Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Elbow

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,016
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	81
Year 1998:	151
Year 1999:	84
Year 2000:	86
Year 2001:	171
Year 2002:	287
Year 2004:	184
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	202
Year 2007:	163
Year 2008:	304
Year 2009:	243
Year 2010:	38

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
86YOWF PT LIVING IN NH, WAS HOLDING ONTO RAILING AND SAT DOWN ON GROUN D WITH SKIN TEAR TO ELBOW. DX. ABRA L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT DX ELBOW CONTUSION - S/P DUE TO HITTING THE ELBOW ON BANNISTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
L ELBOW SKIN TEAR/81YOM AT HOME TRIPPED OVER DOG AND FELL AND HIT L ELB OW ON PORCH RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
ELBOW & SHOULDER INJURY FROM GRABBING HANDRAIL AND MISSING IT, FELL. PATIENT IS BLIND. DX-LEFT ELBOW & SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PAIN TO ELBOW FELL HITTING BANISTER DX: CONTUSION TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT HIT ELBOW ON RAILING DX: ELBOW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT BANGED ELBOW AGAINST RAILING AT HOME DX: CONTUSION TO LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
HIT RAILING AND FELL OFF BIKE SPRAINING ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
ELBOW CT-SLIPPED WHILE GOING UP STEPS-HIT RAILING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Baby gates or barriers
TRIPPED OVER BABY GATE AND GOT CAUGHT IN RAILING AND FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL AGAINST BANNISTER DX: FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL STRIKING RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST A CEMENT RAILING NOW IT IS DRAINI NG ABSCESS RULE OUT BURSITIS HAPPENED TWO DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LEFT ELBOW STR. PT STARTED TO FALL AND GRABBED RAILING AND FELT POP IN ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2007	Age: 94 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
RT ELBOW AND FOREARM LACERATION.PT FELL IN TO A BANISTER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
ELBOW LAC, PT FELL HITTING ELBOW ON A BANISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
DX LEFT ELBOW LACERATION: CUT ON RAILING OF PORCH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
81 YO STRUCK ELBOW ON RAIL CONTUSION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST A METAL RAILING CONTUSION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2006	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Ceilings and walls
PT FELL INTO WALL AND RAIL IN NURSING HOME DX CONTS TO RIBS, FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PT FOUND DOWN IN APT. WHILE BEING CARRIED DOWN STAIRS BY MEDICS,GRABBED RAILING CAUSING FALL. ELBOW LAC, LEG ABRAS. D:ALT. MENTAL STATUS. ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/08/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
ELBOW STR. PT STRAINED ELBOW WHEN GRABBING A HANDRAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2004	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LEFT ELBOW CONT WITH LAC, PT HAND SLIPPED WHEN GOING TO BATHROOM HOLIDN G ONTO A RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
SPRAIN LT ELBOW, STUCK ARM THROUGH A PORCH RAILING TO PREVENT GRANDSON FROM FALLING, HEARD A LOUD POP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
L ELBOW FX/94YOF IN NURSING HM WAS WALKING LAST WEEK HOLDING RAIL AND F ELT SOMETHING CRACK IN ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL WHILE HOLDING HANDRAIL AND DIDN'T LET GO. DX: R ELBOW CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Ceilings and walls
FELL AND STRUCK R ELBOW ON RAILING AND A WALL. R ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
TWISTED ARM ON RAILING WHILE SLIPPING ON A STEP.DX-ACUTE R ELBOW AND WR IST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LOST BALANCE AND FELL, BANGED RIBS ON RAILING. DX. 2 CM L ELBOW LACERAT ION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT. WAS HOLDING ONTO A RAILING WHEN SHE FELL TWISTING HER ARM, RESULTIN G IN A ELBOW FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
RT ELBOW LAC-HIT A RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
TRIPPED, FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON A RAILING AT SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE. DX-ACUTE L ELBOW FX WITH MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/03/2001	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2001	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Ramps or landings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2001	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2000	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2000	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/1999	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/1999	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/1998	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/1998	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/1998	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/1997	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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