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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,888
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Trunk:1,152Head:788
Face:642Finger:510
Shoulder:489Lower Trunk:482
Hand:441Wrist:276
Lower Arm:269Toe:164
Elbow:163Lower Leg:156
Knee:150Foot:85
Upper Arm:69Neck:30
Upper Leg:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/29/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT WAS WALKING DOWN A PORCH WHEN THE RAILING PT WAS HOLDING GAVE WAY AN D PT FELL 3 FT. DX; HIP SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/27/2007Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LAC TO HEAD WHEN FELL AND STRUCK A BANISTER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/22/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
60YOM WAS HOME,SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING TOP OF HEAD OFF RAILING; SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
51 YO FELL HIT FACE ON RAIL LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/19/2007Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PT FELL OVER THE BANISTER OF THE STAIRS AND STRUCK HEAD. DX: HEAD CONTU SION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 12/18/2007Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
C/O WRIST PAIN&SWELLING S/P HITTING IT ON A RAILING 2D AGO >> SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2007Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FACIAL LAC, PT FELL HITTING FACE ON A BANISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2007Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
66 YO FELL STRIKING FACE ON BANISTER LAC NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/14/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PATIENNT FELL AGAINST A METAL RAILING, C/O CHEST PAIN. DX-FRACTURE RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2007Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WAS WALKING ACROSS FOOT BRIDGE AT HOME AND SLIPPED HITTING CHEST AGAINST RAILING DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


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: 12/09/2007Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL STRIKING RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST A CEMENT RAILING NOW IT IS DRAINI NG ABSCESS RULE OUT BURSITIS HAPPENED TWO DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2007Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT VISITNG HIS WIFE IN THE HOSPITAL AND HAD A SEIZURE FELL STRIKING HEA D AGAINST A RAILING SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO SCALP TREATED FOR SEIZURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2007Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LEFT 5TH FINGER FX.PT FELL AND HIT FINGER ON A RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2007Age: 76 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 SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER ON A BANISTER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2007Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL AND STRUCK BACK ON RAILING DX: L1 COMPRESSION FX, ACUTE BACK INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2007Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials
VERTIGO; A-FIB: SUDDEN ONSET VERTIGO, GRABBED HANDRAILING, HAD A CANE, SLID TO FLOOR, HIT HEAD ON FLOOR, ON FLOOR FOR 1 1/2 HOURS, CT HEAD NEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2007Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL AGAINST BANISTER FX RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2007Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS WALKING ALONG THE RAILING OF A NURSING HOME HALLWAY AND THERE WA S A LOOSE NAIL STICKING OUT OF IT STRUCK INDEX FINGER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2007Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LAC TIP OF L 5TH FINGER LAST NIGHT ON HANDRAIL AT HOME. DX. LAC L 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PT WAS AT A CAR LOT GOING DOWN THE STEP, THE RAILING BROKE PT STRAINED RT SHOULDER.
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: 11/12/2007Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
70 YOM BUMPED LEFT LOWER LEG AGAINST A RAILING A WEEK AGO, PRESENTS WIT H ABRASIONS THAT AREN'T HEALING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CONTUSION TO CHEST WHEN FELL AGAINST A RAIL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT DX HEAD LACERATION,+ LOC - S/P FELL OFF 6 FT RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/28/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
HIT FOOT AGAINST WOODEN BANISTER AT HOME DX: FX 4TH TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2007Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
WAS AT FOOTBALL GAME AND FELL OVER A RAILING HAS INJURY TO (L) THUMB DX0 THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SLIPPED AND HIT RIBS ON PORCH RAILING. DX: CHEST CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2007Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LAC TO FINGER WHEN CAUGHT IN THE RAILING AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY FALLING AGAINST A BANISTER AT HOME WHILE INTOXICATED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2007Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Glass doors or doors with glass panels
86 YOF HAD HER ARM UP ON A RAILING WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR TO HOSPITAL OPENED UP PINNING HER LEFT ARM. DX-LEFT ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT STUMBLED INTO RAILLING HURTING CHEST/RIBS DX: COSTAL CARTILAGE TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/16/2007Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL AGAINST METAL RAILING, HITTING RIBS, FX RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2007Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LOST BALANCE, GRABBED RAIL, HAD TWISTING INJURY, DX; RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2007Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
LOW BACK PAIN-FELL DOWN STEPS-HIT BACK ON RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2007Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
78YOF WALKING UP THE STAIRS,TRIPPED HIT FOREHEAD OFF BANISTER; FOREHEAD LACERATION
