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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 59
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Fences or fence posts |
| PT'S ARM GOT STUCK BETWEEN A FENCE AND A HANDRAIL AND PT SLIPPED AND FELL. DX; UPPR ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| TRIPPED&FELL STRIKING UPPER ARM AGAINST HAND RAILING >> HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL BACKWARD ONTO HANDRAIL, HIT SHOULDER AND UPPER ARM, FX TO UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN FEW STEPS&HIT ARM ONTO RAILIING THEN LANDED ONTO HARD WOOD FL OOR, NOW WITH ARM PAIN >> CONTS/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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