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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 400
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/19/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| TRIPPED ON A PEBBLE GRABBED BANISTER LEFT DISTAL RADIAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT SLIPPED AND STRUCK FOREARM ON RAILING AT CARE HOME. D: SKIN AVULSION , SKIN TEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT HIT BANISTER WITH ELBOW. DX: HEMATOMA FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL ONTO RAILING PREVIOUS DAY FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT HIT RT FOREARM ON METAL RAIL DX: LAC RT FOREARM ( PT WAS ADMITTED FOR ABNORMAL EKG) |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/01/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| DX RIGHT LOWER ARM FRACTURE, FACIAL LACERATION, RIGHT KNEE STRAIN: TRIPPED GOING DN STAIRS, TWISTED KNEE, HIT FACE RAILING, LANDED ON ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL CUTTING ARM ON RAILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| DX LEFT LOWER ARM LACERATION: GOT ARM ON RAILING OF STAIRS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| LEFT ARM CONT. PT HIT RAILING WHEN FALLING DOWN BASEMENT STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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