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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 933
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6YOF- PT WAS HOME SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE LEFT EAR STRIKING THE STAIR. DX LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 57 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 |
| REPORTS WALKING DOWN STAIRS, MISSED A STEP&FELL HITTING EAR AGAINST COR NER OF THE HOUSE>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 41 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 |
| 2.5 CM LAC. R EAR, REPAIRED: SPRAIN R SHOULDER R/O FX ROTATOR CUFF INJ; WALKING UP STEPS TO PORCH,TRIPPED,STRUCK EAR ON STEPS,HIT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 21 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, Jewelry |
| PT FELL DOWN STAIRS, ERING RIPPED OUT OF EAR, DX: LAC TO ERA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2009 | Age: 3 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 |
| PT FELL FROM STAIRS, CUT EAR. D: LACERATION LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2009 | Age: 31 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, Rugs or carpets |
| LEFT EAR LAC, PT FELL DOWN 15 STEPS TO CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2009 | Age: 55 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 |
| PT FELL DOWN 10 STEPS, ADMITS TO ETOH. DX EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 2 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, Baby strollers |
| FELL DOWN 2 STAIRS HITTING FACE AGAINST THE STROLLER >>EYE INJ/EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN ABOUT 4 OR 5 STEPS X2DAYS, NO LOC, NOW W/VOMITING X2 AT DA YCARE YEST, ALSO FUSSY AND PULLING ON EAR; OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 34 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 |
| PT FELL DOWN STAIRS. DX: R EAR LAC 4.5 CM, LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED&FELL DOWN ON THE STAIRS @ SCHOOL HITTING EAR, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 35 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 IS +ETOH AND TRIPPED GOIN UP STAIRS HAS LAC TO R EAR ABRA TO TOP PF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2009 | Age: 2 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: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN STAIRS X2 DAYS AND HAD NAUSEA, NOW W/VOMITING TODAY; ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT FELL OFF STEPS ONTO CONCRETE LAST NIGHT, WOKE GRABBING HEAD/EAR AT HOME; OTALGIA, OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 44 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 |
| RT EAR LAC.PT FELL DOWN 10 STEPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, First aid equipment |
| EARDRUM INJURY-CLEANING EAR W/A *** WHILE ON STEPS-SLID DOWN STEPS SHOV ING *** INTO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN WOODEN STEPS IN HOME. DX EAR ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT WITH LAC TO EAR FROM FALL DOWN STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN 10 STAIRS, AT HOME, CUT & BLEEDING FROM RT EAR DX; RT EAR LACERATION, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 13 months | 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 |
| LAC EAR ON STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL ON STAIRS;DX LACERATED EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS WALKING UP STEPS AND TRIPPED STRIKING HER E EAR ON THE STEP. HAS PAIN, BRUISING TO EAR, DX R EAR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT.INJ.L.EAR AT HOME WHEN COMING DOWN STAIRS & FELL,HITTING EAR. DX; ABRASION L.EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 2 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: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT FELL DOWN A FEW STAIRS, NOW HAS EAR PAIN; OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS LAST NIGHT EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| CONTUSION TO R EAR FELL DOWN STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2009 | Age: 5 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 |
| FELL DOWN OUTSIDE STEPS. DX LACERATION EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2009 | Age: 26 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 |
| PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRWAY AT HOME SUSTAINED AN EAR LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 3 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 |
| EAR LAC-FELL DOWN STEPS W/ SISTER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Chairs |
| MOM STATES CHILD FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AND WAS PLACED IN A CHAIR AND FELL OUT OF IT DX RT EAR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WALKING DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS AND SLIPPED STRUCK RIGHT EAR AGAINST THE RAILING AND PERFORATED EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 4 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 |
| PATIENT FELL WHEN WALKING UP STAIRS; EAR LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2009 | Age: 2 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, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL DOWN 2-4 CARPETED STAIRS AND HIT EAR ON WOODEN BANISTER; EARLOB E LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 3 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, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX LACERATION EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Floors or flooring materials |
| REPORTEDLY, FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF 3 STAIRS LANDING ONTO WOODEN FLOOR, N OW C/O >>EAR PAIN/OM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Floors or flooring materials |
| 36YO WHITE MALE FELL DOWN 4 STAIRS,HIT HEAD HARD ON FLOOR AT HOME,NLOC CANT HEAR OUT OF R EAR,DX RUPTURED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE,TRAUMATIC |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/22/2009 | Age: 3 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 |
| RUNNING AND TRIPPED OVER PARENTS FOOT. FELL INTO STEPS. DX EAR LACERA TION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Exercise |
| 49 YOM FELT DIZZY GOING DOWN STAIRS AFTER EXERCISING AT GYM IMPACTED CERUMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2009 | Age: 68 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 |
| FELL DOWN A COUPLE OF STAIRS. DX: EAR LAC, RT HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 23 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 |
| RT EAR LAC.PT WAS WALKING UP STAIRS AND FELL LACERATING EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 62 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 HAS HEAD LAC, SECONDARY TO FALL WHILE WALKING DOWN STAIRS DX; COMP LEX LAC (L) EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2009 | Age: 73 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 |
| PT DX EAR LACERATION - ACCIDENTAL FALL ON OR FROM OTHER STAIRS OR STEPS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS AND HIT NECK/ EAR/ FACE DX: L EAR CONTUSION/ BRUISING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 48 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 DOWN STAIRS. DX: L EAR LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Ceilings and walls |
| WAS CLIMBING THE STAIRS @ SCHOOL WHEN HE TRIPPED AND HIT EAR AND HEAD ON THE WALL- NO LOC. DX MINOT EAR TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 29 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 |
| FALLING GOING UP STEPS FELL ON HARDWOOD STEPS LACERATION LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 52 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 |
| PT WAS DRINKING ETOH AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND FELL DOWN 3 CONCRETE STEPS. DX; EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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