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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 482
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: 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: 12/05/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: 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: 10/11/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: 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: 09/28/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: 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: 09/23/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: 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: 08/23/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: 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: 07/09/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: 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: 07/05/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: 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: 04/09/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: 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: 02/19/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: 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: 02/03/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: 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: 01/15/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: 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: 01/08/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: 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 |
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