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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - Year 2004 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 882
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Date: 11/29/2004Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: 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: 10/20/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE HOSPITAL FELL LEFT KNEE STRUCK A METAL RAI LING CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2004Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: 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: 09/27/2004Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
33 YO FELL ON PORCH-- CAUGHT RAILING;UNABLETO HOLD ON RAILING HE FELL FROM 2 STORY BUILDING......FX KNEE CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LAST WED, PT FELL ON WOOD RAILING AROUND PLAYGROUND AT SCHOOL & HAD KNEE PAIN. BUMPED KNEE AGAIN YESTERDAY AT PICNIC. DX: BURSITIS KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/20/2004Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT BUMPED KNEE ON AN IRON RAILING CAUSING INJ DX:KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
A CAR BACKED INTO A RAILING AND THE RAILING FELL ONTO KNEE. DX. L KNEE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL ANDHIT KNEE ON PORCH RAILING AT HOME YESTERDAY, REFUSING TO BEAR W T; RT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2004Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CONT L KNEE, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A METAL RAILING IN THE SUBWAY STAT ION, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, LIMITED ROM MEDIAL PATELLA, NO SOB OR DIZZ.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2004Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: 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: 06/19/2004Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
29 YOM CLIMBING OVER RAILING FELL CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
TRIED TO JUMP OVER STAIRRAIL. DX. CONTUSION AND SPRAIN R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2004Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
19 YOM SPRAINED AND HAS CONTUSIONS ON RIGHT KNEE FROM KNEE HITTING META L BANNISTER WHILE GOING UP STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
KNEE FRACTURE FELL OVER RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2004Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: 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: 05/13/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT HIT KNEE ON METAL RAILING; KNEE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2004Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: 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: 04/12/2004Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
R KNEE PAIN/24YOF STRUCK R KNEE ON BANNISTER AT HOME TODAY. PAIN RADIAT ES TO R CALF. HURTS TO EXTEND LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2004Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PT DESCENDING STAIRS AND SLIPPED STRIKING RIGHT KNEE AGAINST A RAILING CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: 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: 03/15/2004Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
STATES HE JUMPED FROM RAILINGS AND INJURED KNEE DX LT KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SLIPPED AND FELL,TWISTED LT KNEE AGAINST RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
@ SCHOOL AND TRIED JUMPING OVER A RAILLING DX KNEE FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/20/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials
YESTERDAY PT TRIPPED OVER A TRASH BAG AND FELL AGST A RAILING THEN TO T HE FLOOR,KNEE SPRAIN, LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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