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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 843
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| KNEE STRAIN-HIT LEG ON BANISTER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Christmas tree lights |
| PT SPRAINED A KNEE WHILE STANDING ON A RAILING WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| WALKING DOWN STAIRS&THE HAND RAILING BROKE & FELL FELL LANDING ONTO KNE ES>>CONTS/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WAS WALKING ON A RAILING WHEN SHE FELL OFF AND STRUCK HER L KNEE. FE LL ABOUT 3 FT. PAIN ON WEIGHT BEARING. DX L KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SLID OFF RAILING AT SCHOOL, DX; TRAUMATIC KNEE EFFUSION, SUPERFICIAL KN EE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| BUMPED INTO A RAILING. DX KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN RAILING AT THE BEACH AND TWISTED KNEE DX// LEFT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT DX RT KNEE SPRAIN - SLIDE DOWN INTO RAILING AT SCHOOL AND HURT HIS KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Swimming pools |
| FELL ON GARDEN RAILING AFTER GETTING OUT OF SWIMMING POOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL DOWN EMBANKMENT, CRAWLED BACK UP HILL AND GOT STUCK ON RAILING DX;BILATERAL KNEE ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER RAILING DX: ACUTE KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| KNEE PAIN FROM FALL WHILE HOLDING ONTO BANNISTER THAT BROKE. DX KNEE SP RAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT C/O LEFT KNEE PAIN AFTGER STRIKING IT ON STEEL BAR RAILING;NO DEFORM ITY NOTED + PEDAL PULSES. DX:CONTUSION/SPRAIN LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 28 YO MALE HIT RIGHT KNEE ON RAILING LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LT KNEE SPRAIN: 2 WEEKS AGO WALKED INTO CAST IRON RAIL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| RIGHT KNEE LAC, PT CAUGHT KNEE IN A RAILING AND FELL DOWN ONTO STEP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO KNEE AFTER CUTTING IT ON A RAILING WHILE PLAYING* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LAC TO KNEE, WALKING INTO HOTEL TODAY AND FELL STRIKING RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| LEANING ON HANDRAIL OF STAIRS@ HOME&HAND RAIL GAVE AWAY, PT FELL SIDEWA YS ONTO RIGHT KNEE>>SPRAIN/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN FALLING AND GRABBED A HANDRAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| DX L PATELLAR DIS W/SPONTANOUS RELOCATION/SUPERFICIAL ECCMOSIS OVER L MAXILLA: FELL AFTER TAKING 2-3 STEP, HIT FACE ON BANISTER KNEE GAVEOUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| JUMPED OFF HANDRAIL AT HORSE SHOW/KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL AT SCHOOL AND HIT KNEE ON BANNISTER. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LEFT KNEE CONTUSION.PT HIT KNEE ON A RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 31 YOM WAS AT THE SUPERMARKET, SOMEONE PUT UP A RAIL, WHEN HE EXITED THE STORE HE HIT THE RAIL WITH HIS KNEE. DX-RT KNEE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 26YOM WAS AT HOME, ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED HITTING KNEE ON RAILING; KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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