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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,133
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT FELL ON CONCRETE STEPS, BLEEDING FROM EAR. DX-RUPTURED TYMPANIC MEMBRAME, PUNCTURE WOUND EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2006 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT FELL DOWN 8-9 STAIRS AT HOME, MOM FOUND HER LYING AT BOTTOM OF STAIRS ON BACK BLOOD FROM EARS, NO LOC, OTITIS 2 DAYS AGO; HEMOTYMPANUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT SLIPPED ON STEPS AT HOME AND HIT EAR ON PORCH RAIL CONTUSION LT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Doorsills or frames |
| EAR LAC-FELL OFF A STEP-HIT A DOOR FRAME-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| LEFT EAR LAC. PT FELL DOWN STEPS HITTING EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS, LACERATION EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT.INJ.L.EAR & RT.ELBOW AT HOME WHEN FELL DOWN STAIRS. DX; LAC.L.EAR / ABRASION RT.ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| CONT. L EAR, PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON 1 STEP & SUSTAINED EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| LACERATION EAR - 34 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH THROUGH AND THROUGH LACERAT ION TO LEFT EAR LOBE - FELL DOWN 12 STEPS AT HOME JPTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| LAC R EAR, PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS, STRUCK SOMETHING IN THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, EYES EOMI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN STAIRS HITTING SIDE OF HEAD AGAINST STAIRS, LACERATION TO UPPER EARLOBE-SUTURED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL ON STAIRS/EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL DOWN 4 STEPS ONTO BRICK PATIO. DX: FACIAL LAC 1.5 CM, EAR LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2006 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| LEFT EAR LACERATION.PT FELL ON A STEP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2006 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN SOME STEPS YESTERDAY ; PT NOW NOT ACTING LIKE HIMSELF. D : ACUTE LOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL ON STAIRS AND HIT EAR ON RAILING LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS NO LOC LEFT EAR LACERATION LEFT HIP BRUISE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PLAYING TAG AND MISSED A STEP AND FELL ON STAIRS DX: EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT DX LACERATION LT EAR - FELL ON STAIRS AND LACERATED EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT. FELL DOWN STEPS AT HOME. DX. LAC POSTERIOR R EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT FELL ON STEPS AT HOME; EAR LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS " EAR LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LAC L EAR - LOST BALANCE ON STEP,HIT HEAD ON NAIL ON WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN STAIRS DX: LAC LT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| LAC TO EAR WHEN FELL ON STAIRS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Chairs |
| PT JUMPED OFF OF A THE STAIRS AND STRUCK EAR ON A CHAIR.DX EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| EXTERNAL EAR LAC-FELL ON STEPS-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| LAC L EAR, PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, DIZZINE SS, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL UP THE STAIRS AND INJURED EAR.DX EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL OFF STEPS AND LAC EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| TRIPPED ON STEP AT STORE, FELL INJURING EAR ON PLANTER. DX: AVULSION E AR, CONTUSION KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Floors or flooring materials |
| LACERATION RT EAR-FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AND CUT RT EAR WHEN HE STRUCK IT AGAINST THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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