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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - Year 2008 - Ear

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 169
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:123
26-50 years old:30
50+ years old:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/09/2008Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LAC TO EAR FELL HIT EAR ON RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2008Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT DX LACERATION OF RT EARLOBE - S/P DUE TO DIRECT BLOW TO EAR. PT STATES "I BANGED BACK OF HEAD ON STEEL RAILING POST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
5 YOF WAS DANCING AND HIT LEFT EAR ON THE BANISTER SUSTAINING A LACERAT ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2008Age: 88 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT MISSED HANDRAIL AND FELL AT STADIUM. DX: EAR LACS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2008Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Pins and needles
HIT EAR ON WOOD RAILING THREE DAYS AGO , TRIED TO DRAIN WITH NEEDLE CELLULITIS EAR #
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/12/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PATIENT WITH EAR PAIN, HIT SAME EAR ON BANISTER; OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL AGAINST BANNISTER DX: EAR LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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