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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 441
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Date: 12/10/2007Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
HAND LAC-SLIPPED WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH-CUT ON RAILING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2007Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
HAND STR. PT STARTED TO FALL AND GRABBED ONTO A RAILING STRAINING HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2007Age: 59 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
59 YOM CUT HAND ON RAILING LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT BANGED BACK OF L HAND ON RAILING - CONTUSED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT WITH HAND CONTUSION IN FALL OVER RAILING OF BALCONY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2007Age: 79 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
DX RIGHT HAND LACERATION: CUT ON RAILING OF DECK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FB LEFT PALM.PT GOT A SPLINTER IN PALM FROM A WOODEN RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
STRUCK DORSUM OF HAND ONTO RAILING " LAC'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PATIENT HIT HAND ON IRON RAILING AT HOME. DX; CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/2007Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
ACUTE GOUTY ARTHRITIS/72YOM AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO SLIPPED ON ICE, GRABBED RAIL.NO SEVERE PAIN AT TIME.SINCE 2 DAYS AGO IN AM HAS PAIN HAND;WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/2007Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
WOUND LT.HAND.PT.WAS BOUGHT TO THE ER,CUT HAND WITH BATHROOM RAIL AT NU RSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2007Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
ACC WHILE WALKING STRUCK HAND ON A RUSTY HANDRAILING " SKIN TEAR"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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