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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 452
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/02/2004Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
RIGHT RING FINGER LAC, PT FELL GRABBING A HANDRAIL INJURING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/28/2004Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
LAC L IND FING;BRUISE L UPPER ARM/85YOF LOST BALANCE ON STEEP NARROW ST AIRWAY AND FELL FORWARD AGAINST STEP RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
JAMMED FINGER ON A RAILING DX: R 5TH FINGER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PT CUT FINGER ON BANISTER WHEN CARRYING BABY UP STEPS DX:FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2004Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT C/O "I SLIPPED IN THE SUBWAY AND TRIED TO HOLD THE RAIL BY FINGERS GOT CAUGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
HIT HAND ON WOODEN RAILING - FRACTURE RIGHT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2004Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT. STATES HIT L MIDDLE FINGER ON WOOD RAILING. DX. SPRAIN/CONT R MIDD LE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2004Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
SPLINTER FROM BANISTER IN FINGER - FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2004Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PT REPORTS MISSED RAILING AND FELL DOWN STAIRS LANDING ONTO HAND C/O 3R D DIGIT PAIN LEFT 3RD FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2004Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT CAUGHT SELF ON RAILING TO AVOID FALLING; CUT RIGHT THUMB DX: RIGHT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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