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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 166
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| MALE HIT HEAD ON STEP STOOL,LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL,LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | 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: Step stools |
| FELL 3-4 FEET BACKWARD OFF STEP STOOL STRIKING HEAD AND BACK/CLOSED HEA D INJ NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT LOST FOOTING OFF STEP STOOL, FELL HITTING HEAD ON KITCHEN FLOOR DX: BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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