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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 305
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL STRUCK RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAINST A RAILING CAUSED AN ABRASION TH AT GOT INFECTED TREATED FOR CELLULITIS TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| GOT LEG CAUGHT IN BANISTER. DX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL AND HIT LEG ON RAILING. D: SUPERFICIAL ABRASIONS TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Basketball |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL, HIT HIS LEG ON A METAL RAILING DURING BASKET- BALL PRACTICE. DX-RIGHT LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL WHEN SLIDING ON BANISTER;DX FRACTURED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 4 CM L LOWER LEG LAC W/REPAIR: LEANING AGAINST PORCH RAILING THAT BROKE FELL 7-10 FEET CUT LEG ON RUSTY NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT S/P BIBEMS AFTER MARBLE RAILING GAVE WAY AND FELL ON HER AND HER BOYFRIEND - C/O LEG PAIN.PT LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Sinks |
| PATIENT CLIMBING OVER PORCH RAILING, CUT LEG ON SINK THAT HAD BEEN TAKE N OUT OF KITCHEN; LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LOWER LEG LAC-CUT ON RAILING WHILE TRIMMING PLANTS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT SLID DOWN BANISTER AND FELL AT SPORTS BAR. DX: R LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL OVER A RAILING AND INJURED HER L LOWER LEG. HAPPENED A FEW MONT HS AGO. STILL HAS PAIN AND MINOR SWELLING. DX L TIBIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| REPORTS SLIPPING OFF A ?DOCK&LOWER LEG CAUGHT ON RAILING >>LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT DX LACERATION OF RT LEG - S/P DIRECT BLOW AT HOME,PT HIT LEG AGAINST BANISTER AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Tables |
| PATIENT BOUNCING ON BANISTER, FELL DOWN AND HIT SHARP CORNER OF WOODEN TABLE; SHIN LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| HIT LEG ON PORCH RAILING CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN CONCRETE STEPS AND HIT KNEE ON WOODEN RAILING. DX FX TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CONTUSED LOWER LEG,FELL OFF RAILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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