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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,070
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| CONTUSION TO RIBS 23 HURT RIBS WHEN FELL OFF PORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL ABOUT 3 FEET OFF PORCH WHILE CARRYING COUCH. DX RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| SLIPPED ON PORCH AT HOME LANDING ON UPPER BACK ..FX T2 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT BRUISED RIBS AND WRIST WHEN FELL FROM PORCH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT WITH PAIN TO CHEST AFTER FALLING OFF PORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL 10 FT OFF BALCONY. DX: FACIAL LAC, T12 FX, L1 FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO RIBS AFTER SLIPPING AND FALLING ON WET PORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL OFF BALCONY LANDING ON GRASS 2 DAYS AGO. DX: THROACIC STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 19 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 19 YO FELL ON BALCONY STRUCK CHEST CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL OFF OF A DECK. DX CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 23 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| CONTUSION LT RIBS 2ND TO A FALL R/O FX: SLIPPED ON A WOODEN PORCH THAT WAS WET, LANDED ON RIB CAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT CLIMBING FROM HIS THIRD FLOOR BALCONY TO THE SECOND FLOOR BLACONY AN D FELL STRUCK CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS GOING DOWN SOME STEPS ON THE FRONT PORCH WHILE HOLDING A CHILD PT TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING CHEST ON THE STEPS. DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 21 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| CONTUSION CHEST WALL - 21 YO MALE FELL OFF PORCH YESTERDAY AND LANDED/H IT LEFT SIDE OF RIBS ON CINDER BLOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| RIB CONTUSION.PT FLIPPED OVER A PORCH RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 2 WEEKS AGO, FELL OFF PORCH LANDING ONTO GRASS WITH CHEST WALL PAIN SIN CE>> MUSCLE STRAIN/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL ON PORCH AT HOME, CUT UPPER BACK. DX BACK LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT STATES FELL FRIDAY ON ICE, HIT L SIDE ON PORCH AT HOME, PAIN TO L RI BS. DX. CONT L RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Fences or fence posts |
| PT FELL 10 FT OFF DECK ONTO A WOODEN FENCE. DX: L RIB FX'S 5-10, SMALL L PNEUMOTHORAX, PULMONARY CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Decorative yard equipment |
| LEFT RIB CONTUSION.PT SLIPPED ON A ICY PORCH INTO A MAILBOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT OBESE WAS AT A CHURCH FUNCTION TEARING DOWN A STAGE THAT WAS USED FO R THE YOUTH GROUP AND EXPERIENCED CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps |
| 22 YO MALE STEPPED OFF PORCH AND MISSED THREE STEPS MYALGIA - CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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