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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 317
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	85
Year 2008:	162

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT GOING DOEN THE PULL DOWN STAIRS OF ATTIC AND FELL FRACTURED LOWER A RM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT STATES FOLDING STEPS CLOSED ON FOREARM AT HOME DX: DEEP ABRASIONTO RIGHT FORARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FOLDING STAIRS COLLAPSED DX. FOREARM ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PULLING DOWN ATTIC STAIRS (FOLD DOWN) FOREARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
ATTIC STAIRS SNAPPED SHUT ON ARM DX: L FOREARM CONTUSION / WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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