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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 446
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2008 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Electric Christmas decorations |
| MULT CONT'S: PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS,FELL APPROX 25 FT OFF ROOF, SLIPPED ON LADDER,LANDING IN GRASS,STRUCK HEAD,SHOULDER PAIN,HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WITH PAIN TO HEAD AFTER FALLING FROM A LADDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 43YOF WAS ON A ALUMINIUM EXTENSION LADDER AT HOME FELL OFF STRUCK HEAD; CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 42 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: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS AT HOME TAKING DOWN AND EXTENTION LADDER, HIT PT ON THE HEAD CAUSING A SCALP LACERATION AND MILD HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| FX SKULL-SUS INJ TO HEAD, BACK (FX T8 & 9) AND MULT LAC AND ABRASIONS A FTER HE FELL BACKWARDS OFF A 12 FT LADDER WHILE TRIMMING TREES. ?LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| SCALP CONT:L EAR ABRA:L FACIAL ABRA'S:CERV.SPASM:ON LADDER CUTTING TREE LOG FELL OUT OF TREE,HIT IN HEAD,L FACE/NECK,FELL OFF LADDER 25-30 FT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF EXTENSION LADDER 6-14 FT ONTO GROUND. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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