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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 476
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders, Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS ON LADDER 4 FT UP HANGING XMAS LIGHTS WHEN LADDER STARTED TO FALL AND FOOT CAUGHT. DX: FX/DISLOCATION L DISTAL TIB/FIB. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/26/2006 | Age: 21 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: Ladders |
| PT FELL FROM 8 FT LADDER. DX: L CLOSED DISTAL FIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER - DX FX LT TIBIAL/DISTAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2006 | Age: 21 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| DX LEFT CALF STRAIN: FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL FROM LADDER CONTUSION TIB FIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| 24 YOM WAS ON LADDER WHEN LADDER LOST FOOTING AND SLID ALONG FRONT OF HOUSE FALLING WITH PT TO GROUND SUSTAINING LACS TO BOTH SHINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2006 | Age: 20 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: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| 20 YO FELL DOWN LADDER LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL OFF A LADDER @HOME, HIT L LOWER LEG, C/O CUT, DX; LAC. L LOWER LEG/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2006 | Age: 24 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: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL 9 FT FROM A LADDER SUSTAINING LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 25 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| 25YOM FELL OFF LADDER CONTUSION LEG L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| RT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT FELL DOWN LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT JUMPED OFF A LADDER TO THE GROUND FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| 20 YO MALE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF LADDER AND HIT BOTTOM RUNG RIGHT LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT SLID DOWN 8-10 FT LADDER WHILE CUTTING TREE. DX: R LEG LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| LEFT LEG FX. PT FELL OFF A LADDER INJURING LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ladders, Tables |
| FELL OFF 18FTH LADDER ON A TABLE " LEG INJ" LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/13/2006 | Age: 21 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: Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER FX TIB/FIB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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