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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - 26-50 years old - Year 2006 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 488
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Date: 12/12/2006Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT AT HOME FELL HITTING HEAD ON BANISTER / DX ACUTE CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2006Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
HAD RAILING OF FLOATING DOCK STRIKE HEAD " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2006Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
32 YO MALE FELL OVER RAILING ON SECOND FLOOR BALCONY AND HIT CONCRETE CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/09/2006Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
32 YO PREGNANT FEMALE FELL OFF PORCH WHEN BANISTER BROKE BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2006Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
AT CLUB AND FELL OVER RAILING AND LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2006Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CHI WITH LACERATION - 27 YOF HIT FOREHEAD ON CORNER OF RAILING, HAS LAC ERATION TO FOREHEAD, NOW HAS DIZZINESS, HEADACHE AND VOMITING, DX; CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2006Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Doors
CHI. PT FELL INTO RAILING WHEN PULLING DOOR SHUT AND HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2006Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
27 YO ON FELL OVER BANISTER STRIKING HEAD ON DECK CONCUSSION-NO LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2006Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
LEANING ON THE BANISTER UPSTAIRS, BANISTER BROKE&FELL DOWN STAIRS HITTI NG HEAD, SLURRED SPEECH&BLURRED VISOIN AT TIME OF THE FALL " CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2006Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
29 YO MALE FELL OFF RAILING ON BOARDWALK INTO SHALLOW WATER - ETOH CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2006Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
30YMC ON WAY TO BATHROOM BANISTER BROKE FELL DOWN STEPS HITTING HEAD/SKULL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 06/10/2006Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PT FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN THE RAILING WHILE WALKING UP THE STEPS FELL HIT HEAD DX: MINOR HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2006Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Alcohol
HEAD CONTUSION: NECK & BACK SPRAIN: FELL 5 FT OVER BANISTER, FELL FACE FIRST ONTO GROUND, ADMITS TO 12 PACK BEER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2006Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CHI-NO LOC-FELT DIZZY-FELL-HIT RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2006Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
INTOXICATED AND SLIDING DOWN HANDRAIL AT SUBWAY STATION AND FELL LAC HE AD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2006Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials
PT HAD SEIZURE STRIKING HEAD ON BANNISTER AND FLOOR AT PSYCH FACILITY. DX: SEIZURE, SUBTHERAP TEGRETOL, OCCIPUT LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2006Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT GETTING OUT OF HIS BOAT ONTO THE DOCK AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON A RA ILING CLOSED HEAD INJURY LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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