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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 409
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Fences or fence posts |
| PT'S ARM GOT STUCK BETWEEN A FENCE AND A HANDRAIL AND PT SLIPPED AND FELL. DX; UPPR ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| TRIPPED&FELL STRIKING UPPER ARM AGAINST HAND RAILING >> HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS PLAYING ON THE STAIRS AT SCHOOL AND GOT RIGHT ARM CAUGHT IN THE RAILING FRACTURED UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL BACKWARD ONTO HANDRAIL, HIT SHOULDER AND UPPER ARM, FX TO UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT GRABBED ON TO RAILING WHEN SHE SLIPPED DOWN STEPS. STRAIN, LEFT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT TRIPPED AND HIT ELBOW ON METAL RAILING. D: HUMERAL SHAFT FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL THROUGH RAILING ON PORCH. DX SUPRACONDYLAR FX - HUMERUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN FEW STEPS&HIT ARM ONTO RAILIING THEN LANDED ONTO HARD WOOD FL OOR, NOW WITH ARM PAIN >> CONTS/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL ON METAL RAILING. DX=-3 CM UPPER L ARM LACERATION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT C/O PAIN TO RT SHOULDER, TRIPPED & FELL OFF A RAIL INJURING RT SHOULDER. DX - HUMERUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SLIPPED FALLING CAUGHT ARM ON A RAILING SPRAIN RIGHT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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