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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,837
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 41 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 STAIRS 3 DAYS AGO. DX: L HUMERAL NECK FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN 4 STEPS AT HOME. DX UPPER ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 43 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, Ceilings and walls |
| PT FELL DOWN STAIRS AND HIT SHOULDER ON WALL DX: HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | 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, Footwear |
| PT REPORTS SLIPPING AND FALLING ON STEPS TODAY WHILE WEARING FLIP FLOPS FELL ON R SIDE, HEARD A POP TO R SHOULDER. DX. CONT R UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | 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 DOWN 6 STEPS, DX-STRAIN UPPER ARM AND SHOULDER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2009 | Age: 39 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, Rugs or carpets |
| DX CONTU UPPER ARM: SLIP'D & SUFFERED MECH FALL. FALL 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN HIS CARPETED STEPS, C/O L ELBOW PN & LBP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2009 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL GOING UP STEPS SPRAINING HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 31 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER DRINK 1 1/2 CUP OF ALCOHOL VODKA AND FELL DU E TO MISSED STEPS INJURING UPPER ARM- DX- LT UPPER ARM FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 UPPER ARM CONTUSION WHEN SHE FELL DOWN THE STAIRS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2009 | Age: 38 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: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FX UPR ARM ON STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 36 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 WITH FRACTURED UPPER ARM FROM FALL DOWN STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 42 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: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT CARRYING AN OBJECT UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL F RACTURED RIGHT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| UPPER ARM INJURY FROM FALLING DOWN 7 STAIRS. DX-ACUTE FALL, ACUTE LEFT HUMERAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 42 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 |
| 42 YO M FRACTURED HUMERUS FELL DOWN THE STEPS IN THE DARK AT FRIENDS HOUSE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT DX LACERATION OF LT UPPER ARM - S/P PT TRIPPED DOWN STAIRS,BROKE GLASS AND FELL ON GLASS,+ETOH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT DX RT HUEMRAL HEAD FX (CLOSED) - S/P PT JUMPED/FELL DOWNSTAIRS YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 31 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 |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS FRACTURED HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 34 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 |
| C/O SHOULDER PAIN, FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AT HOME, PAIN RIGHT UPPER ARM. DX-CONTUSION UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 33 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 |
| WALKING LOST FOOTING ON STEPS FELL FRACTURE RIGHT HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MISSED A STEP FELL ON ARM CONTUSION RIGHT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Lighting equipment |
| FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF 12 STAIRS FUMBLING FOR THE LIGHT STRIKING SHOULDE R>>HUMRUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | 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 |
| HUMERUS FX-FELL DOWN STEPS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 32 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 |
| PT FELL DOWN STAIRS DX: HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL DOWN 3 STEPS AND GOT ARM CAUGHT IN METAL RAILING. DX. COMPLICATED UPPER ARM LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 26YOF, FELL DOWN STAIRS LANDED ON STAIRS, STRAIN SPRAIN UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL DOWN 3 STEPS. AND CAUGHT ARM IN METAL RAILING. DX- MULTIPLE LACERA TIONS L UPPER ARM # |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 49 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 |
| PT HAD A SEIZURE AND FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AT HOME JUST PTA - CLOSED FX OF HUMERUS,SUPRACONDYLAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 FELL DOWN 4 BRICK STEPS INJURING ARM DX: UPPER ARM, LOW LEG ABRASION/CONTUSION, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT SPRAIN AND BRUISED UPPER ARM WHEN GOING UP STAIRS AND FELL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 42 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS INJURED ARM SPRAIN HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2009 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 Y/O SLIPPED ON THE STAIRS AND FELL ON LEFT ARM. DX-FX LEFT HUMERUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 33 YOM FELL ON STAIRS AT HOME AND NOW C/O UPPER ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 49 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 |
| UPPER ARM INJURY FROM FALLING DOWN STAIRS AND LANDED ON RIGHT SHOULDER. DX-RIGHT HUMERUS FRACTURE, PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2009 | Age: 32 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: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| REPORTS ETOH USE TONIGHT THEN FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS LANDING ONTO SHOULDER>>HUMRUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2009 | 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 |
| PT FELL DOWN STEPS; UPPER ARM PAIN DX: FRACTURE HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 YO F CONTUSION TO UPPER ARM,CALF SPRAINED GREAT TOE FELL DOWN 15 STEPS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2009 | Age: 29 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 |
| SLIPPED DOWN STAIRS, LANDED ON ARM. CONTUSION LUE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 42 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, Containers |
| 42YOM WAS HOME GOING UP THE STEPS,TRIPPED OVER A BOX FELL INJURED LT UPPER ARM;HUMERUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| WAS WALKING DOWN PORCH STEPS AND FELL CATCHING SELF WITH R ARM HAS PA IN TO UPPER ARM DX- MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 30 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 |
| RIGHT HUMERAL FX. PT FELL DOWN STEPS INJURING UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | 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 WITH FRACTURED UPPER ARM FROM FALL DOWN STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 46 YOF FELL LAST WEDNESDAY ON *** STATION STEPS SUSTAINING CONTUSIONSTO UPPER ARM AND HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 48 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 |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS/ RT HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2009 | Age: 41 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 |
| LEFT UPPER ARM CONT. PT FELL DOWN STEPS OVER DOG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT FELL BACKWARD WHILE GOING DOWN STAIRS, HIT SHOULDER ON STEP, FX UPPE R ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 35 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 |
| RUE STR. PT STRAINED UPPER ARM WHEN FALLING DOWN ICY STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 43 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, Pet supplies |
| L UPPER ARM CONT/43YOF STS AT HOME FELL DOWN 4 STAIRS INTO METAL DOG CR ATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 33 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: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT SUSTAINED UPPER ARM PAIN AFTER FALLING ON STAIRS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2009 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47 Y/O FELL DOWN 12-15 STAIRS, C/O ELBOW AND SHOULDER PAIN. DX-LEFT HUMERUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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