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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,011
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Date: 12/15/2006	Age: 87 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 WAS WALKING INTO A STORE AND LOST BALANCE AND WENT TO GRAB A RAILIN G AND MISSED IT FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THE RAILING CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2006	Age: 67 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
PT FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A HANDRAIL. DX: SCALP LACERATION 2.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2006	Age: 79 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
HIT HEAD ON RAILING/SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CHI.. PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON STAIR RAILING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT GOT DIZZY AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON RAILING. DX: SCALP LAC 9 CM, CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
CHI-FELL DOWN 4-5 STEPS-HIT FACE ON RAILING-NO LOC-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
TRIPPED HIT HEAD ON RAILING FEW SECONDS OF LOC WHEN HEAD HIT RAILING HEAD INJURY SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2006	Age: 78 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
FELL AT NURSING HOME HIT HEAD ON RAIL HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2006	Age: 88 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
WITNESSED FALL AT NH, STRUCK BACK OF HEAD ON HANDRAILS. DX. CONT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2006	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
SITTING ON GUARD RAIL AND FELL OFF AND FELL BACKWARD ELEVEN FEET DOWN A ND FX SHOULDER,CLOSED HEAD INJ AND RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Other manual workshop tools
PATIENT WAS TAKING A RAILING OFF WITH A CROWBAR AT HOME & IT HIT HIM IN THE CHIN. DX - HEAD INJURY, CHIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2006	Age: 53 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
HEAD CT-FELL-HIT RAILING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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 FELL REACHING FOR RAILING HITTING HEAD ON CONCRETE AT A FUNERAL DX:C LOSED HEAD INJ, SYNCOPE, ALSO C/O SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	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
PT FELL & HIT HEAD ON A RAILING AT HOME, DX: SUPERFICIAL ABRASION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 78 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-LOST BALANCE-@ HOME-FELL ON STEPS-HIT RAILING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/22/2006	Age: 90 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
SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2006	Age: 88 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
LOST BALANCE, HIT HEAD ON RAILING DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2006	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	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
69 YO FEMALE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BRASS RAILING AT CASINO LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Ladders
CHI. PT FELL OFF A LADDER AND HIT HEAD ON A RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
SLIPPED&FELL HITTING HEAD ON A ?HANDRAILING " HEMATOMA"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
DURING NIGHT WENT TO CHECK IF DOOR WAS LOCKED AND FELL OVER BANISTER AN D FELL DOWN STEPS CONTUSION SCALP/WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2006	Age: 74 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
WALKING IN HALLWAY USING HAND RAIL, LET GO OF RAIL, FELL, HIT HEAD, DX HEAD CONTUSION/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2006	Age: 52 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
SLIUPPED HIT HEAD ON HAND RAILING LAC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2006	Age: 91 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
PT FELL IN BATHROOM AT HOME HIT HEAD ON HANDRAILS SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2006	Age: 85 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, Stairs or steps
PT WAS TRYING TO GRAB THE RAILING AND FELL BACKWARDS DOWN THE STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	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
FELL HIT HEAD ON A RAILING DX: SCALP LAC. / HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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