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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 915
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| 90YOWM PT MISSED THE HAND RAIL GOING UP STEPS AT HOME AND LOST HIS BAL ANCE, FELL BACK DOWN 4 STEPS. DX. CERVICAL STRAIN, HEMA/CONT SCALP, AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT SPRAINED HIS NECK BY USING A HANDRAILING & CARRYING A PORTABLE COOLE R WHILE ON A TRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 58YOF ACCIDENTLY FELL INTO BANISTER AT HOME INJURED NECK AND FACE; NECK AND FACE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| FELT WOBBLY, FELL 8 FT OVER BANISTER DOWN 7 STAIRS ONTO CHEST WITH BACK AND NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL AND HIT THROAT AGAINST A RAILING. DX: THROAT PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 67 YOF WAS WALKING OUT OF A STORE AND TRIPPED OVER A 2 FT RAILING SUSTA INING A CERVICAL STRAIN AND FACIAL CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 51 YO ON PATIO LEANING AGAINST RAIL FELL INJURED NECK FX CERVICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/05/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL OVER STAIR RAILING 15 FT. DX: ODONTOID TIP AVULSION, C6 TRANSVERSE PROCESS FX, NASAL FX, 10TH RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CERVICAL STRAIN-FELT DIZZY-FELL-HIT A RAILING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS, WHEN BANISTER GAVE OUT, " NECK/BACK PAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| WHILE REACHING FOR STAIR RAILING, DEVELOPED NECK PAIN, DX STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT LEANED OVER PORCH RAILING WHICH BROKE AND HE FELL 8 FT. DX: C2 FX, SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL OFF BANISTER DX CERVICAL SPINE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/26/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LACERATION TO THE BACK OF THE NECK AFTER FALLING AND HITTING A CHAIRRAI L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| TRIP OVER RAIL NECK LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 64 YOM WAS INVOLVED IN MVA; CAR STRUCK GUARD RAIL. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPL OY. NECK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SOFT TISSUE INJURIES TO NECK,LUMBAR SPINE - HIT HEAD AND BACK ON HANDRA IL WHEN RUNNING INTO ANOTHER PERSON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 60 YO FEMALE TRIPPED AND FELL - HIT BACK OF HEAD ON RAILING CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 75 YO MALE HIT BACK OF NECK ON RAILING CERVICAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/1999 | 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: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/1999 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/1998 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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