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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - Year 2009 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 449
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Date: 12/26/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL ON RAILING. DX-L UPPER ARM CONTUSION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2009Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
RT HUMERUS CONTUSION.PT FELL INTO A RAILING AND INJURED ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2009Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT DX LT AXILLA LACERATION - PT STATES HIS ARM GOT CAUGHT AND SLASH ON THE TOP OF STAIR RAILING POST AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2009Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WAS CARRYING SOMETHING AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST METAL BANISTER AT A FRIENDS HOUSE DX: LACERATION RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2009Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT CUT ARM ON WOOD FROM RAILING AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT UPPER ARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2009Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PATIENT WALKING ALONG BANISTER AT HOME, GOT LONG SPLINTER IN UPPER ARM; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2009Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
ABRASION UPPER ARM:ECCHYMOTIC FOREARM; 31YOM TRIPPED & FELL, ARM GOT CAUGHT IN WOOD RAILING CAUSING ABRASION UPPER ARM, @ BROTHER'S HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2009Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT LACERATION UPPER ARM ON RAILING AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2009Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL OFF RAILING;DX FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL AGAINST A RAILING AT SCHOOL, & HURT RT UPPER ARM, & RT HAND DX: RT UPPER ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2009Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
ACC BUMPED UPPER ARM AGAINST A BANISTER >>SKIN TEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2009Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
TRICEPS STRAIN: INMATE LOCAL PRISON, PT RESPONDING TO AN INMATE FIGHT & SLIPPED, TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH RAILING,TENDERNESS TRICEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2009Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
RIGHT HUMERAL FX. PT FELL HITTING A BANISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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