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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,026
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/04/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 31 Y/O WM MISSED STEP ON LADDER FELL AND LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | 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, Tables |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY - 31 YO MALE WAS ON LADDER IN HIS GARAGE RETRIEVING CAMPING GEAR WHEN TABLE FELL FROM ABOVE AND STRUCK TOP OF HIS HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 31YOM, FELL OFF LADDER CLEANING GUTTERS, BACK STRAIN CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 10/14/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HAD 15-20 FOOT FALL OFF EXTENSION LADDER ONTO FLOOR. D:CHI, EPIDURAL HEMATOMA, SKULL FXS, LEUKOCYTOSIS SECOND TO STRESS RESPONSE, ICH. ADM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL GOING DOWN ATTIC LADDER AT HOME CONTUSION HEAD,NECK,BACK * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 28 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, Doors |
| FELL FROM 2ND STORY HOME WHILE ON EXT LADDER HITTING STEEL DOOR ONWAY D WON THEN LANDING ONTO FLOWER GARDNE, +LOC>> CHI/MULTI BODY ABRS/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER AFTER A SYNCOPAL EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 49 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, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PATIENT FELL FROM AN 8 FT LADDER INTO BUSHES STRIKING HEAD C/O MILD HEADACHE. DX - CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP HEMATOMA, FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 29 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, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PATIENT FELL FROM LADDER WHILE PAINTING LANDING ON RT BUTTOCK,, RT BACK & HEAD. DX - CLOSED HEAD INJURY, WRIST & LOWER LEG CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2007 | Age: 36 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 |
| PATIENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET A LADDER DOWN AT HOME WHEN IT STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD & FACE. DX - HEAD INJURY, FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME STRIKING HEAD DX CLOSED HEAD INJ W CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS UP ON A LADDER FIXING A GATE AT HIS RESIDENCE AND FELL. DX: CO NTUSION, RIGHT TEMPLE, BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA W/O LOSS OF CONSCIOUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2006 | 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 42YOM FELL OFF LADDER 10-15 FT HEMATOMA SCALP MULTIPLE ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL FROM AN 8 FT LADDER HITTING HIS HEAD & C/O PAIN TO HIS RT KNEE. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/07/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL 24 FT OFF OF A LADDER WHICH BROKE HITTING HIM CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2006 | Age: 36 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 |
| PATIENT HAD A 10-12 FT FALL FROM A LADDER SUSTAINING BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA & NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| ~PT FELL BACKWARDS OFF LADDER FELL 3 FEET HEADACHE BACK PAIN +LOC 3 SEC DX// HEAD CONTUSION LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER LAST NIGHT & HIT HEAD SUSTAINING A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WAS ON A LADDER AND A CHUNK OF SNOW FELL OFF THE ROOF KNOCKING HIM O FF LADDER AND HE HIT HEAD ON A RAILING. DX: HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 34 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 |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A LADDER AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO STRIKING HIS HEAD COMPLAIN -ING OF PERSISTENT HEADACHES. DX - RT PARIETAL SUBDURAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT. FELL FROM LADDER , STRUCK HEAD ON DECK. DX. ACUTE CONCUSSION. DR' S ACTUAL DX. # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| ACUTE CONCUSSIVE HEAD INJURY: ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN: STANDING OUTSIDE WHEN GUST OF WIND BLEW OVER TALL *** LADDER,STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL COMING DOWN 12 FT LADDER MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT. WENT INTO BACK TO BATHROOM AT GROCERY STORE, HIT ON R SCALP BY FALL ING EXTENSION LADDER. DX. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY; STATES 30 FT LADDER FELL ONTO HER HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 49 YO FEMALE FELL FROM LADDER,HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL FROM LADDER,SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 34 YOF SITTING IN GARAGE EXTENSION LADDER FELL FROM RAFTERS HIT IN HEAD SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 32 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: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Ceilings and walls |
| FELL OFF LADDER AND HIT HEAD ON WALL 2 DAYS AGO NO LOC POST TRAUMATIC HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 26 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 |
| FALL OF *** EXTENSION LADDER ON PT. DX: LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 34 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: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| HAD LADDER IN PICKUP WAS USING LADDER FELL UNSURE WHAT HAPPENED CONCUSS ION AND CLAVICLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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