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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,005
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	120
Year 1998:	150
Year 1999:	104
Year 2000:	213
Year 2001:	100
Year 2002:	107
Year 2003:	33
Year 2004:	225
Year 2005:	53
Year 2006:	95
Year 2007:	150
Year 2008:	349
Year 2009:	117
Year 2010:	183

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/17/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Chairs
76YOM, WITH LT BKA, WAS HOPING ON RT LEG&STRUCK RAILING&FELL AGAINST SE AT, C/O RT KNEE PAIN>>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
67 Y FEMALE INJURED KNEE CLIMBING OVER BANISTER DX: BLIATERAL KNEE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
83YOF AT * IN * RT KNEE BUCKLED GRABBING RAILING TWISTED KNEE;KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
75 YR OLD FEMALE FELT KNEE POP AND CAUGHT SELF ON A RAILING WITH INTERN AL DISRUPTION NOW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/24/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
71YMC BUMPED KNEE ON RAILING ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO C/O KNEE SWELLING KNEE EFFUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
RIGHT KNEE CONT. PT FELL AGAINST A RAILING INJURING KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Ramps or landings
GOING UP A RAMP HOLDING ONTO RAILING WHEN RAILING COLLAPSED FALLING ONT O KNEE ...CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
60 YOM FELL OVER RAILING AND HIT CONCRETE SURFACE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Ramps or landings
PT WAS HOLDING HANDRAIL, LOST FOOTING ON SLIPPERY GROUND, FELL AT BOTTO M OF RAMP, SPRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Christmas tree lights
PT SPRAINED A KNEE WHILE STANDING ON A RAILING WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
WALKING DOWN STAIRS&THE HAND RAILING BROKE & FELL FELL LANDING ONTO KNE ES>>CONTS/ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL DOWN EMBANKMENT, CRAWLED BACK UP HILL AND GOT STUCK ON RAILING DX;BILATERAL KNEE ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER RAILING DX: ACUTE KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
KNEE PAIN FROM FALL WHILE HOLDING ONTO BANNISTER THAT BROKE. DX KNEE SP RAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LT KNEE SPRAIN: 2 WEEKS AGO WALKED INTO CAST IRON RAIL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN FALLING AND GRABBED A HANDRAIL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/22/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT INJURED KNEE WHILE PICKING UP SOME RAILING. DX: LEFT KNEE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT JUMPED OVER A RAILING ONTO GRASS LANDING ONTO LEFT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL OVER A BANISTER AT HOME CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
51 YO MALE FELL LAST WEEK AND BANGED KNEE ON METAL RAILING TODAY CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2005	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT DX RT PLATEAU FX - TRIPPED AND HIT RT KNEE AGAINST A BANNISTER IN THE DARK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT HOLDING ONTO RAILING AND IT BROKE AND PT FELL OFF PORCH C/O PAINI N RT KNEE RT KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
RIGHT KNEE CONT. PT HIT KNEE AGAINST A BANISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SLID DOWN BANNISTER AT CHURCH AND LANDED ON KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/13/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
WALKED INTO A BANISTER. DX. R KNEE / PRE-PATELLAR CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CONTUSION L KNEE, VIA EMS, PT SLIPPED, STRUCK A RAILING & SUST INJURY A T HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNES, ROM ABNORMAL, NO DEFORMITY OR LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SUST LACERATION TO KNEE HIT ON BANISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
HIT LEG AGAINST RAIL, GOT SPLINTER DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVED FROM KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Footwear
DX:L KNEE CONTUSION. HAS NEW R LEG PROSTHESIS AND HIT HIS L KNEE ON A R AILING . WEARING SHOES AT THE TIME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CONTUSION TO KNEE WHEN FELL AND STRUCK THE RAILS AT A STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
RAILING GAVE WAY; STRAIN RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
KNEE PAIN - FELL OVER A RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
KNEE CONTUSION SUSTAINED WHEN SHE STRUCK HER KNEE ON A RAILING.ALSO ETO H ABUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2001	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2001	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2001	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2000	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2000	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/29/2000	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2000	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2000	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/1999	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/1999	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/1998	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/1998	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/1997	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/1997	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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