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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 474
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Date: 12/12/2003Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LACERATION HAND - 82 YOM SUSTAINED TWO LARGE LACERATIONS TO HIS LEFT HA ND WHEN IT CAUGHT ON METAL PART OF A BANISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2003Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
82 YOM HIT HAND ON RAILING CONTISION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
53 YEAR OLD MALE CUT HAND ON RAILING AVULSION LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2003Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
STRUCK HAND ON BANISTER-RIGHT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
55 Y M HIT HAND ON METAL HAND RAIL CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN RAILS. DX: CONTUSIONS TO LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2003Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
LAC L HAND - HIT HAND ON METAL RAIL WHILE WALKING UP STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT HAND: SLIVER TO HAND AFTER PUTTING HAND ON RAILING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
HAND LAC-TRIPPED ON STEPS-HAND CUT ON RAILING SPINDLE-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2003Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
54 Y.O. W FEMALE W/HAND CONTUSION. PT INJ SELF ON HAND RAIL @ HOME. E91 79
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2003Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
MC FX-FELL ON STEPS-AT HOSPITAL-HAND HIT RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2003Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT CAUGHT RT HAND ON BANISTER DX LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2003Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CONT R HAND/73YOF HIT R HAND AGAINST RAILING AT HOME. C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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