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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 466
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 19 months | 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 |
| CHI WHEN LADDER FELL ON HIS HEAD |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT HIT HEAD ON AN ATTIC LADDER - CUT HEAD. D: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM A TEN FOOT LADDER AND HAD A LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND STOP PED BREATHING. DX: HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| 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: 10/04/2005 | Age: 3 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 |
| FELL FROM LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT WAS IN A*** STORE WHEN A LADDER FELL ON HIS HEAD.DX - BLUNT HEA D TRAUMA, FOREHEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 66 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 |
| 66 Y/O M INJURED HEAD AND CHEST WALL WHEN FALLING 8' FROM LADDER DX: MILD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2005 | Age: 80 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 80 YOM STANDING ON A LADDER PAINTING AND FELL OFF STRIKING HEAD ON FLOO R AT HOME. NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| CLIMBING OVER A STATIONARY TRAIN ON TRACKS FELL OFF LADDER HEAD INJURY |
| 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 |
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