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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 645
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| GI BLEED: ANEMIA 2ND TO #1; 55YOF FELL, HIT FACE ON HANDRAIL BRUISING ZYGOMA, STATES FEELS WEAK, ON ASPIRIN QD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/02/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 58YOM INTOXICATED, FLIPPED OVER RAIL, POLICE HAD A HOLD OF PT, PT FELL FORWARD, FLEXING NECK DX;# ETOH INTOXICATION (ETOH LEVEL 284) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 65 YOM FELL OVER A RAILING AT A SENIOR CENTER. DX SOB |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 09/02/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT HAS SYNCOPAL EPISODE & HIT HEAD ON RAILING DX;* SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/11/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| AT AIRPORT,GOT DIZZY AND GRABBED A BAR AND STARTED SHAKING,BECAME UNRES PONSIVE AND THEN CAME TO.? HAD A SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2009 | Age: 100 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| WALKING IN HOUSE AND GRABBED CANE AND BANISTER WHEN LEGS GAVE OUT AND F ELL AND UNABLE TO GET UP BECAUSE OF WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT LIVEING IN NURSING HOME & WAS WALKING & SLID DOWN RAILING IN FACILITY & FELL TO FLOOR DX: SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| MULTIPLE ABRASIONS.PT FELL INTO A RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FALL;ETOH/55YOM FELL OVER A 6' RAILING AND LANDED ON A TILE FLOOR AT HO ME. ADMITS TO 5 DRINKS. LOC FOR 1-2 MINUTES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL AGAINST A HAND RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT PASSED OU\T SITTING ON RAIL WATCHING THE PARADE DX:SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/05/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL ONOT STAIR RAIL & SLID TO FLOOR UNABLE TO GET UP. DX: WEAKNESS, UNABLE TO AMBULATE, CHF, CRF, HYPOKALEMIA, A FIB. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LACERATION UPPER ARM - 66 YOM FELL AGAINST A RAILING CAUSING A SUPERFIC IAL LACERATION TO UPPER ARM, TAKES ***, HAS CONTINUED BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL GOING OVER RAILING AT *** GAMEDX:ETOH INTOXICATION DX:ETOH INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WALKING ON STREET FELL OVER RAILING DRINKING SHOTS A LL DAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| USING EAR DROPS FOR WAX REMOVAL, FELT TERRIBLE, LEANED AGAINST WALL, WE NT DOWN WALL & STRUCK HEAD ON RAILING. DX VASOVAGAL SYNDROME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL HITTING NOSE ON BANISTER AFTER ETOH *** INTAKE DX:ETOH INTOXICA TION, NOSEBLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2001 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2001 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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