Accidents - Pull-down or folding stairs - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 352
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	67
Year 1999:	17
Year 2001:	16
Year 2003:	33
Year 2005:	46
Year 2007:	156
Year 2008:	14

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	17
16-25 years old:	30
26-50 years old:	32
50+ years old:	272

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
LAC LOWER LEG, FELL ON ATTIC STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS/TIB-FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT WAS ON THE PULL DOWN STAIRS TO HIS ATTIC AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL F RACTURED LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT COMING DOWN A PULL DOWN LADDER IN HIS ATTIC AND FELL SUSTAINED A LA CERATION TO CALF AND STRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELLON ATTIC STAIRS DX. FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL OFF ATTIC STAIRS DX. TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL ON ATTIC STAIRS DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT STANDING ON FOLDING STAIRS A WEEK AGO WHEN THEY COLLAPSED STRUCK RIG HT LOWER LEG ABRASION THEN INFECTION CELLULITIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL OFF ATTIC STAIRS DX. TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/10/2001	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/07/1999	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/1997	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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