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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 526
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 18 MOM FELL DOWN STEPS BI-LATERAL LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| JUMPED OFF 1 STAIR, & FELL ONTO RT LEG- SWOLLEN RT THIGH DX: RT FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 8 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 STEPS WHILE CARRYING BABY. DX. FX. FEMUR.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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, Nonelectric blankets |
| MOM WAS CARRYING PT & HER BLANKET DOWN THE STEPS WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND F ELL. PTS L LEG TWISTED UNDERNEATH OF MOM. SEV PAIN. DX L FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 8 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 |
| DAD WAS CARRYING HIM DOWN THE STAIRS, AT HOME, & DAD FELL DOWN STAIRS- PT HAS A BUMP ON HIS HEAD, LT LEG PAIN. DX; BUCKLE FX. LT FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FX FEMUR FELL DOWN STAIRS WITH BABY SITTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS AT MOTHER'S HOUSE WHEN HE WAS HANGING OFF THE STAIRS. DX. LAC THIGH, PT'S FATHER LEFT W/CHILD B/F COMPLETING EX |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS DX: R FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 7 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 |
| PTS GRANDMOTHER CARRYING HIM DOWN STEPS WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL. FELL DOWN 3 STEPS. PT FELL ONTO HER. INJ. L LEG. DX L FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 4 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 |
| CHILD BEING CARRIED BY UNCLE UP STAIRS WHEN UNCLE TRIPPED AND FELL LAND ING ON CHILD. D: FEMUR FX. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| OLDER BROTHER CARRYING PATIENT DOWN STEPS WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL WITH PA TIENT, DID NOT DROP PT, NOT STANDING ON LEG; FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | 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 |
| PATIENT BEING CARRIED DOWN STAIRS BY 17 YO SISTER, SLIPPED ON WET STEPS AND DROPPED PT AT GRANDPARENT'S; FEMUR FX., FOOT FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 7 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, Rugs or carpets |
| PT WAS @ HOME FELL DOWN 8-10 CARPETED STAIRS NOW PAIN TO UPPER LEG. DX RIGHT DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 3 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 |
| PT FELL DOWN 20 STAIRS. DX: L FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | 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 SLIPPED ON STAIRS WHILE CARRYING BABY AND FELL. PROTECTED PTS HEAD BUT LANDED ON PTS R LEG. HAS PAIN IN LEG. DX R FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 5 years | 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 |
| FAMILY MEMBER CARRYING PT AND TRIPPED DOWN STEPS. DX FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | 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 DX FX RT FEMUR - THROWING TANTRUM ON STAIRS,LOST BALANCE AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS. DX LACERATION THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT SUS STRAIN TO LEG DUE TO FALL DOWN STEPS% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 12 months | 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 |
| 12 MOM FELL ON STEPS HITTING RIGHT UPPER LEG SUSTAINING A FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 10 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, Animal induced injury |
| PATIENT FELL DOWN 14 CARPETED STEPS WHEN CHASING DOG LAST NIGHT, LEG PA IN; FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MOM WAS CARRYING PT DOWN STEPS WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN 4 STAIRS. PT IN MOMS ARMS DURING FALL. OCURRED YEST. WONT BEAR WEIGHT DX LEGSTRN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT JUST HAD CAST REMOVED FOR FX FEMUR. FELL DOWN STEP AND RE-INJURED L EG. DX FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 5 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 |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS DX: FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | 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, Other toys |
| PATIENT JUMPED OFF STEP LANDING ON A BALL AT HOME, LEG BENT BACKWARDS; FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | 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 STEPS WHILE CARRYING PATIENT, PT ABRUPTLY CAUGHT, NOW FUS SY AND MOVING LEG LESS; FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 15 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 |
| FELL DOWN STEPS WITH GRANDFATHER;DX FRACTURED UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS WALKING ON STEPS AND FELL INJURING LEG DX: MUSCLE STRAIN RIGHT UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 2 years | 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 |
| FELL DOWN STEPS. DX FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 5 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 |
| FELL YEST., AT BABYSITTER'S HOUSE, WHEN SHE WAS JUMPING OFF THE STAIRS LANDED ON LT LEG. DX: SALTER 1 FRACTURE, DISTAL FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 7 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 |
| PT BEING CARRIED BY FAMILY MEMBER WHO FELL DOWN FOUR WOODEN STEPS AT HO ME AND FRACTURED RIGHT FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 3 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 |
| PATIENT HAD A MECHANICAL SLIP AND FALL, MISSED A STEP, FELL AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD, ALSO RT HIP PAIN. DX-RT PROXIMAL FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/20/2008 | Age: 7 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 |
| FEMUR FX-FELL ON ICY STEPS W/ MOTHER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | 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 |
| FEMUR FX-BOTH FELL WHILE FATHER WAS CARRYING PT DOWN STEPS-PT FELL DOWN 6 STEPS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 14 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 |
| PATIENT FELL DOWN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF STEPS AT HOME, UNWITNESSED; FEMUR IRREGULARITY POSSIBLY RELATED TO SUBTLE TORUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 1 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 |
| DAD TRIPPED WHEN WALKING UP STAIRS WITH PATIENT, DAD FELL ON PT, FUSSY DURING NIGHT; FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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