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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 652
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT STATES HE FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT BANNISTER AND STRUCK RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| TRIPPED & HIT HEAD ON A METAL RAIL LEFT RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT REACHED TO GRAB STAIR RAIL. DX: CHEST WALL PX, R SHOULDER PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| CLIMBING BASEMENT STEPS AND LOST HOLD OF RAILING AND FELL FX RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT FELL AND HIT CHEST ON A BANISTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| RIGHT RIB CONT. PT HIT RIBS ON A BED RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| PT DESCENDING STAIRS STRUCK CHEST AGAINST THE RAILING FRACTURED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FRACTURE RIBS - 66 YOF FELL STRIKING HER CHEST ON A STAIR RAILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL OFF BOAT, HIT SIDE AGAINST RAILING DX: FRACTURE LT,. 8TH RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| FELL AGAINST METAL RAILING, HIT R RIBS AT GOLF COURSE, SLIPPED ON STEPS . DX. CONT CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL AGAINST A METAL RAILING YESTERDAY. DX. FX. R 6TH AND 7TH RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Swimming pools |
| PT OUT ON POOL DECK, SLIPPED ON WATER AND FELL HITTING RAILING, RT RIBF X |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL INTO A BANNISTER, CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS AND HIT RAIL, CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| R CHEST;FLANK CONT/52YOBM C/O R PAIN AFTER FALLING ON RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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