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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 226
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT PUTTING UP A STAIRWAY IN THE ATTIC AND ONE OF THE SCREWS CAME OUT AN D THE STAIRS FELL ONTO HIS HEAD LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT HIT HEAD ON METAL FROM PULL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2006 | Age: 22 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: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT PULLING DOWN AN ATTIC LADDER WHEN THE SPRING POPPED LOOSE STRIKING H IM IN THE FACE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT CLIMBING UP IN ATTIC TO PUT ITEMS AWAY AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM ON THE DESCENDING STAIRS LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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