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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,152
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIENNT FELL AGAINST A METAL RAILING, C/O CHEST PAIN. DX-FRACTURE RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WAS WALKING ACROSS FOOT BRIDGE AT HOME AND SLIPPED HITTING CHEST AGAINST RAILING DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL AGAINST BANISTER FX RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CONTUSION TO CHEST WHEN FELL AGAINST A RAIL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT SLIPPED AND HIT RIBS ON PORCH RAILING. DX: CHEST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT STUMBLED INTO RAILLING HURTING CHEST/RIBS DX: COSTAL CARTILAGE TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL AGAINST METAL RAILING, HITTING RIBS, FX RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LOST BALANCE, GRABBED RAIL, HAD TWISTING INJURY, DX; RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| THE RAILING AT HOME GAVE WAY AND PT FELL TO GROUND. DX. CONT CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL FROM STANDING AGAINST RAILING. DX: R TENTH RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL AGAINST RAILING - CONTUSED RIBS ON R UPPER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL AT HOME AND HIT RAIL CHEST CONTUSION CH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 87YOF ACCIDENTLY FELL AND HIT CHEST ON RAILING,WHILE AT HOME CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WALKING BACKWARDS THROUGH PARKING LOT TRIPPED OVER CURB STRIKING BACK ON WOODEN RAIL - CONTUSED UPPER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL AND HIT CHEST ON BANNISTER YESTERDAY AT HOME DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CONTUSION RIBS FALLING COMING OUT OF CHURCH STRIKING RIBS ON A METAL RA ILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CHEST WALL PAIN-FELL AGAINST RAILING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 85YOM AT HOME TRIPPED,HITTING IRON RAILING,STRUCKING CHEST; RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| HAD HERNIA SURGERY, FELL AGAINST RAILING INJURING SELF AT SURGICAL SITE . DX; MINOR WOUND SEPERATION AT SURGICAL SITE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WITH CHEST CONTUSION AFTER FALLING AGAINST BANISTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 52YOM FELL AGAINST A METAL RAILING TUESDAY NIGHT,LANDED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CHEST; LEFT RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| PT TRIPPED ONTO BANISTER/STEP AT HOME. DX. CONT, FX L RIBS, CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL 4 FT WHEN HE LEANED ON DECK RAILING & IT GAVE OUT. DX: MULT L RIB FX'S, R/O DELAYED PULMONARY CONT, R/O DELAYED PTX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Ladders |
| FELL FROM 3RD STEP OF LADDER WHEN IT LANDED AGAINST RAILING RESULTING I N RIB CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| STRUCK C FALLEN ICE, FELL HITTING CW ON HANDRAILING " RIB FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WAS DOING SOME REMODELING AT HIS CHURCH AND FELL AGAINST THE ALTER R AIL CONTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LOST BALANCE , FELL AND HIT LEFT SIDE ON METAL RAIL CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL WHEN SAFETY RAILING BROKE AT HOME, FX RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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