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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - 6-15 years old - Year 2010 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 79
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Date: 11/08/2010Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
11 YOF WAS JUMPING OVER THE BANNISTER, AT HOME, FROM THE 3RD FLOOR, & N NOW HER LEG IS BLEEDING, THIGH MUSCLE VISIBLE. DX; 8 CM VERTICAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/04/2010Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
6YOM- PT WAS @ FREINDS HOME PLAYING ON STAIRWELL RAILING WHEN LEFT LEG CAUGHT ON RAIL. DX LEFT DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURE.
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 05/26/2010Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
9 YO M, SLIDING DOWN WOODEN RAILING, GOT A WOODEN SPLINTER IN THIGH, FO REIGN BODY THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2010Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
12YOM FELL ABOUT 10FT OVER BANISTER AT SCHOOL, STATES WAS STRETCHING LE G OVER BANISTER AND FELL, C/O LEG AND ARM PAIN; FEMUR FX, RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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