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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 472
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 28 YOM FELL WHEN EXTENSION LADDER SLIPPED SUSTAINI NG A LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM NEAR WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME ABOUT 3 1/2 - 4 FT OFF THE GROUND ONTO OUTS TRETCHED ARMS FRACTURE RIGHT RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2006 | Age: 46 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: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL FROM ABOUT 5' FROM A LADDER WITH ARMS OUTSTRETECHED DX: BILATERAL WRIST FRACTURES * |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/15/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FOREARM LAC-FELL 18 FEET FROM EXTENSION LADDER |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/07/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT C/O RT ARM & LEG PAIN AFTER FALLING FROM LADDER. DX - PUNCTURE WOUND TO ARM, LOWER LIMB ABRASION, HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS UP ON A LADDER AND SLIPPED AND FELL PARTIALLY DOWN THE LADDER BA NGING HIS LEFT ARM. DX: HEMATOMA LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER FRACTURE RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | 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: Extension or straight ladders |
| CONTUSION FOREARM - PATIENT PRESENT WITH BILATERAL FOREARM PAIN - BOTH ARMS WERE CAUGHT IN TELESCOPING LADDER AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT CUT FOREARM WHEN HE FELL FROM 8' LADDER. DX: LACERATION TO FOREARM . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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