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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,378
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO UPPER ARM AFTER FALLING ON STAIRS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| HUMERUS FX-FELL DOWN 2 STEPS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL GOING UP STEPS PUT ARMS OUT TO CATCH SELF SPRAIN LEFT UPPER ARM SPRAIN LEFT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 30Y/O,F,SLIPPED ON FRONT STEPS, FELL, CONTUSION L UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL ON STAIRS. DX: L HUMERAL SHAFT FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Alcohol |
| HUMERUS FX-INTOXICATED-FELL DOWN STEPS-@ A BAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN STAIRS,LANDED ON ARM DX L HUMERAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED ON STEPS AT HOME LT HUMERUS STRAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 38 YOF FELL DOWN STAIRS LAC UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Alcohol |
| FRACTURE HUMERUS - 50 YO FEMALE PRESENTS AFTER FALLING DOWN STEPS - "MI SSED A STAIR" - ALSO ADMITS TO 3 ALCOHOLIC DRINKS PRIOR TO FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF 10 STEPS CONTUSION LEFT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN 2 STEPS HITTING SHOULDER >> HUMRUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL ON THE STAIRS AND FX UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT SUSTAINED ARM INJURY AFTER FALLING WHILE WALKING UP THE STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 30 YO FELL DOWN STAIRS INJURED ARM CONTUSION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL UP STEPS. DX. CONTUSION R ARM.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FRACTURE PROXIMAL HUMERUS - 47 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH RIGHT SHOULDER P AIN AFTER A FALL LAST NIGHT GOING UP SOME STONE STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DON FLIGHT OF STAIRS, HAS PAIN IN LEFT UPPER ARM DX: FRACTURED LEFT HUMERAL NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| LEFT HUMERUS FX.PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| CONTUSION LEFT UPPER ARM-FELL DOWN 2 STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PREGNANT PT FELL DOWN STEPS SUBSTAINING INJ TO UPPER ARM DX: HUMEROUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS CONTUSION RIGHT UPPER ARM SPRAIN BILATERAL THUMBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL GOING UPSTAIRS; LACERTION TO UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS FX HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT DX RT HUMERAL SHAFT FX - DIRECT BLOW S/P FALL DOWN 2 STEPS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Alcohol |
| 48Y/O,F,FELL DOWN 15 STEPS AT BAR, L PROXIMAL HUMERUS FX,L RIB CON- TUSION FALL,ALCOHOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Animal induced injury |
| PT WITH FRACTURED ARM, FELL DOWN STEPS AFTER HER DOGS RAN AWAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN 10 STAIRS COMMINUTED FX HUMEROUS NECK UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 40YO,M, TRIPPED ON STEPS AT HOME, PAIN R SHOULDER AND UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| STUBED TO ON PORCH STAIRS&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING SHOULDER " HUMRUS FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS WALKING DOWNSTAIRS, AND SLIPPED, INJURY TO UPPER ARM, UPPER ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT FELL DOWN STEPS AND FRACTURED HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| LEFT SCAPULA CONTUSION.PT WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS AND SLIPPED AND H IT RAILING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| UPPER ARM LAC-FELL BACKWARDS DOWN STEPS-HIT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Alcohol |
| FELL DOWN STEPS + ETOH + COCAINE DX HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS. DX. CONTUSION UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 29 YO F- FELL ON STEPS- CONTUSION FROM FALL-ARM AND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL FROM THE STAIRS AND FX UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT BRUISED UPPER ARM WHEN FELL DOWN STEPS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS LANDNG ON SHOULDER FX HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 32 YOF FELL ON STAIRS - CONTUSED R UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL ON STAIRS, FX UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN STAIRS AT HOME YESTERDAY DX// LEFT UPPER ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| NOT FEELING WELL, BECAME VERY WEAK, FELL DOWN STAIRS/ LT ARM PAIN, PANCREATITIS, HYPONATREMIA, HYPOKALEMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/02/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS FX HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| LEFT HUMERUS FRACTURE.PT WAS WALKING UP STEPS AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT RECEIVED AVULSION TO UPPER ARM AND CONTUSION TO KNEE WHEN FELL 6 FT DOWN STAIRS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 26 YOF FELL ON STAIRS - CONTUSION TO L ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL THIS AM DOWN STEPS, L ARM PAIN, LBP DX: HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| T'D&F DOWN STAIRS THEN GOT INTO A SZ C +LOC " LUE NUMBNESS" +" NEURO EVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN 3 STEPS AT HOME SUSTAINING FRACTURE TO RT HUMERUS, AND FRA CTURE TO A RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL STRIKING LEFT SHOULDER ON CORNER OF STEPS. P T SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO LEFT HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT C/O TRAUMATIC ARM PAIN, FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AT HOME. DX-UPPER ARM CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Alcohol |
| HUMERUS FX-FELL DOWN 3 STEPS-ETOH INVOLVED-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 44 YOF FELL ON ICY STEPS FX R HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 49 YOF FELL DOWN 3 STAIRS FX L HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| GOT UP TO GO TO BR, MISSED A STEP&FEL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS " HUMRUS FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|