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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 893
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 65 YOM FELL INTO RAILING AT BAR AND HIT FACE AND NOSE CAUSING CLOSED HE AD INJURY, FACIAL LACERATION , CONSTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT STRUCK HEAD ON RAIL; SCALP CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT TRIPPED OVER DOG AND HIT THE BACK OF HER HEAD ON A RAILING OUTSIDE OF HER HOUSE-DX FALL WITH CONTUSION ON THE BACK OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/13/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WAS SLEEP WALKING AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON A RAILING DX: SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL AND HIT L TEMPORAL AREA ON RAILING AT GROUP HOME DX: ACUTE ASHTHMA TIC BRONCHITIS/HEAD CONTUSION WITH AMS/ MULTIPLE PSYCH ISSUES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2004 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL AGAINST RAILING DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WALKING IN THE HALLWAY AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THE RAILING CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 83 YO MALE WAS SYNCOPAL AND HIT HEAD ON RAILING IN RESTAURANT LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL HIT AGIANST A STEEL RAILING CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN ONE STEP REACHING FOR RAILING TO GO UP AND RECEIVED CLOSED HE AD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WAS STANDING, LOST BALANCE AND HIT HEAD ON RAILING AT *** MEDICAL CE NTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WAS WALKING IN THE TRAIN STATION WHEN HE SLIPPED GRABBED THE HAND R AIL AND BUMPED HIS HED ON THE HAND RAIL |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/09/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CHI - 86 YOF WAS WALKING TO HAVE DINNER AT NURSING HOME, FELL HITTING H EAD ON RAILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| WOUND HEAD.PT.WAS BOUGHT TO THE ER,DUE TO FALL HITTING HAND RAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT.INJ.SCALP AT COURT HOUSE WHEN HAND RAILING GAVE WAY & PT. FELL. DX; 3 CM. LAC. SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL, HIT A STEEL RAILING, CONTUSION TO HEAD WITH HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL 8 FT FROM BALCONY WHEN RAILING BROKE AND HIT HEAD AND CHEST;TRAUMA AND T11 BURST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Ramps or landings |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING UP A RAMP STRIKING HEAD ON THE HANDRAIL CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Handrails, railings or banisters |
| HOLDING ONTO RAILING WHEN IT GAVE WAY AND FELL CONTUSING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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