Accidents - Pull-down or folding stairs - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 681
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	60
16-25 years old:	15
26-50 years old:	299
50+ years old:	306

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	215	Face:	98
Upper Trunk:	98	Shoulder:	92
Knee:	68	Mouth:	60
Ankle:	15	Upper Leg:	15
Foot:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 43 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: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL ON ATTIC STAIRS DX. CHEST CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 12/01/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PULLING DOWN THE ATTIC STAIRS / HIT SELF IN FACE DX: NASAL CONTUSION / HEAD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL ON ATTIC STEPS DX. FACIAL LAC
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: 11/16/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Floors or flooring materials
FELL FROM ATTIC STAIRS TO FLOOR DX. T5 FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
MISSED A STEP ON ATTIC STAIRS DX. ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
WAS HIT BY AN ATTIC LADDER IN CHEST DX: CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Ladders
DESCENDING STEPS FROM ATTIC SCRAPED LEG ON A LADDER ABRASIONS CONTUSIONS RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT FELL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS; FX CLAVICLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
45 YO MALE MISSED STEP COMING DOWN ATTIC STEPS ACUTE SPRAIN LEFT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 07/24/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PATIENT WAS GOING DOWN THE ATTIC STAIRS AND FELL. DX-LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PATIENT CUT HER ANKLE ON THE ATTIC STAIRS. DX-LACERATION RIGHT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL ON ATTIC, FOLDING STAIRS DX. FACIAL LAC
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: 03/16/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
HIT MOUTH ON ATTIC STAIRS WHEN CLOSING THEM DX: LIP LAC
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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