Accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,236
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Date: 12/27/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CHI.78YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
66 YR OLD FEMALE LEANED ON RAILING THAT GAVE OUT AND FELL CONTUSIN SCAL P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
61 YO M FELL APPROXIMATELY 14 FEET OFF HIS HOUSE AND LANDED ON A RAIL O N LEFT SIDE. CHEST/BACK PAIN. DX:SAH, MULT. RIB FS, PNEUMOTHORAX, T7 FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/02/2010	Age: 74 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
74 YOF, FELL HIT HEAD ON HAND RAIL, HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2010	Age: 90 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Crutches, canes or walkers
90YOF, BENT OVER W/O WALKER&COULDN'T GET UP&FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD O N RAILING>>CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
65YOF HAD A MECHANICAL FALL AT A CASINO HITT HEAD AGAINST A RAILING, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2010	Age: 85 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
85 YR OLD MALE FELL AND GRABBED BANISTER BUT HIT FOREHEAD LAC IT WITH HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/05/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
54 YOF FELL HITTING FACE ON METAL BANISTER. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, MULT CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
64YOM PT TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON BANISTER DX: HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2010	Age: 80 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
AN 80 YR OLD FEMALE SLIPPED OFF RAIL AND HIT HEAD DX HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
56 YOF LOST FOOTING WHILE LEANING ON RAILING AND FELL CLOSED HEAD INJURY - ETOH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
74YOM SCALP LACERATION-WHILE SITTING ON PORCH SHELLING PECANS, GOT UP, GOT DIZZY, AND FELL, HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE PORCH RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
CHI,SCALP LAC.60YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
51 YO M, C/O HEADACHE AND BACK PAIN AFTER FALLING OFF A RAIL, ADMITS TO ETOH USE - 2 PINTS OF VODKA, DX HEADACHE, ETOH ABUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
55 YOM TRIPPED AND FELL INTO A RAILING CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2010	Age: 72 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
72YO F; PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON RAILING; PT. C/O KNOT ON HEAD DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
72YOF AT THE TRAIN STATION AND GOT LIGHT HEADED AND PASSED OUT HIT HEAD ON A RAILING CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2010	Age: 96 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
96YOWF PT RESIDES AT NH AND WHILE AMBULATING AT NURSING STATION, PT GR IP ON SIDE RAIL SLIPPED AND PT FELL. DX. ABRA HEAD, ABRA TO 4TH L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
72YOM ON *** FOR AFIB, SLIPPED&FELL HITTING HEAD ONTO RAILING>>CONTS >>CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 82 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
82YOWF STAFF REPORTED PT WAS WALKING DOWN THE HALL HOLDING RAILING, LE T GO AND FELL. DX. CONT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2010	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Toilets
93YOF AT NURSING HOME WAS GETTING UP OFF THE COMMODE HELD ONTO THE RAILING REACHING FOR WALKER STRUCK HEAD;SCALP HEMATOMA/CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
66 YOM TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON RAILING CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2010	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
91 YO M SUSTAINED HEAD CONTUSION WHEN HE HIT HEAD ON METAL RAIL WHILE B ENDING DOWN TO PICK UP SOMETHING***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
59YOM FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A RAILING. DX. EYEBROW LACERATION, MINOR HEA D INJURY.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	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
81YOF FELL AT NURSING HOME AND HIT HEAD ON RAILING SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2010	Age: 64 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
64YOM HAD A TRIP & FALL TODAY, HIT FOOT ON RAILING WALKING INTO BANK SUSTAINING BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, RT SHOULDER & RT ANKLE SPRAINS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
86YOM WAS EXITING THE BATHROOM AT THE REHAB CENTER AND FELL STRUCK HEAD - WENT TO GRAB THE RAILING AND MISSED IT- SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/01/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Beds or bedframes
84YOM, TRIPPED&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD AGAINST HANDRAIL VS BED FRAM E, NO LOC>>SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2010	Age: 69 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
69YOWF REPORTS SLIPPING AND FALLING THIS AM ON SIDE WALK, HIT HEAD ON R AILING. DX HEAD INJURY, LAC, CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2010	Age: 83 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
AN 83 YR FEMALE HOLDING RAILING AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACK RESULTI NG IN SUB GALEAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2010	Age: 57 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
HEAD CONTUSION.57YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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