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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Elbow

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 202
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Date: 09/12/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST A METAL RAILING CONTUSION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2006Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Ceilings and walls
PT FELL INTO WALL AND RAIL IN NURSING HOME DX CONTS TO RIBS, FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2006Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PT FOUND DOWN IN APT. WHILE BEING CARRIED DOWN STAIRS BY MEDICS,GRABBED RAILING CAUSING FALL. ELBOW LAC, LEG ABRAS. D:ALT. MENTAL STATUS. ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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