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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 611
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 17 MO. F WALKING AT RESTAURANT WHEN HIT A RAILING. FELL BACK AND NOW WO N'T PUT WEIGHT ON LEG. DX; LEG SPRAIN, VIRAL SYNDROME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL OVER RAILING AT SCHOOL;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 JUMPED OFF A RAILING AND LANDED ON ANOTHER RAILING STRIKING BOTH LEGS ON RAILING. DX LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG-SUS INJ TO LEFT LOWER LEG WHEN HE HIT IT ON A WOODEN RAILING. C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2009 | Age: 12 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 |
| FLIPPED OVER A BANISTER. DX FX FUBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| CONTUS R LOWER LEG, PT WAS AT A CAMP IN CENTRAL CITY, JUMPED OVER A RAI LING AND HIT LOWER LEG ON A POT BELOW IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| RAN INTO METAL RAILING;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| 90YOF AT COMMUNITY HIGH RISE WHERE SHE LIVES A FIRE BROKE OUT,FIREMEN WERE CARRING HER DOWN STEPS,SHE STRUCK LOWER LEG ON BANSISTER;LEG AVULS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 13 years | 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 |
| PT LEANING AGAINST RAILING WHICH GAVE OUT. DX LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT, HX OF OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA, RAISED LEG UP TO REST ON A RAIL WHEN FELT SHARP PAIN. CONCERNED ABOUT TIBIA FX.DX:LEG PAIN, OSTEOGENESIS IMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | 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 WAS WALKING & TRIED TO JUMP OVER RAIL, FELL ONTO RAIL, NOW HAS RED- NESS & SWELLING TO RT MID SHIN. DX - LT LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| RAN INTO METAL RAILING;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 57 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: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| SITTING ON RAILING WHEN IT GAVE WAY AND FELL FIVE FEET TO GROUND WITH F X FIBULAR AND OPEN FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/12/2009 | Age: 86 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: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| ACC KICKED THE RAILING OF THE STAIRS SCARPING SHIN, +BLEEDING CONTROLLE D>>AVULSION/LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 3 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OFF A BANISTER CAUSING A CONTUSION TO RT LWR LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WAS HOLDING ONTO A LOOSE RAILING WHICH GAVE WAY DOWNTOWN. DX: PILON FX/DISLOCATION, ATE 2/2 ETOH. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 87 years | 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 |
| 87 Y/O TRIPPED AND CAME DOWN ON PORCH RAIL ON RIGHT LOWER LEG. DX-CONTUSIONS, ABRASIONS LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 5 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, Stairs or steps |
| LOWER LEG LAC-SCRAPED LEG ON A RAILING WHEN SHE FELL DOWN 3 STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| ON ***, ACC STRUCK SHIN AGAINST RAILING @ THE CHURCH,+BLEEDING CONTROLL ED>> LAC/INR=3.42 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| WALKING OUT OF SCHOOL AND FELL INTO A RAILING. DX TIBIA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| WALKING UP STEPS AT SCHOOL AND FELL INTO THE RAILING. DX LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| ON FIELD TRIP AND RAN INTO RAILING CONTUSING LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 14 YOF SLIPPED DOWN BANISTER AND FELL AT SCHOOL TIBIA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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