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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 881
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 66 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 |
| FELL INTO BALUSTRADE RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 77 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: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 77 YOF SLIPPED ON ICE AND STRUCK RT LATERAL RIB ON RAILING-DX SINGLE RIB FRACTURE, RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| LEANING OVER RAILING TO REACH SOMETHING AND FELT A POP ;RIB PAIN NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 56 YO BF - BACK SPASMS - WAS PULLING A RAIL YESTERDAY AND HAD BACK SPAS MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2003 | Age: 71 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 SUST FRACTURE TO RIBS FELL OVER BANISTER AND DOWN STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/15/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CHEST CONTUSION-PT WAS IN CARDIAC REHAB & LOST BALANCE, FALLING AGAINST RAILING AND STRIKING CHEST. NO LOC OR SOB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 77 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Toilets |
| PT SLIPPED ON HANDRAIL IN BATHROOM AND GOT STUCK BETWEEN TOILET & WALL. DX: R CHEST WALL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| L CHEST WALL CONT/68YOM FELL BACKWARDS AGAINST PORCH RAIL 2 DAYS AGO AN D SINCE HAS NOTED L CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| STATES HE LEANED OVER A RAIL AND FELT A POP IN CHEST DX UPPER TRUNK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 54 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 |
| 54 YOF LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST RAILING AT HOME STRI CKING RIG HT COSTAL REGION. CONTUSION, RIGHT RIB AREA (UPPER CHEST) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 74 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 |
| FELL AGAINST HANDRAIL AT HOME AND CONTUSED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 95 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, Toilets |
| PT HAND SLIPPED ON RAIL ON COMMODE AND PT HIT RIBS ON RAIL. DX R RIB CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | Age: 81 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 |
| RIBS GOT CAUGHT IN HANDICAPPED BARS IN BATHROOM. DX. CONT. CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| HIT RAILING AT MD'S OFFICE=DX 9TH R RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT LEANING OVER BANISTER AT HOME & FELL, RIB CAGE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT COMPLAINT OF RIB PAIN WITH LEANING OVER RAILING, ACUTE L ANTERIOR RI B PAIN PROBABLE OCCULT RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT FELL AGAINST METAL RAILING DURING PILATES CLASS IN EXERCISE STUDIO. D: POSSIBLE RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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