Accidents - Extension or straight ladders - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 738
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	121
Year 2004:	89
Year 2005:	110
Year 2006:	179
Year 2007:	107
Year 2008:	32
Year 2009:	6
Year 2010:	91

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	388	Lower Trunk:	82
Toe:	70	Upper Trunk:	68
Face:	29	Foot:	22
Upper Arm:	21	Lower Leg:	17
Lower Arm:	11	Shoulder:	6
Ankle:	6	Mouth:	6
Finger:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/12/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
5 YO WF KICKED LADDER ACCIDENTALLY AT HOME LACERATION LT 5TH TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension or straight ladders
2 YOF FELL 4 FEET FROM A LADDER ONTO CONCRETE. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
5 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE FELL OF LADDER 2 FT UP ON THE EDGE OF LADD ER INJURING ARM AREA- DX- LEFT UPPER ARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL FROM LADDER HE WAS TRYING TO CLIMB AT HOME DX: FX R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL OFF STEPS OF LADDER;DX CONTUSED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Cardboard products
FELL OFF LADDER AND HIT CARDBOARD BOX;DX CONTUSED LOWER TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL APPROX 10 FEET STRIKING BACK OF HIS HEAD ON CONCRETE. PT TRYING TO CLIMB LADDER IN GRANDMAS BARN. POSITIVE LOC. DX SKULL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
AN EXTENSION LADDER FELL OVER AND HIT PT ON THE HEAD. D: CONTUSION FO REHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL OFF LADDER;DX CONTUSION ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
18 MO OLD MALE PULLED A 60 LB. EXTENSION LADDER DOWN ONTO HIS LOWER LEG HE TRIED TO TAKE A FEW STEPS, BUT FELL. DX: POSS. TODDLER'S FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2007	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	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: Extension or straight ladders
PT X TODAY WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK ON THE HEAD WITH A LADDER AT HOME. A S IBLING RAN INTO THE LADDER CAUSING IT TO FALL. DX. CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT WAS CLIMBING UP AN EXT. LADDER, ONTO A TREE, & SLIPPED, HITTING MOUTH ON LADDER, CUT LIP. DX: LIP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Rugs or carpets
PATIENT FELL FROM LADDER LANDING ON CARPET SUSTAINING A HEAD INJURY. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2007	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT WAS RUNNING AND HIT HEAD ON LADDER CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON METAL LADDER. DX SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL 2 FT FROM LADDER SUSTAINING A FOOT FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2006	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL FROM A LADDER ABOUT 2-3 FT STRIKING BACK OF HEAD ON CEMENT HAS HAD MULTIPLE EPISODES OF VOMITING. DX - POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL OFF A LADDER LAST NIGHT, INJURING RT UPPER ARM DX: RT HUMERUS FRACTURE- TO O.R.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/23/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension or straight ladders
EXTENSION LADDER FELL ON BACK OF HEAD, CUT TO HEAD, DX; MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, LACERATION/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT. FELL OFF FEED BIN LADDER DIAGNOSIS; HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension or straight ladders
CHI WHEN LADDER FELL ON HIS HEAD
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 10/08/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
CLAVICLE FRACTURE, FELL OFF LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL FROM LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2005	Age: 2 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: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT WAS IN A*** STORE WHEN A LADDER FELL ON HIS HEAD.DX - BLUNT HEA D TRAUMA, FOREHEAD HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2005	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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT WAS TODDLING ALONG AND TRIPPED OVER THE END OF A LADDER DX; BRUISE TO UPPER BACK, BETWEEN SHOULDERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2005	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL FROM A LADDER ONTO LT. ARM DX: RADIUS / ULNA FRACTURE, POSSIBLE SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
NASAL SWELLING AND CONTUSION, HIT A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
LEG CONTUSION, FELL 2 FEET OFF STEP OF LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
CUT HEAD ON LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2004	Age: 1 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OFF EXTENSION LADDER HIT FLOOR AND FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/30/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension or straight ladders
CHI WHEN FELL OFF LADDER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FRACTURED ARM WHEN FELL OFF LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 4 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: Extension or straight ladders
FELL 6 FT FROM LADDER;CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FRACTURED FINGER WHEN CAUGHT IN LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A LADDER FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
CONTUSED LOWER BACK WHEN WIND BLEW LADDER DOWN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
CUT HEAD WHEN LADDER FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL OFF EXTENSION LADDER IN GARAGE, HIT HEAD ON CAR. DX; LACERATION H EAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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