Accidents - Pull-down or folding stairs - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,636
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	108
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	88
Year 2000:	85
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	107
Year 2003:	195
Year 2004:	230
Year 2005:	135
Year 2006:	191
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	29
Year 2009:	100
Year 2010:	312

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 12/21/2009	Age: 37 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
37 Y/O/F ATTIC STAIRCASE FELL ONTO HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Ceilings and walls
WAS PULLING DOWN ATTIC STAIRCASE FROM THE CEILING&STAIRCASE FELL HITTIN G HER INTHE FOREHEAD ,NOW WITH H/A>> CONCUCSSION/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 34 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, Doorsills or frames
WALKING DOWN STEPS TO ATTIC&STRUCK HEAD ON DOOR JAM, NO LOC, +BLD CTR'D >>CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	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
FELL FROM ATTIC STAIRS/CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 39 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
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO HEAD AFTER GETTING HIT WITH ATTIC STAIRS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 31 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
WAS HIT IN FOREHEAD BY FOLDING ATTIC STAIRS 3 DAYS AGO IS HAVING NAUSE A AND SHORT TERM MEM. LOSS DX= CHI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/10/2006	Age: 42 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
ATTIC STAIRS BROKE/SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2006	Age: 28 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 HEAD ON ATTIC STAIRS/SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2006	Age: 45 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 FROM ATTIC STAIRS/CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2006	Age: 35 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
PT PULLING DOWN THE FOLD DOWN LADDER AT HOME ION THE ATTIC AND IT STRUC K HER IN THE HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2006	Age: 43 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
ATTIC STAIRCASE FELL ON HEADDX: HEAD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2005	Age: 47 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
HIT HEAD WITH ATTIC FOLDING STAIRS DX: SCALP LAC. / SHOULDER & CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT SUST HEAD INJURY HIT TO HEAD WITH ATTIC STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 27 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
HELPING FATHER TAKE OUT FOLDING STAIRWELL FOR ATTIC AND BRACE FELL AND STRUCK TOP OF HEAD SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2004	Age: 39 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
HIT HEAD ON ATTIC STAIRS DX. CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 39 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
ATTIC STEPS FELL AND HIT PATIENT ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 38 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
38YOM-LACERATION SCALP-PULLED DOWN ATTIC STEPS AT HOME-SLID DOWN AND HI T IN HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2004	Age: 28 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
HIT HEAD ON THE SPRING OF THE ATTIC STAIRS DX: SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	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
FELL OFF ATTIC STAIRS DX. CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT. PULLED DOWN STAIRWELL, HIT HEAD ON BOTTOM STAIR. DX. LAC TO SCALP, CONT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 39 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
HIT IN HEAD BY ATTIC STAIRCASE CEPHALSIA S/P HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 37 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
PULLED DOWN ATTIC STEPS / HIT HEAD DX: SCALP LAC. / FOREHEAD LAC
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: 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: 07/05/2001	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2000	Age: 45 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2000	Age: 42 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, Cabinet or door hardware
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/1999	Age: 48 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/1999	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/1998	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/1997	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/1997	Age: 30 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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