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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 253
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/17/2003 | Age: 49 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 |
| 49 YO FEMALE CUT RIGHT LEG ON RAILING TWO DAYS AGO LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | 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 SCRAPED RIGHT LOWER LEG ON A WOODEN RAILING ON FRIDAY SUSTAINED AN A BRASION WHICH GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 40 YO MALE WAS SITTING ON RAILING OF PORCH AND FELL BACKWARDS ABOUT 12' DOWN - SPIRAL FRACTURE FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 44 YO MALE FELL OFF RAILING ON BOARDWALK TO BEACH CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| A PORCH BANISTER FELL ON HER LEFT LEG AT HOME AT 1700. DX CONTUSIONS LEFT LOWER LEG AND LEFT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| RIGHT SHIN ABR. PT INJURED LEG WEN BRUSHING UP TO A RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | Age: 43 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, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL ON OUTDOOR STAIRS AND HIT SHIN ON RAILING 4 DAYS AGO. DX: L SHIN CONT, EARLY WOUND INFECTION, FLU LIKE ILLNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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