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: 09/28/2007Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
BACK STR. PT WAS GOING UP PORCH STEPS WHEN HE STARTED TO FALL, GRABBED THE BANISTER AND FELL BACKWARDS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/27/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST A RAIL IN KITCHEN AT HOME. DX. L SHOU LDER, R HIP, BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LEFT ELBOW STR. PT STARTED TO FALL AND GRABBED RAILING AND FELT POP IN ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2007Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
67YOM APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO,ACCIDENTLY KICKED A IRON RAILING, DEVELOPED BLACKENING OF TOES; TOE GANGRENE,LEFT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/24/2007Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
DX SPRAIN LEFT THUMB: JAMMED ON RAILING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2007Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
RT HIP CONTUSION.PT HIT HIP ON A BANISTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2007Age: 94 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
RT ELBOW AND FOREARM LACERATION.PT FELL IN TO A BANISTER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/22/2007Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
73YOF AT HOME SLIPPED AND FELL,HITTING ARM ON MARBLE RAILING; ACUTE FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2007Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
THE RAILING AT HOME GAVE WAY AND PT FELL TO GROUND. DX. CONT CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2007Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
TRIPPING FALLING INTO RAILING AT DAUGHTER'S HOUSE FACIAL LACERATION HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2007Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CONCUSSION-HIT HEAD ON IRON RAILING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN FELL OVER AT RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL FROM STANDING AGAINST RAILING. DX: R TENTH RIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CAUGHT TOE ON A RAIL WHILE CLEANING FX IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL AGAINST RAILING - CONTUSED RIBS ON R UPPER TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2007Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CHI.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A BANISTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2007Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL AGAINST RAILING - CONTUSION/ABRASION TO R LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PAIN LEFT WRIST-GRABBED RAILING TO PREVENT SELF FROM FALLING-HAVING PAI N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
ELBOW LAC, PT FELL HITTING ELBOW ON A BANISTER
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: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
89YOF AT HOME ACCIDENTLY HIT HIP OFF RAILING; HIP CONTUSION
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: 08/22/2007Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL AT HOME AND HIT RAIL CHEST CONTUSION CH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CHI.PT FELL INTO A RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LAC TO ARM WHEN FELL INTO A RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2007Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
67 YOF WAS WALKING OUT OF A STORE AND TRIPPED OVER A 2 FT RAILING SUSTA INING A CERVICAL STRAIN AND FACIAL CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2007Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT HIT HAND ON RAILING TO SCARE GEESE AWAY AND INJURED R WRIST AT HOME. DX. CONT R WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2007Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
87YOF ACCIDENTLY FELL AND HIT CHEST ON RAILING,WHILE AT HOME CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2007Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Tables
PT LEANED ON RAILING AT AIRPORT THAT BROKE AND PT FELL HIT HEAD ON TABL E DX/ SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
AT HOME DEPOT A 40 LB RAIL FELL ONTO FOOT FX IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2007Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT HIT HAND INTO RAILING 2 DAYS AGO AND INJURED WRIST DX// FX RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2007Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WALKING BACKWARDS THROUGH PARKING LOT TRIPPED OVER CURB STRIKING BACK ON WOODEN RAIL - CONTUSED UPPER TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2007Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL AND HIT CHEST ON BANNISTER YESTERDAY AT HOME DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2007Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL OFF RAILING AT CHURCH. DX: L CALF STRAIN, CHEST PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2007Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CHI,SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL INTO A RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2007Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
R HIP AND SHOULDER PAIN AFTER FALL AT HOTEL, HIT HEAD ON RAIL DX; HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2007Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CONTUSION RIBS FALLING COMING OUT OF CHURCH STRIKING RIBS ON A METAL RA ILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2007Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CHEST WALL PAIN-FELL AGAINST RAILING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2007Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
85YOM AT HOME TRIPPED,HITTING IRON RAILING,STRUCKING CHEST; RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/17/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
HAD HERNIA SURGERY, FELL AGAINST RAILING INJURING SELF AT SURGICAL SITE . DX; MINOR WOUND SEPERATION AT SURGICAL SITE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Doorsills or frames
L 5TH METATARSAL FX: JUMPED 2 FT FROM PORCH RAILING THROUGH DOORWAY LANDED ON LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2007Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WITH CHEST CONTUSION AFTER FALLING AGAINST BANISTER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2007Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
