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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 215
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| HEAD CT-FELL BACKWARDS OFF AN ATTIC STAIRWAY INTO GARAGE-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| FELL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT WAS HELPING HUSBAND INSTALL RETRACTABLE ALLIC STAIRS WHEN FRAME CAME DOWN AND HIT HER IN THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 39 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: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| HEAD LAC-AT HOME-PULLING OUT OVERHEAD STEPS-STEPS HIT PT IN THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| HIT SIDE OF HEAD ON PULL DOWN STEPS THAT GO TO ATTIC, CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT FELL 8 FEET OFF A PULL DOWN ATTIC LADDER AT HOME STRIKING HEAD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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