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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 820
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| HAND RAIL CAME LOOSE AT RESTUARANT AND PT FELL DX: FX LT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | 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 WAS IN THE BATHROOM AND REACHING FOR THE RAILING AND FELL LANDING O NTO BUTTOCKS FRACTURED PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| TRIP OVER RAIL IN CLOSET DX: FX PROX HUMERUS,DISTAL FEMUR & SUPERIOR R AMUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/06/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 64YRS OLD MALE, PT FELL DOWN, STRUCK THE RAILING AT HOME, C/O PAIN, ROM LIMITED, LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/18/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT AT A RESTAURANT AND FELL STRIKING LOWER BACK AGAINST A RAILING CONTU SION LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 63 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LEANED ON UNSTABLE RAILING AND FELL AND FX HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/01/2006 | Age: 60 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 |
| PATIENT HAD A MECHANICAL, GROUND-LEVEL FALL BACKWARD WITH A LOW BACK INJURY AFTER STRIKING A RAIL. DX - LUMBAR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FRACTURE HIP - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH HIP PAIN - REPORTS SHE WAS WALKING INTO HOUSE AND BANNISTER BROKE AND SHE FELL BACKWARDS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/08/2006 | Age: 92 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| R SUPERIOR PUBIC RAMUS FX - FELL AGAINST HANDRAIL WHEN WALKING WITH WAL KER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 72 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| AT RESTAURANT AND FELL AND GRABBED RAILING PUBIC RAMUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2006 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIENT WAS ON THE PORCH AT THE NURSING HOME, STRUCK HEAD ON METAL HAND RAIL, FELL. DX-LEFT HIP FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/27/2006 | Age: 61 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 |
| LEFT HIP CONTUSION.PT FELL INTO A RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 79 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 |
| FELL AGAINST HAND RAIL FRACTURED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/06/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| REACHED FOR HAND RAILING TWISTED HIP FELL ..DISLOCATED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/06/2006 | Age: 65 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 |
| LUMBAR STR. PT FELL OVER A RAILING AND STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 70 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: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| GOING UP THE STAIRS AND MISSED HANDRAIL AND FELL DOWN 10 STEPS IN HIS H OUSE ADMITTED L2 BURST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| INTOXICATED AND FELL OFF BANISTER FIFTEEN FEET FX T-7-T12 AND RIB FXS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/12/2006 | Age: 59 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 |
| LEFT HIP AND WRIST FX. PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL GRABBING RAILING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/11/2006 | Age: 51 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, Stairs or steps |
| LUMBAR STR. PT WAS LEANING ON A RAILING AND FELL DOWN STEPS IN JAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2006 | Age: 75 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 |
| TRIPPED / FELL INTO A BANISTER DX: LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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