C.H.I., ABRAS;SCALP CONT.;CHEST WALL CONT.;LUE & R KNEE CONT:LEANING ON BANISTER, IT LET LOOSE, FELL 5 FT OFF PATIO ONTO SOFT GROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2007Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT GRABBED RAILING TO PREVENT FALL. DX: R SHOULDER PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2007Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
HOLDING ONTO RAILING GOING DOWN STEPS -FELL FRACTURE LEFT PROXIMAL HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/10/2007Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
85YOM WHILE AT ST.MARGARET'S,WAS WALKING THROUGH THE HALL,ACCIDENTLYTRI PPED AND FELL HIT RIGHT SHOULDER ON BANISTER;FALL,ANEMIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/09/2007Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
DX RIGHT SHOULDER CONTUSION: INJURED AFTER FALLING AGAINST HAND RAILING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT CAUGHT HIS HAND IN A STAIR RAIL AND FX HIS WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2007Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials
PT LOST BALANCE AND HIT HIP ON HANDRAIL AND FELL ONTO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME, DX: FRACTURE LEFT HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/06/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
52YOM FELL AGAINST A METAL RAILING TUESDAY NIGHT,LANDED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CHEST; LEFT RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2007Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT INJURED THUMB FROM AN OLD HAND RAIL. DX: RIGHT THUMB ABSCESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2007Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SLIPPED AND FELL OUTSIDE WHILE WATERING FLOWERS AND HIT HIP ON A RAILING, DX: FRACTURED RIGHT HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/04/2007Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
JAMMED FINGER INTO RAILING " FX''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2007Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING A RAILING IN BATHROOM. DX: .5 CM CHIN LAC/CONT, UTI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
55 YO MALE LEANED ON RAILING ON BOARDWALK AND RAILING GAVE WAY RIGHT CLAVICLE FRACTURE
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: 07/01/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
WALKING IN DARK AT HOTEL - BUMPED INTO METAL RAILING 3.2 CM LOWER LEG LACERATION
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: 06/22/2007Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT INJURED KNEE WHILE PICKING UP SOME RAILING. DX: LEFT KNEE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2007Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Swimming pools
SCRAPED LEG ONTO SWIMMING POOL RAILING REACHIN IN FOR SOMETHING " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
RADIAL FX. PT INJURED ARM WHEN GRABBING ONTO A HANDRAILING WHEN SHE THO UGHT SHE WAS FALLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
79 YOM TRIPPED IN LOBBY OF APARTMENT BUILDING AND HIT HEAD ON RAILING S USTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2007Age: 94 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Toilets
PT GOING T THE BATHROOM AT NH AND FELL, MISSED RAIL WHILE TRYING TO GET ON COMMODE. DX. L FLANK HEMATOMA, CONT CHEST, CONT R/L LEGS.
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: 06/08/2007Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED ONTO BANISTER/STEP AT HOME. DX. CONT, FX L RIBS, CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/06/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
60 YO MALE TRIED TO JUMP OVER RAILING AND FELL TO GROUND ABRASION FACE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/05/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
60 Y/O F INJURED R EYEBROW WHEN SLIPPED AND HIT HAND RAIL AT HOME. DX; R EYEBROW LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
MISSED RAILING AND FELL DOWN FOUR STEPS ONTO SHOULDER SPRAINING IT AT C HURCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
ABOUT TO FALL, GRABBED THE HANDRAILING, PULLING SHOULDER " MS''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
DX LEFT ELBOW LACERATION: CUT ON RAILING OF PORCH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2007Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL 4 FT WHEN HE LEANED ON DECK RAILING & IT GAVE OUT. DX: MULT L RIB FX'S, R/O DELAYED PULMONARY CONT, R/O DELAYED PTX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/22/2007Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
LEFT WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN PULLING HERSELF UP STEPS USING A HAND RAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
RESIDENT OF NH, STRUCK HEAD ON WOODEN RAIL WHILE WALKING DOWN HALLWAY. DX. CONT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2007Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HANDRAIL. DX: HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2007Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
HIT LT FOREARM ON A WOODEN RAIL,SPLINTER IMPALED IN ARM FB LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2007Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
L INDEX FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN RAILS AND TRAILER. DX. FX PHALANX #2 TU FT, AMPUTATION TIP OF FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2007Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Lawn mowers
MISJUDGED RAIL AT ***,FELL AND HIT LAWNMOWER LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2007Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL FROM STANDING AND GRABBED STAIR RAIL DOWNTOWN HITTING HEAD ON CONCRETE. HAS HEADACHE & KNEE PX. DX: LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 04/28/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Ladders
FELL FROM 3RD STEP OF LADDER WHEN IT LANDED AGAINST RAILING RESULTING I N RIB CONTUSIONS
