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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 402
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 85YOF, C/O WRIST PAIN&SWELLING AFTER ACC STRUCK HAND ONTO RAILING IN AN ATTEMPT TO CATCH SELF IN THE MIDST OF FALL>>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| L WRIST STRAIN:R PARALUMBAR CONT.;R SHOULDER CONT.;L PARATHORACIC CONT; TRIPPED OVER CAT,FELL ON BANNISTER BASE ONTO FLOOR,PAIN WRIST, BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LAC RT WRIST ON IRON RAIL. DX: SKIN TEAR WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| DAUGHTER STATES PT WAS HOLDING ON TO HANDRAIL WHEN LOST BALANCE AND HIT R WRIST ON RAIL. DX. CONT R WRIST, SPRAIN WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT S/P FALL WHILE TRYING TO CRAWL OVER RAIL ON SIDEWALK. TRIPPED AND F ELL WITH OUTSTRETCHED HAND. L WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT TRIPPED AT THE NURSING HOME AND TRIED CATCHING HIMSELF WITH THE HAND RAIL/ FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 54 YOM FELL AND HIT HAND ON RAILING ON BOARDWALK FRACTURE WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LOST HER BALANCE&FELL HITTING WRIST&THUMG AGAINST IRON RAILING >>WRIST/THUMB SPRAIN/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT GOT DIZZY AT HOME AND FELL STRUCK WRIST AGAINST A BANNISTER FRACTURE D WRIST ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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