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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,465
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| GOING UPSTAIRS FELL SHORTNESS OF BREATH ALCOHOL INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN STAIRS TRYING TO ESCAPE APT FIRE. +FD. DX: SMOKE INHALATION, KNEE ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN TEN WET STEPS AND RECEIVED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL DOWN ICY STEPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| ETOH INTOX, GOT INTO SZ, FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS ' RIB FX" +" SZ" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/23/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FOUND UNCONSCIOUS ON BOTTOM OF STEPS WITH AN EMPTY BOTTLE OF VODKA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/22/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT WITH SOB WHILE WALKING UP STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| ALCOHOL INTOXICATION - 47 YOF PRESENTS TO HOSPITAL INTOXICATED AND AGGR ESSIVE BEHAVIOR, D/T INTOXICATION MULTIPLE FALLS ON STEP, C/O FOOT PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/31/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT FELL IN TUB 2 WEEKS AGO AND HIT HEAD. +LOC. DIZZY WITH FALLING X 3 W EEKS. FELL DOWN STAIRS TODAY. D:SYNCOPE. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/26/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PREGNANT AND FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS AT HOME AND WANTS TO BE CHECKED --NO INJ FOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| DRANK A BOTTLE OF VODKA FELL ON STEPS ALCOHOL INTOXICATION CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT DX ETOH INTOXICATION - S/P FALL 5 STEPS;C/O PAIN TO HAND AND LOW BACK,ALSO HIT HEAD ON ESCALATOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN STAIRS TRYING TO ESCAPE HOUSE FIRE. +FB. DX: ACUTE MILD SMOKE INHALATION, ANEMIA, BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| GOING UP/DOWN STAIRS, THEN COLAPSED&FELL. " SYNCOE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 43 YOM WAS FOUND AT BOTTOM OF STAIRS AFTER FALL. ALCOHOL INTOXICATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| ETOH INTOX, FELL DONW STAIRS. " INTOX" BAC=0.305 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MULTIPLE TRAUMA.PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MULTIPLE ABRASIONS,INTOXICATION.PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL DOWN THE STAIRS, PT HAD BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL ON STEPS AFTER HDIZZINESS/LIGHTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/19/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT, HELPING DAUGHTER MOVE INTO COLLEGE DORM, WAS UP & DOWN 4 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS ALL DAY. GOT DIZZY & HAD LOC. D: DEHYDRATION. SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT DX ETOH INTOXICATION - S/P BIBEMS,FOUND SITTING ON STEPS OF CHURCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN 14 STEPS, HAD BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL ALSO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| SLIPPED ON SIX STEPS LANDING ON BACK RESULTING IN MULTIPLE TRAUMA AND H EMATURIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/26/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS AFTER DRINKING 16 SHOTS OF VODKA ACUTE ALCOHOLISM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT WAS FOUND DOWN ON THE STEPS & WAS CONFUSED & HARD TO RE- SPOND WITH ETOH ON HIS BREATH. DX-ACUTE INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| ACUTE INTOXICATION - PATIENT PRESENTS ACUTELY INTOXICATED - REPORTS STA RTED DRINKING ETOH THIS AM - ALSO FELL DOWN STAIRS - ADMIIT FOR OBSERVA |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/15/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FOUND SITTING ON THE STEPS OF OTHER PEOPLE HOUSE, DISORIENTED, ETOH ON BREATH , " ETOH INTOX" BAC=0.181 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 49 YOM FELL DOWN STAIRS , HAS WEAKNESS AND CONFUSION. POSSIBLE OVERDOS E OF ***. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| GOT DIZZY WALKING DOWN STAIRS AND FELL AND HIT HEAD--ADMIT FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN FIFTEEN STAIRS AND WANTS TO BE CHECKED,HAS MENTAL STATUS CHAN GES AND ADMIT TO OBSERVE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/23/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN 14 STAIRS + ETOH DX EOTH INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| TRIP & FALL DOWN STAIRS S/P FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 38 YO WALKING DOWN STAIRS HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| ETOH INTOXICATION-FELL DOWN SEVERAL STEPS DUE TO ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FOUND UNRESPONSIVE ON STEPS OF *** SUSTAINED" ETOH INTOX"" BCA=0.170 " ETOH INTOX"" BCA=0.170 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT STATES BECOMING DIZZY FALLING ON STEPS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL BACKWARD OFF 1 STEP, ETOH INTOXICATION WITH CONTUSION TO ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 26 YO TRIPPED GOING UP STAIRS THEN HAD SEIZURE SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT TRIPPED ON STEPPED INJURING ANKLE, APPLIED ***, NOW C/OBURNING DX : INFECTED LAC TO ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| TRAUMA ALL OF BODY, VIA EMS, PT CLIMBING STAIRS AT HOME, C/O TENDERNESS , SOB, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 38 YO MALE PASSED OUT AND FELL ON BOARDWALK AND WAS DRAGGED UP STAIRS ACUTE ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FALL DOWN 6 STEPS, +ETOH ETOH POISONING, LEFT AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MULTIPLE TRAUMA.PT FELL DOWN 12 STEPS,INJURING SELF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 26 YOM HAS BEEN FALLING ALL DAY INCLUDING FALLING ON STEPS, CAUSED BY H HYPOGLYCEMIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS DRINKING ETOH HEAVILY, FELL DOWN STAIRS, SUSTAINED " ETOH INTOXICATION" BAC=0.165 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Toilets |
| RUNNING UP STAIRS AND DEVELOPED LIGHTHEADEDNESS - STANDING IN FRONT OF TOILET - MORE PROGRESSIVE - VERTIGO RESOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 47 YO RAN DOWN ABOUT 25 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS WHEN THERE WAS A FIRE INAPART MENT BUILDING - SMOKE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT WITH GENERALIZED BODY ACHES AFTER CLIMBING 1-2 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS. D: MYALGIAS, WEAKNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT HAD SEIZURE AND FELL DOWN STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN THE STEPS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/17/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 39 YEAR OLD FEMALE SHORTNESS OF BREATH WHILE CLIMBING STAIRS SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT ADMITS TO DRINKING ALCOHOL AND FELL DOWN THE STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|