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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 312
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2005 | 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Stairs or steps |
| CONT L THIGH/42YOM STANDING ON STEPSTOOL AT TOP OF STAIRS AT HM & STEPS TOOL WENT OUT FROM BENEATH HIM AND HE FELL ON L SIDE ON EDGES OF STEPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Hammers |
| PT WAS ON A STEP STOOL AND FELL OFF LANDING ON A CLAW HAMMER. DX. THIGH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT, WHO HAD FALL LAST WEEK AND INJURED LEG, HAS INCREASED PAIN AFTER US ING STEP STOOL & POSSIBLY TWISTING LEG. D STRAIN, UPPER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT CRASHED THRU WINDOW GLASS WHILE STANDING ON STEPPING STOOL INJURING LEG & ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL ONTO UPPER LEG. D: UPPER LEG CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2000 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/1998 | 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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