Accidents - Stairs or steps - 0-5 years old - Year 2003 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 704
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Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
FRACTURE FEMUR - 11 MOM FELL DOWN ABOUT 8 STEPS, RIGHT THIGH IS SLIGHTL Y SWOLLEN, LEG APPEARS SHORTER THAN THE LEFT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
MOM SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN STEPS WHILE CARRYING PATIENT AT HOME,PT DID N OT HIT ANYTHING, LATER CRIED WITH PUTTING WEIGHT ON LEG; FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL ON WHILE ON STAIR, CONTUSION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
MOM FELL DOWN STAIRS W/PT. DX: R FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/05/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT WAS DROPPED ACCIDENTALLY BY DAD WHILE BEING CARRIED - PT HIT LEG ON STEPS. D: RIGHT FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/31/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
MOM FELL DOWN STEPS WITH PT, PT FELL FROM MOM'S ARMS AND FELL 4-5 STEPS AT HOME, ADMITTED; FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN THE STEPS - FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT. FELL DOWN 1 STEP AT HOME- NOW WALKING FUNNY DX: MILD LT. THIGH SOFT TISSUE INJURY
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 10/19/2003	Age: 5 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
REPOREDLY PT WAS BEING CARRIED BY MOTHER DOWN SOME WOODEN STAIS IN HOME WHEN MOTHER ALLEDGEDLY FELL DOWN STAIRS CAUSING FALL RT FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2003	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
GRANDMOTHER LANDED ON TOP OF CHILD AFTER FALLING DOWN THE STEPS, TRAUMA AND FEMUR FRACTURE TO HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/29/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps, Rugs or carpets
PATIENT FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS AT HOME, SENT TO ED FROM URGENT CARE; FEMUR FX. WITH PROBABLE ASSOCIATED SWELLING IN MUSCLES,POSSIBLE HEMATOM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/10/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
2 YO MALE FELL DOWN STEPS,FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps, Floors or flooring materials
PT SEEN FOR FEMUR FX AFTER FALLING DOWN 5 OR 6 CARPETED STEPS ON TO A C ARPETED FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/22/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
LT. KNEE & THIGH SWOLLEN FOR 3 DAYS- HAS HISTORY OF HEMOPHILIA- FELL 2 DAYS AGO, FELL DOWN STAIRS. DX: LT. THIGH SWOLLEN- HEMOPHILIA
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
DX:FX L FEMUR. FELL DOWN 6 STEPS GRANDFATHER FELL ON HIS LEFT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps, Floors or flooring materials
FELL DOWN CARPETED STAIRS TO TILE PLATFORM, ORTHO CONSULT; LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
2 YO M FELL DOWN STEPS FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PATIENT FELL DOWN 15 STEPS; FEMUR FX., FOREHEAD HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps, Rugs or carpets
PT FELL DOWN 10 CARPETED STEPS FALLING ON LT LEG C/O RT THIGH/KNEE PN, SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STAIRS NOW PT NOT BEARING WEIGHT ON LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2003	Age: 6 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT SISTER DROPPED PT DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS. DX UPPER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT BRUISED THIGH WHEN FELL DOWN CONCRETE STEPS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
MOM UNWITNESSED ACCIDENT- PT FOUND @ BOTTOM OF STAIRS CRYING. DX LEFT FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AND INJURED UPPER LEG. DX UPPER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN STEPS TRANSFERRED TO CHILDRENS' HOSPITAL BUCKLE FRACTURE RIGHT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 5 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL W/ MOM OFF OF 2 STEPS. STATES CRYING SINCE. DX; FX LT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT WAS HAVING A TANTRUM AND FELL DOWN 12-15 STEPS. DX: FX R FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
STEPPED OF STEP AT HOME-FELL IN GRASS-PAIN TO UPPER ARM DX CONTUSION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AND SUS AN UPPER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
DAD FELL WHEN CARRYING PATIENT DOWN STAIRS AT HOME, DAD LANDED ON PT'S LEG, SEEN AT URGENT CARE, SENT TO ED; FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT CRAWLED OVER TO STAIRS AND FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF CARPETED STEPS O NTO VINYL FLOOR AT HOME; FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AND SUS A UPPER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2003	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT IN ARMS OF SISTER PLAYING ON STEPS,SISTER ALIPPED AND PT FELL DOWN S TEPS, FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AND SUS A UPPER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FEL DOWN APPROX 7 STEPS DX: LT THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN 2 STAIRS AT NEIGHBOR'S. DX: CONT L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2003	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
FRACTURED UPPER LEG WHENF ELL DOWN STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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