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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,891
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL INTO BALUSTRADE RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT SLIPPED AND HIT HANDRAIL AT CASINO. DX: L CHEST WALL AND FLANK CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2003 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 77 YOF SLIPPED ON ICE AND STRUCK RT LATERAL RIB ON RAILING-DX SINGLE RIB FRACTURE, RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LEANING OVER RAILING TO REACH SOMETHING AND FELT A POP ;RIB PAIN NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| OUT WALKING DOG AND HIT RIBS ON METAL RAILING CONTUSING CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 56 YO BF - BACK SPASMS - WAS PULLING A RAIL YESTERDAY AND HAD BACK SPAS MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT HIT RIB ON STAIR RAIL. DX: RIB CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| PT SUST FRACTURE TO RIBS FELL OVER BANISTER AND DOWN STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/10/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIENT HIT BACK BACK WHEN SLIDING DOWN BANISTER AT HOME; BACK ABRASION S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT STATES SHE WAS PULLED OVER PORCH RAILING BY HER DOG STRIKING RIBS ON RAILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SLIPPED & FELL WHEN SHE GRABBED A BANISTER UNAWARE IT WAS LOOSE. ACUTE RT RIB FX (8TH & 9TH) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CHEST CONTUSION-PT WAS IN CARDIAC REHAB & LOST BALANCE, FALLING AGAINST RAILING AND STRIKING CHEST. NO LOC OR SOB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| RIGHT LOWER RIB PAIN. SLIPPED ON GRASS AND HIT CHEST ON A RAILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Toilets |
| PT SLIPPED ON HANDRAIL IN BATHROOM AND GOT STUCK BETWEEN TOILET & WALL. DX: R CHEST WALL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| BACK CT-LEANING BACKWARDS OVER BANISTER-FELL DOWN 7 STEPS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CHEST PAIN.. PT WAS SITTING ON A RAILING WHEN HE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN HANDRAIL & PEOPLE AT ROCK CONCERT. DX: CHEST WALL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| CONTUSION CHEST - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF PAIN ON DEEP BREATH AND REPORTS HE FELL AGAINST DECK RAILING AT HOME WHEN RUNNING UP STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| L CHEST WALL CONT/68YOM FELL BACKWARDS AGAINST PORCH RAIL 2 DAYS AGO AN D SINCE HAS NOTED L CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL FROM PORCH, HIT RAILING DX. CHEST CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| STATES HE LEANED OVER A RAIL AND FELT A POP IN CHEST DX UPPER TRUNK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT PLAYING ON PORCH, JUMPED ON PORCH RAIL AND FLIPPED OVER LANDING ONTO GRASS AT HOME; RIB PAIN, NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL AGAINST RAILING DX. RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LEFT CHEST WALL CONTUSION. FELL AGAINST BANNISTER 2 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| PT RUNNING FLIPPED OVER BANNISTER FELL SEVERAL STEPS HITTING CHEST/ STOMACH/HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CONTUSION RIGHT CHEST. FELL ONTO METAL RAILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 54 YOF LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST RAILING AT HOME STRI CKING RIG HT COSTAL REGION. CONTUSION, RIGHT RIB AREA (UPPER CHEST) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 19YOM-CHEST WALL CONTUSION-FELL ON BANISTER STRUCK CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL AGAINST HANDRAIL AT HOME AND CONTUSED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Toilets |
| PT HAND SLIPPED ON RAIL ON COMMODE AND PT HIT RIBS ON RAIL. DX R RIB CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| RIBS GOT CAUGHT IN HANDICAPPED BARS IN BATHROOM. DX. CONT. CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIENT BENT OVER A METAL RAIL, FOOT SLIPPED AND HE SUSTAINED A FIB FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| BUMPED RIB CAGE AGAINST BANISTER YESTERDAY. ACUTE STRAIN CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIENT RESTRAINED REAR SEAT PASSENGER IN CAR ACCIDENT, CAR HIT RAILING ; SMALL CHEST ABRASION DUE TO SEAT BELT, CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| HIT RAILING AT MD'S OFFICE=DX 9TH R RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 47 YO F HOLDING ON TO RAILING DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL 58HRS AGO TRIED TO SLIDE ON BANNISTER, FELL 10FT TO WOOD FLOOR LANDED ON ARM/FACE. DX. LEFT ORBITAL RIB FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| DX RIGHT BREAST CONTUSION: TRIPPED OVER CAT AT HOME, HIT BREAST ON RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL STRUCK RIBS ON RAILING - CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL OVER A RAILING LEFT RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT LEANING OVER BANISTER AT HOME & FELL, RIB CAGE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL AND HIT RAILING - RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT COMPLAINT OF RIB PAIN WITH LEANING OVER RAILING, ACUTE L ANTERIOR RI B PAIN PROBABLE OCCULT RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL AGAINST METAL RAILING DURING PILATES CLASS IN EXERCISE STUDIO. D: POSSIBLE RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Ice skating |
| WHILE SKATING AT ICE FOLLIES, PT FELL, LANDED ON SIDERAIL, CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT RAN INTO WOODEN STAIR RAIL POST INJURED CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIENT HIT UPPER BACK ON RAILING 5 DAYS AGO, SCAPULA PAIN; BACK CONTUS ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT LOST BALANCE AND BUMPED UP AGAINST SAFETY RAIL, BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| MUSCULAR SPASM R PARATHROACIC AREA - SLIPPED ON ICE, CAUGHT SELF WHEN H AND RAILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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