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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,658
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT. STATES WAS CLIMBING ON STEP LADDER AT HOME WORKING ON CHRISTMAS TRE E AND FELL. DX. SPRAIN R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FRACTURE ELBOW - 43 YOF FELL OFF STEP STOOL INJURING HER LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools, Artificial Christmas trees |
| FELL OFF A STEP STOOL WHILE DECORATING CHRISTMAS TREE AT HOME FALL/ LS RADICULORATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools |
| CONCUSSION - 45 YOF FELL OFF A STEP STOOL HITTING HER HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| KNEE CT-FELL FROM A STEP STOOL-HIT FLOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACK OFF STEP STOOL FX FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| L ANKLE SPR/38YOF FELL BACKWARDS FROM KITCHEN STEP STOOL AT HOME. C/O H EAD, NECK AND L ANKLE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF OF STOOL, STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT. UP ON STEP STOOL, CLEANING AND FELL, HIT RT. FOREARM ON EDGE OF CAB INET. DX. RT. FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT SUSTAINED INJURY TO RT THUMB X6 WKS AGO IN A STEP STOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| INJURED TOE STEPPING ON A FOOTSTOOL. DX. R TOE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL. DX: R DISTAL RADIUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL FROM STEPSTOOL INJURING FOREARM DX CONTUSION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL ON WRIST, SUSTAINED " RT WRIST STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| CONT. CHEST AREA, PT STS FELL OFF A STEP STOOL AT HOME, C/O SOB, PAIN ON CHEST, RIBS, HIP, EYES EOMI, ENT. NML, FULL ROM, HX OF HTN, OBSERV. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 08/18/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL FROM STEP STOOL ONTO CHEST LEFT RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL OFF A STEP STOOL CAUSING A FX TO HER RT WR IST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| T WAS STANDING ON STEP STOOL AND LOST FOOTING AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Tables |
| LACERATION CHIN - 33 YOF FELL OFF STEP STOOL HITTING CHIN ON TABLE AND THEN FLOOR SUSTAINING A LACERATION, WAS TRYING TO INSTALL CEILING FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL FROM STEP STOOL ONTO FLOOR DX L SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL OFF A STEP STOOL CAUSING A STRAIN AND CONT USION TO HER RT HIP AND LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| DX CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT: STUBBED FOOT ON STOOL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| DX LEFT PINKY TOE FRACTURE: STUBBED TOE ON STEP STOOL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT FELL 3 FEET OFF STEP STOOL WHILE PAINTING. INJURED FOOT. D: FOOT SPR AIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL FROM STEP STOOL ONTO HAND C/O PAIN DX CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE FELL OFF A STEP LADDER CAUSING A FX TO HIS RT CL AVICLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT SUST SPRAIN TO KNEE AFTER FEEL FROM STEPSTOOLS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| RT HUMERUS FRACTURE.PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL AND INJURED UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| HIP CT-FELL OFF A STEP STOOL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| LAC L SHIN; FELL OFF STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF A STEP-STOOL. DX. COCCYX INJURY, LUMBAR SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2004 | Age: 30 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: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL HITTING HEAD ONTO FLOOR DX BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT STANDING ON A STEP STOOL AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL OFF LANDING ON LEFT H IP CONTUSION HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Furniture |
| PT STANDING ON A STEP STOOL AT HOME WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE FELL STRIK ING CHEST AGAINST A PIECE OF FURNITURE CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| NASAL CONTUSION.PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL AND INJURED NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2004 | 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSION RT SHOULDER, FELL OFF STEP STOOL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR ONTO SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT C/O FALL. PT FELL OFF OF STEP STOOL. DX SPRAIN RT ANKLE DX ANKLE SPR AIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| SPRAIN (R) SHOULDER, PT STS SLIPPED, FELL FROM A STEP STOOL AT HOME, C/O PAIN, HEADACHES, PULSES INTACT, NO DEFORMITY OR LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| DX COCCYX FRACTURE: FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND ONTO BUTTOCKS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT HIT HER TOE AGAINST A FOOT STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| LEFT HAND SPRAIN.PT WENT TO STEP OFF A STEP STOOL AND FELL AND INJURED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL, HIT FLOORDX: MILD HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT CLIMBING DOWN A SMALL STEP STOOL WHEN SHE LOST HER FOOTING LANDING O N BUTTOCKS ONTO A CEMENT FLOOR CONTUSION BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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