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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - Year 2007 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 474
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Date: 11/12/2007Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
70 YOM BUMPED LEFT LOWER LEG AGAINST A RAILING A WEEK AGO, PRESENTS WIT H ABRASIONS THAT AREN'T HEALING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SLIDING DOWN STAIR RAIL AT SCHOL WHEN SCRATCHED BACK OF LOWER LEG. D : ABRASIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Poles
PT FIGHTING WITH ANOTHER CHILD YESTERDAY, LEG GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN METAL RAILING, MAY HAVE HIT ON METAL POLE; LEG INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2007Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LAC TO LEG WHEN FELL OFF A RAIL AT CHURCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2007Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
44 YO MALE HURT ANKLE GETTING DOWN OFF RAILING FRACTURE FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2007Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
16 YOM HIT LOWER LEG ON RAILING CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2007Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
18YOM WAS AT HOME ACCIDENTLY FELL AGAINST RAILING CUT LOWER LEG; LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2007Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL OFF RAILING AT CHURCH. DX: L CALF STRAIN, CHEST PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2007Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
SITTING ON RAIL WHEN FOOT GOT STUCK AND FELL DX: L LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
WALKING IN DARK AT HOTEL - BUMPED INTO METAL RAILING 3.2 CM LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2007Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Swimming pools
SCRAPED LEG ONTO SWIMMING POOL RAILING REACHIN IN FOR SOMETHING " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2007Age: 94 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Toilets
PT GOING T THE BATHROOM AT NH AND FELL, MISSED RAIL WHILE TRYING TO GET ON COMMODE. DX. L FLANK HEMATOMA, CONT CHEST, CONT R/L LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2007Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT HIT SHIN ON A METAL RAILING, CONTUSION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2007Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
TIBIA FX-HIT STAIR RAIL & FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CUT LEG ON METAL RAILING. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/2007Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL AND LEGS GOT STUCK IN A RAILING. DX FX LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2007Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CUT LEG RAN INTO PORCH RAIL LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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