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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 325
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| LEFT ANKLE SPR. PT TWISTED ANKLE WHEN FALLING OFF A STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 10/03/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| 23 Y/O F C/O FALL - FELL OFF STEP STOOL. LEFT LEG ARM BACK CONTUSION. |
| 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: 05/13/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND STRUCK WRIST AND LOWER BACK ON SIDE OF HERCOUCH . CERVICAL AND WRIST STRAI, LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| 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) |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| COSTOCHONDITIS-PAIN SINCE SHE FELL OFF A STEP STOOL @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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