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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 971
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ladders |
| CHI.PT FELL OFF A LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ladders, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| ON LADDER CUTTING A PART OF A TREE WHEN A BRANCH SUDDENLY FELL HITTING PT'S HEAD&FELL DOWN OFF THE LADDER, +LOC>>CLOSED HEAD INJURE/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL OFF SECOND STEP OF LADDER HEAD CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| 25 Y/O FELL FROM A LADDER LANDING BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD. DXPCONTUSION SCALP, STRAIN LOW BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Ladders |
| 19 Y/O M INJURED BACK OF HEAD WHEN LADDER FELL ON HIM AT HOME. DX; CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF A 6 FOOT LADDER AND LANDED ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HE AD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PATIENT FELL 5FT OFF LADDER, HIT FOREHEAD, WAS CLEANING GUTTERS OUT AT HOME. X-LACERTION SCALP, CONTUSION SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL FROM LADDER, DX: SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT DX HEAD/FACIAL CONTUSION - LADDER BLEW OVER IN WIND AND HIT PT ON HEAD AND LT SIDE OF FACE JUST PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| 22 YO M LACERATION TO SCALP LADDER FELLON PT'S HEAD AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL 4 FT OFF LADDER. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL 12-15 FT OFF OF LADDER. DX: CHI, PARIETAL SKULL FX, MULT RIB FX'S, R PTX, C7 TO T5 TP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ladders |
| CHI,MULTIPLE ABRASIONS.PT FELL DOWN A LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Ladders, Hammers |
| PT WAS WORKING ON LADDER AND ANOTHER PERSON DROPPED HAMMER ON PT'S HEAD, HEMATOMA TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT HAD 12 FT LADDER FALL ON HEAD DX: HEAD INJ WITH CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL 4 FT. OFF A LADDER ONTO BRICKS. DX-LACERATION SCALP, CONTUSIONS, ABRASIONS UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ladders |
| STANDING ON A LADDER AND FELL 10 FT. DX-CHI, CONTUSION CHEST WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ladders |
| CHI,RT TIBIA FX.PT FELL DOWN A LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL FROM TOP OF A LADDER TYPE STAIRS IN A BARN DX CONCUSSION WITH LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | 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: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF A LADDER FIVE DAYS AGO STRUCK HEAD CONTINUED HEADACHE CLOSE D HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL 8-9 FOOT FROM LADDER, HIT HEAD. DX- HEAD INJURY, CONCUSSION, LEFT HAND 5TH METACARPAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL ABOUT TEN FEET OFF A LADDER ONTO CONCRETE SUSTAINED A SCALP LA CERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER/CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL 20 FEET OFF A LADDER TODAY, HAS EPISODES OF "BLACKING OUT" AND NOW BLEEDING FROM EARS AND HEADACHE. DX. HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER ONTO FACE WHILE INTOXICATED WITH BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA AND SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Ladders, Alcohol |
| PT IS +ETOH AND WAS ON A LADDER FELL ABOUT 6FT CANT REMEMBER ANY THING DX- CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT WITH LAC TO SCALP, WAS STRUCK BY LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL DOWN A LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ladders |
| LADDER FELL ON PTS HEAD. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT ON 10FT LADDER ,FELL OFF,HIT HEAD ON A PIECE OF METAL NLOC,DX BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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