Lethal accidents - Handrails, railings or banisters - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 37
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other products, Other body parts.

Lethal Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	22
Year 2007:	15

Lethal Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	22
16-25 years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/05/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters
25 YO MALE JUMPED OVER RAILING AND FELL OPEN FRACTURE SKULL
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/20/1997	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Handrails, railings or banisters, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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