIL AND FELL TO HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/11/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 79 YO LOST BALANCE AND FELL HIT STOMACH ON HANDRAIL CONTUSION ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2004 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT ATTEMPTED TO GRAB RAILING, MISSED AND FELL. DX: IMPACT CLOSED L INTERTROCHANTERIC FX, L ELBOW CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/04/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT SLIPPED AND GRABBED RAIL 1 MO AGO. DX: SCIATICA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT WASHING PORCH FLOOR SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING BACK ON RAILING C/O LO W BACK PAIN LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT HIT ABDOMEN ON RAILING, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| RESIDENT OF NURSING HOME FELL BACKWARD IN ROOM HITTING LOWER BACK ON RA ILING. DX LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Bathtubs or showers |
| 69 YEAR OLD FEMAL EFELL IN SHOWER STALL WHEN SAFETY BAR DETACHED AT *** - STRAIN RIGHT GROIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2004 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| HANDLE ON BANISTER BROKE WHEN PT GRABBED IT TO CLIMB STAIRS; PT FELL DX: RIGHT HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 56 YOF BACKED INTO A WOODEN PORCH RAIL & GOT SPLINTER IN BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL SIDEWAYS BANGING LEFT HIP ONTO RAILING FALLING TO FLOOR C/O PAI N LEFT HIP LEFT HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| RAILING GAVE WAY ON STEPS AND FELL - INTRACTABLE HIP PAIN STATUS POST F ALL |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
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