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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - 16-25 years old - Year 2008 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 404
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Date: 12/25/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
25YOF WAS CHASING NEPHEW AROUND HOUSE,SLIPPED FELL HIT HEAD ON RAILING;CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WAS MOVING INTO HIS NEW APT & HIT HEAD ON A STEEL RAILING. DX: CONTU SION,CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WITH CONTUSION TO HEAD FROM A FALLING RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2008Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT WAS THROWING UP OVER BALCONY AND FELL 12 FT OVER RAILING. DX: MULT FACIAL FX'S, PNEUMOCEPHALUS, MULT FACIAL LACS, DISPLACED TEET
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/19/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON METAL RAILING IN BATHROOM. DX; HEAD ACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PT SUS CONCUSSION AFTER SITTING ON A BANISTER AND FALLING OFF AND DOWN STAIRS%
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/11/2008Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WAS WALKING AND BANNISTER GAVE WAY & FELL ONTO GROUND AT HOME DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2008Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Alcohol
C/O PERSISTENT HEADACHE STATUS POST ON FRIDAY HIT HEAD ON RAILING WHILE ETOH INTOXICATED >> POST CONCUSSION SYDROME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2008Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
FELL FROM A BANISTER AT SCHOOL ONTO STEPS AND THEN ONTO FLOOR HIT HEAD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT DX HEAD HEMATOMA/CONTUSION - S/P PT TRIPPED/SLIPPED/LOST BALANCE FELL OVER 2ND FLOOR RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL FROM BANISTER FROM 30 FT OF 3RD FLOOR TO 1ST FLOOR AT SCHOP; SEIZU RE-LIKE ACTIVITY, BECAME UNRESPONSIVE IN ED; HEAD INJ, WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/30/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SLIPPED AND FELL 15 FT OFF RAILING AT JAIL. DX: SDH, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 03/14/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
RUNNING UP STEPS AND HIT HEAD ON RAILING. DX FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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