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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 440
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2010 | Age: 59 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 |
| 59YOWF PT FELL OFF OF A DESCENDING STAIRCARE APPROX 4 FEET. FROM ATT IC AT HOME. DX. CONCUSSION W/O LOC, CONT, HEMATOMA OCCIPITAL SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2010 | Age: 33 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 |
| 33 YOM, ATTIC STEPS FELL ON HEAD, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| 17 YOF C/O HEADACHE, ATTIC LADDER FELL AND HIT HER ON THE HEAD AT HOME. DX-HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2010 | Age: 31 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, Doors |
| 31 Y/O/M HIT HEAD ON ATTIC STAIRS THAT CAME OUT OF ATTIC DOOR AT HOME DX/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| WALKED INTO ATTIC STEPS 40 YO F NASAL CONTUSION, MINOR HEAD INJURY # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2010 | Age: 43 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: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| 43Y M FELL WHEN ATTIC LADDER BROKE DX: INTERCRANINAL HEMMORHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| 49YOF PULLING DOWN CEILING LADDER STRUCK HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION, BHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2010 | Age: 29 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: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| 29YOM, STRUCK ONTO HEAD WITH THE METAL ARM OF THE DROP DOWN ATTIC STAIR S>>CHI/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | 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: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| 65YOF FELL THROUGHT THE OPENING OF HER ATTIC WHILE TRYING TO DESCEND TH E PULL DOWN STAIRS STRUCK HEAD ON THE STAIRS CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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