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Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 464
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Date: 12/25/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
63 Y/O WM FELL ON HANDRAIL AT VA NURSING HOME AND LACERATED FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2009Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WAS WALKING DOG , DOG LEAPED UP AND KNOCKED PT INTO RAILING DX: LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2009Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT IS A RESISDENT AT ***. FELL AGAINST UNKNOWN TYPE OF RAIL. DX. LACERA TION TO EYEBROW.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/16/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
66YO BLACK FEMALE AT HOME FOOT SLIPPED & HIT HEAD ON RAIL DX FOREHEAD LACERATION,DM,HYPERCHLOESTERMIA,HYPERTENSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2009Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT TRIPPED AND FELL INTO A RAILING. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT FELL HITTING FACE ON RAILING WHEN ETOH DRINKING DX: FOREHEAD HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2009Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WAS WALKING ON THE BOARDWALK ON THE BEACH TRIPPED ON AN UNVENE BOARD FELL FACE FIRST INTO THE WOODEN RAILING LACERATION CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2009Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
NASAL FX.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND HIT FACE ON A BED RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2009Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Ceilings and walls
82 YOF WAS RUNNING DOWN HALLWAY AT NURSING HOME AND FELL INTO RAILING ON WALL - ABRASION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2009Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
PER PT, REPORTS SLIPPED AND FELL AT RESTAURANT HITTING CHIN ON HAND RAI L. DX. LAC CHIN, HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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