Accidents - Step stools - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,292
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	368	Head:	342
Finger:	151	Upper Arm:	83
Mouth:	79	Knee:	68
All Of Body:	68	Unkown:	61
Foot:	33	Hand:	22
Lower Arm:	6	Lower Trunk:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2003	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: Step stools
FELL OFF STEP STOOL DX. FOOT CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
UNKNOWN INJURY TO R MIDDLER FINGER, SWELLING/ABRASION, SMASHED IN STEP STOOL DX: CONTUION/R INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2003	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools
THUMB CT-THUMB HIT BY COLLAPSABLE STEP STOOL THAT FOLDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2003	Age: 23 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: Step stools
CHILD FELL 3 FEET OFF STEP STOOL AND HAD SEIZURE AND POSSIBLE LOC. D: C LOSED HEAD INJURY, FEBRILE SEIZURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Step stools, Sinks
PT CRAWLED ONTO STEP STOOL ONTO BATHROOM SINK TURNED ON THE HOT WATER DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT FOOT BUTTOCKS AND HIP AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A STEP STOOL, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials
MOM CLIMB UP ON STEP STOOL TO GET INTO BED, STOOL TIPPED, MOM DROPPED B ABY APPOX 2-3 FT TO CARPETED FLOOR, DX: HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools
PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL - HIT HEAD ON CEMENT. D: CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools
PT FELL OFF OF STEP STOOL IN THE BATHROOM WHILE BRUSHING TEETH. D:FRA CTURE OF LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Step stools
FELL OFF STEP STOOL, HIT RIGHT SIDE ABDOMEN DX NO VISIBLE INJURIES FOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools
MOTHER STATES CHILD FELL FROM STEPSTOOL HURTING NOSE DX NOSE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
PT FELL OFF OF A STEP STOOL AND STRUCK FACE. DX FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools
FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND LANDED ON ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
SISTER THREW A STEP STOOL HIT IN THE FACE FACIAL LACERATION 1 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2003	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
PT BUSTED MOUTH WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL ON STEP STOOL . D: GINGIVAL LAC ERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools
5 YOF FELL OFF STEP STOOL INJ SHOULDER FX L HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OFF STEP STOOL ONTO FLOOR;ABRAS FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Step stools, Nonelectric toothbrushes
FELL OFF STEP STOOL WHILE BRUSHING TEETH YESTERDAY AT HOME, NOW WON'T E AT OR DRINK. DX; FEVER.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 2 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
PT TRIPPED OVER A STOOL AND STRUCK FACE. DX FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Step stools
PT PULLED STEPTOOL ONTO CHEST AND HIT HEAD - DX FOREHEAD HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
TRIPPED AND FELL ON PLASTIC STEP STOOL;LAC MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Step stools
SMASHED RT. THUMB IN STEPSTOOL DX: AVULSION RT. THUMB NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
PT WAS AT A GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE WHEN HE FELL OFF A STEP STOOL CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
FELL ON STEP STOOL AND CUT LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
PATIENT FELL ON WOODEN STEP STOOL AT HOME; NOSE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
PATIENT FELL OFF STEP STOOL IN NURSERY AT CHURCH; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2003	Age: 2 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: Step stools
PT FELL OFF STEP-STOOL, HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools
PT SUST CONTUSION TO HAND STEPSTOOL CLOSED ON HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools, Rugs or carpets
CHILD FELL OFF 2 STEP STEP STOOL AND HIT FACE ON CARPET. D: LIP ABRASIO N, CHIN ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Step stools
PUSHING A STEP STOOL ON WHEELS AND SMASHED HAND PARTIAL AMPUTATION L 3 RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools
FRACTURED HAND WHEN FELL OFF STEP STOOL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/14/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FELL WHEN STANDING ON STEP STOOL, HIT HEAD ON TILE FLOOR AT HOM E, CONFUSED, SLURRED SPEECH; MILD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools
FELL AGAINST STEP STOOL,NASAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools, Metal containers
PT FELL OFF STOOL AND HIT PAINT CAN; LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	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: Step stools
CHI WHEN FELL OFF STEP STOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
PT FELL STRIKING FACE ON THE CORNER OF A STOOL LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Step stools
PT FELL OFF OF A STOOL AND SUSA CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2003	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: Step stools
FELL ON METAL STOOL ,LAC TO CORNER OF LT. EYE AREA, NO LOC. DX. LAC TO LT. EYE AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools
FOOT CONTUSION - 3 YOM JUMPED OFF STEP STOOL LAST NIGHT INJURING RIGHT FOOT, PAINFUL TO WEIGHT BEAR, WAS AT GRANDMOTHER'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
FELL OFF STEP STOOL DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	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: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials
FELL BACKWARDS OFF STEP STOOL ST4IKING HEAD ON TILE FLOOR DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 3 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: Step stools
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE FELL AND HIT A STOOL CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RT EYEBROW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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