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: 04/14/2007Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WAS WALKING WITH NURSE FROM A SUPERVISED SMOKE BREAK WHEN PT TRIPPED & HIT HEAD ON RAILING, TRANS TO TRAUMA, DX; TRAUMA HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 04/11/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PT INJURED SCALDP GOING UP STEP , FELL HIT HEAD ON STAIR RAIL DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2007Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LET GO OF BANISTER -FELL LEFT HIP BRUSISE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
51 YO ON PATIO LEANING AGAINST RAIL FELL INJURED NECK FX CERVICAL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/03/2007Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
89 YO MALE TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON RAILING CLOSED HEAD INJURY - LACERATION NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2007Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PULLING ON GRAB RAILS ON HALL AT NH. DX. L ARM PAIN, JOINT PAIN SHOULD ER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/27/2007Age: 95 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Beds or bedframes
CHI. PT FELL OUT OF BED WHEN REACHING FOR BED RAILING IN NURSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2007Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL AND HIT CHIN ON HAND RAIL. DX: CHIN LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2007Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
81 YO STRUCK ELBOW ON RAIL CONTUSION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL AND STRUCK NOSE ON A STEEL RAILING NOSE BLEED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2007Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
RIGHT WRIST FX. PT GRABBED HAND RAILING WHEN FALLING DOWN STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2007Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
STRUCK C FALLEN ICE, FELL HITTING CW ON HANDRAILING " RIB FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2007Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WAS DOING SOME REMODELING AT HIS CHURCH AND FELL AGAINST THE ALTER R AIL CONTUSION RIBS
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: 03/11/2007Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
SLIPPED&FELL HITTING HEADON A METAL RAILING " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2007Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL INTO RAILING DISLOCATED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2007Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
75 YO F FACAIL CONTUSION FELL AT HOME ON 3/6 HITTING FACE ON METAL RAIL *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/08/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
59 YO F CONTUSION TO FOREARM HIT ON STAIRCASE *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT JUMPED OVER A RAILING ONTO GRASS LANDING ONTO LEFT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LOST BALANCE , FELL AND HIT LEFT SIDE ON METAL RAIL CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2007Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
PATIENT TRIPPED ON SOME STEPS & HIT HIS HEAD UP AGAINST A RAIL ACCIDENTALLY. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA & SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
RADIAL FX. PT FELL HITTING ARM ON A BANISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
THUMB SPRAIN-CAUGHT THUMB ON A RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2007Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CAUGHT FOOT,GRABBED RAIL AND FELL ON KNEES AT HOSPITAL LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2007Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL 10 FT OVER RAILING ONTO CONCRETE. DX: CLAVICLE FX, TRIQUETRAL FX, MULT RIB FX, SCALP DEGLOVING, L2 FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/07/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT STRUCK HEAD ON STAIR RAILING. DX: FOREHEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2007Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
FINGER FX-LEANING AGAINST A RAILING THAT BROKE-PT FELL BACKWARDS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2007Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT SLIPPED ON THE ICE S/P 5DYS AND HIT RIGHT SIDE ON A RAILING.PT C/O P AIN TO UNDER RIB AREA,HURTS TO COUGH. DX=ABDOMINAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
LEFT WRIST SPR. PT STARTED TO FALL AND GRABBED RAILING FEELING POP IN W RIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
54 YO MALE SLIPPED AND HIT SHOULDER ON HANDRAIL DISLOCATED SHOULDER
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: 01/17/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Stairs or steps
?T'D&F GOING UPSTAIRS HITTING HEAD ON THE RAILING, C/O H/A ' CHI"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PULLED ARM ON A RAILING SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2007Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WITH PARKINSONS AND A HISTORY OF FALL FELL IN BATHROOM HITTING *** H ANDRAIL DX- LUMBAR CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PATIENT CAUGHT FINGER IN A RAILING AND SPRAINED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2007Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL WHEN SAFETY RAILING BROKE AT HOME, FX RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2007Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
HOLDING TO THE RAILING WHILE WALKING ON SIDE WALK, HAND SLIPPED OFF&FEL L HITTING FACE " CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2007Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
84 YOF FELL ABOUT 2 FEET AGAINST A RAILING SUSTAINING A RIGHT HIP CONTU SION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL NEW YEAR'S DAY INTO A RAILING. DX: L CLAVICLE FX.
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


Date: 01/05/2007Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT GOT A PIECE OF WOOD FROM A HANDRAIL UNDER THE FINGER NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2007Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
HIT HEAD AGAINST WOODEN PORCH RAILING FACIAL & HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2007Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
DX FOREHEAD CONTUSION: FELL AND HIT FACE ON RAILING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
RIGHT THIGH CONT. PT FELL INTO A RAILING HITTING LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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