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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 562
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders, Electric Christmas decorations |
| PT WAS STANDING ON A STEP LADDER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHEN LADD ER FELL OVER CAUSING HER TO FALL TO THE GROUND. DX. HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders |
| SLIPPED ON STEP LADDER AND FELL 8 FT SPRAINING KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stepladders |
| RIGHT KNEE PAIN. PT FELL OFF A STEPLADDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stepladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE FELL OFF A STEP LADDER AND HIT THE FLOOR CAUSING MUSCULOSKELETAL NECK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders |
| SPR INJ R ANKLE/17YOM FELL APPROX 4 1/2 FT FROM STEP LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stepladders |
| FELL OFF METAL STEP LADDER AND CUT FINGER ON PIECE OF METAL. DX: LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 22 YOF FELL OFF STEP LADDER CONTUSION SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 25 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: Stepladders |
| 25 Y.O. B FEMALE W/CHEST CONTUSION. PT FELL WHILE GETTING OFF OF THE ST EPLADDER @ HOME. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders |
| CONTUSION FOREARM - 25 YOM WAS WORKING AT HOME WHEN A STEPLADDER FELL O NTO LEFT FOREARM LAST SATURDAY, HAS HAD PAIN SINCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | 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: Stepladders, Electric Christmas decorations |
| FELL 3 STEPS OFF STEP LADDER TAKING DOWN X-MAS LIGHTS OUTSIDE AT HOME I NJURING CHEST. DX: CHEST CONTUSION, RIB CAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders |
| PT FELL OFF A STEP LADDER AT HOME FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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