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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 614
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Date: 12/30/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
SLIDING DOWN BANISTER FELL AND FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials
FOREARM FX-@ BOYSCOUTS-@ SCHOOL-FELL FROM 4 FOOT RAILING TO GYM FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FRACTURED FOREARM WHEN FELL WALKING ON RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT AT *** SWINGING ON A RAILING WHEN SHE FELL FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL INTO A BANISTER AND INJURED LOWER ARM. DX LOWER ARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT HIT LT FOREARM ON STAIR RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT.INJ.RT.FOREARM AT CHURCH WHEN FELL & HIT RAILING. DX; BUCKLE F.X. RT .DISTAL RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PATIENT CUT ARM ON PIECE OF METAL ON STAIRWAY RAILING OR ON MOLDING ON STEPS AT HOME; FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SEEN FOR ARM FX AFTER HANGING ON A BANISTER THEN JUMPING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SEEN FOR ARM FX AFTER RUNNING AND HIS ARM GOT CAUGHT IN THE RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
R FOREARM CONT/14YOM AT HOME YEST HIT ARM ON WOODEN BANISTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PLAYING WITH ANOTHER BOY SLIPPED AND FELL OVER 3 FT RAILING LANDED ON R T ARM UNDER BODY, RADUIS/ULNA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WAS SITTING ON HAND RAIL AT SCHOOL AND FELL OFF - TRIED TO BREAK FAL L WITH ARM. D: FX RADIUS /ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
DAD STATES PT SLDI HIS ARM DOWN BANNISTER 3 DAYS AGO, WANYS LACERATION CHECKED, LAC TO LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
SLIDING DOWN A BANISTER @ HOME FELL ONTO OUTSTRECHED HAND. DX BOTH BONE FX DISTAL RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FRACTURED ARM WHEN JUMPED OVER RAIL AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FRACTURED ARM WHEN JUMPED OFF STAIR RAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WAS PLAYING ON HANDLE RAIL AT *** PARK AND FELL ONTO RIGHT ARM. D:F RACTURE RADIUS /ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SLIPPED ON AN ORANGE PEEL AND HIT ARM ON WOODEN RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FRACTURE FOREARM - 7 YOM FELL BACKWARDS OVER A HOTEL RAILING ONTO RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
L WRIST PAIN AFTER FALLING OFF 2 FT RAIL. DX; BUCKLE FX L DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Ceilings and walls
CONTUSION RIGHT ARM. GOT HAND STUCK BETWEEN HANDRAIL AND WALL AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PATIENT FELL 3 FT. OFF RAIL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAND AT SCHOOL; BOTH BONE FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT JUMPED OVER RAILING ON HIS ARM/HEAD C/O PN, FX/CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT HIT LT ARM ON AN IRON RAILING YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FELL 12-14 FT OVER STAIR RAILING ONTO HARDWOOD FLOOR AT HOME, D AZED; FOREARM FX., CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/26/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CUT FOREARM ON RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WITH HX OF OSTEOGENESIS LOST BALANCE AND HIT ELBOW AGAINST RAIL AT T HE MOVIES. D: ELBOW INJURY - AVULSED FX LEFT ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PT. STATES THE RAILING ON THE STAIRS BROKE / FELL DOWN STEPS DX: FOREARM, WRIST & ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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