Accidents - Stepladders - 16-25 years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 805
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	385	Upper Trunk:	80
Ankle:	75	Upper Leg:	73
Elbow:	59	Unkown:	40
Head:	29	Shoulder:	15
Wrist:	15	Hand:	15
Lower Leg:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stepladders
C/O ANKLE PAIN AFTER FALLIN OFF A STEP LADDER, ?HEIGHT, LANDING ONTO TW ISTED ANKLE>>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stepladders
25 Y/O FELL OFF STEP LADDER LANDING ON HER BOTTOM. DX-STRAIN LUMBOSACRAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders, Powered riding toys
LUMBAR CONTUSION & SPASM: PAINTING ON STEPLADDER, DAUGHTER HIT LADDER WITH BATTERY POWERED 4 WHEELER,KNOCKED PT OFF ON TILE FLOOR,BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 19 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
FELL 3 FEET FROM A STEP LADDER. DX. HIP, LEG AND ANKLE ABRASION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 24 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
PT FELL OFF STEPLADDER. DX: R FLANK CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders, Stairs or steps
PT FELL 2 FT OFF STEPLADDER & THEN FELL DOWN STAIRS WHILE FIXING LIGHT. DX: SCIATICA IRRITATION, BUTTOCK CONT/ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stepladders
PT STEPPED OFF STEPLADDER. DX: R HIP CONT/STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stepladders
PT LEANING TOO FAR ON A STEPLADDER WHEN THE LADDER "KICKED BACK" & PT FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS DX; NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 20 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: Stepladders
20 YO FELL OFF STEPLADDER STRIKING HEAD HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stepladders
PT STEPPED OF STEP LADDER, STRAIN L THIGH, SCIATICA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stepladders, Doors
STANDING ON A 5 STEP LADDER AND DOOR WAS OPENED KNOCKING HER TO FLOOR DX LUMBAR STRAIN#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
HIT HAND ON METAL STEPLADDER HAND CONTUSION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stepladders
C/O ARM AND HAND PAIN, FELL OFF STEP LADDER. DX-WRIST INJURY, ELBOW PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
FELL FROM TOP OF STEP LADDER, L SHOULDER PAIN DX: SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
PT FELL OF FSTEP LADDER CONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stepladders
LUMBAR STRAIN & SPASM: FELL 8-10 FT OFF STEP LADDER, STATES LADDER WAS WET & HE SLIPPED OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
CLIBING UP STEPLADDER AND FELL THROUGH LADDER HAS LAC TO LOWER LEG PAIN TO TAIL BONE HIT HEAD WITH - LOC DX- LEG LAC HEAD TRAUMA CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2008	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, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
24YOF WAS ON A STEPLADDER HANGING UP CURTAINS,WAS COMING DOWN, SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING ANKLE;ANKLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2008	Age: 17 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: Stepladders
17 YO MALE FELL THREE FEET OFF STEP LADDER CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
DX CONTU LB: 23YOM C/O LBP AFTER FALLING AND LANDING ON THE SMALL OF HIS BACK, STATES THAT HIS BACK HIT THE STEPS OF A FOOT LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
PT FELL OFF STEP LADDER DX: CONTUSION TO RT ELBOW, FOREARM, AND RT HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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