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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,198
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 22YOF, FD BY FAMILY LTHARGIC AFTER SMOKING THC&ALSO PER FAMILY FELL DOW N STAIRS, NO OBV TRAUMA>>SUBS ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Carbon monoxide poisonings |
| 18YOF, HOUSE NEXT DOOR WAS ON FIRE, LATER DEV. LBP WHILE CARRYING HER B AGY GOING UPSTAIRS>>MS/CO INALATION INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 18 YOM BROUGHT BY POLICE PARTYING AT HOTEL,FELL DOWN STEPS +ETOH. DX ETOH INTOXDICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 18 YOF PT C/O FALL. PT WAS CLIMBING UP SOME TALL CONCRETE OVERSIZED ST EPS AND FELL BACK THEN ROLLED DOWN. MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS/ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 24Y/O F DONATED BLOOD THEN HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE AFTERWARD WHEN CLIMBING DOWN STAIRS. DX: SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 17YOF WITH DIFFICULTY BREATHING WHEN GOING UP STEPS; DIFFICULTY BREATHI NG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 18YOF-SEIZURE-HAD SEIZURE AFTER FALLING DOWN 4 STEPS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/11/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MULTIPLE ABRASIONS.21YOF FELL DOWN SOME STEPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 21 Y MALE FELL DOWN STEPS WHEN WALKING IN DARK AFTER ETOH DRINKING OFFERS NO COMPLAINTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.23YOF FELL DOWN 5 STEPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| DX DYSPNEA/ASTHMA EXACERBATION/PREGNANCY, KNOWN: 21YOF STATES "LIKE WT ON CHEST" X 1WK INC' SOB C EXERTION- HAS TO REST WLKG UP STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 16 YOFSHORT OF BREATH, WALKING UP THE STAIRS IN SCHOOL TO GO TO THE NUR SES OFFICE FOR A HEADACHE BECAME SOB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 19 YR OLD PREGNANT FEMALE HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE AT SUBWAY WHILE WALKING DOWN STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Built-in swimming pools |
| 20YOM IN *** AT WATER PARK, FELT THROBBING EAR PAIN, WALKED UP STAIRS F EELING PAIN AND PASSED OUT, FELL ON STAIRS; VASOVOGAL SYNCOPE, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 18 YOF WAS DIZZY AND FELL DOWN THE STEPS. DX DIZZY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Ceilings and walls |
| 16 Y/O FEMALE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS FELT DIZZY & FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD ON WALL DX: SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 24YOF HAD SEIZURE AND FELL TO FRONT STEPS AT HOME SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 16 YOM FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STEPS. DX MENTAL STATUS CHANGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 17 YR OLD MALE IN BASEMENT SUFFERED CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AND REALI ZED IT WHILE WALKING UPSTAIRS,DIZZY AND BLACKED OUT FROM CO POISONING |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.23YOM FELL DOWN SOME STEPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Elevators or other lifts |
| 17 YR OLD FEMALE AT HOSPITAL WALKED UP 15 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS,GOT INTO EL EVATOR AND HAD PANIC ATTACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 23YOM FELL DOWN 5 STAIRS HITTING HEAD, BACK PAIN, NECK PAIN & ETOH D X;# ETOH INTOXICATION (NO LABS FOR ETOH LEVEL) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Rugs or carpets |
| 17YOF PT FEELING SICK 4 DAYS AGO. HAD EPISODE OF SYNCOPE, FELL DOWN 16 CARPETED STEPS. DECREASED ACT SINCE, VOMITED TODAY. DX SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 22 YOM DX ETOH INTOXICATION - S/P INTOXICATED,TRIPPED/SLIPPED AND FELL ON STAIRS AT HOME PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 24YOF SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN 7 CONCRETE STEPS NO INJURY- PREGNANT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.25YOM FELL DOWN THE STAIRS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 16 YOF WITH SYNCOPE EPISODE, DIZZY, SAT ON STEP AT SCHOOL. DX-SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| A 16 YOF FELT PALPITATINS AFTER WALKING UP STAIRS AT SCHOOL, LASTED 1 H OUR, DX PALPITATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 19 YOF WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS AND ROCKS FELL ONTO HER HEAD WHICH CAUSED HER TO FALL TO THE GROUND. DX DIZZY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| A 17 YOM HAD EPISODE OF SHORTNESS OF BREATH WHILE RUNNING UP STAIRS AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 22 YOF WALKED UP 2 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS, DIZZY; 3 WKS PREGNANT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/14/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 18YOF- PT SAYS YESTERDAY SHE FELL DOWN STAIRS NOW HAS DIZZY FEELING WHEN SHE GET UP OR SIT DOWN. DX NEAR SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 21 YOM FELL DOWN STAIRS, DECREASED LOC DX; COMATOSE, SEVERE ETOH INTO XICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/30/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.21YOF SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN STEPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Exercise |
| 17YOF FELT DIZZY, SHORT OF BREATH YESTERDAY AFTER A WALK AND AFTER WALK ING UP STAIRS; LIGHTHEADED, SHORT OF BREATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 22YOM PASSED OUT WHILE WALKING UP STEPS AT HOME SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 24YOM SUSTAINED ALCOHOL INTOXICATION & TRIPPED DOWN THE STAIRS.@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 18YOF SHORT OF BREATH WALKING UP STAIRS, WHEEZING; ASTHMA, PREGNANCY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 19 YOF FELL DOWN THE STEPS AND HAD A SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 21YOM STATES HE FELL DOWN STAIRS LANDING ON HIS BACK PT IS +ETOH BUT H AS NO COMPLAINTS DX- ETOH INTOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PASSED OUT AND FELL DOWN STAIRS SYNCOPE 23YOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.23YOF FELL DOWN STEPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| DX MILD DEHYDRATION/FATIGUE RESOLVED/PREG, INCIDENTAL: 21YOWF G2P1 FEEL'G EVEN MORE TIRED; TODAY WALK'G UP STAIRS & FELT OFF BAL/DIZZY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| DX SYNCOPE: 20YOM SYNCOPAL EP THIS A.M.; WALK'G UP STAIRS; "PASSED OUT" FOUND @ BOTTOM OF STAIRS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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