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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 671
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER- RIGHT TIBIAL PLATEAU FX-KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURE KNEE - 55 YO MALE PRESENTS VIA AMBULANCE AFTER FALLING FROM 5- 6 FOOT LADDER ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS AT HOME ON A LADDER AND FELL OFF ONTO CONCRETE ON LEFT KNEE DX SPRAIN LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| DX R KNEE EFFUSION: 1WK H/O KNEE PAIN. WAS CLIMB'G AN EXTENSION LADDER; IT COLLAPESED W HE WAS A STEP OR TWO UP; STRUCK HIS FLEX KNEE ON RUNG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| INTERNAL DERANGEMENT OF KNEE: UP ON ALUMINUM HOUSE LADDER PAINTING, LADDER SLID, FELL 10 FT TO GROUND, RT KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| INTERNAL DERANGE.OF KNEE:ON 40 FT LADDER HELPING NEIGHBOR W/ROOF,LADDER STARTED TO SLIDE, PT JUMPED 15 FT, LANDING ON FEET, KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WITH STRAIN TO LEFT KNEE PT STATES STARTED HURTING WHEN PT WAS COMIN G DOWN OFF LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER 8FT AND DX WITH ACUTE KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| SPRAIN KNEE - 41 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LEFT KNEE PAIN - REPORTS HE FELL FROM 8 FOOT LADDER YESTERDAY - CAUGHT LEG IN LADDER ON WAY DOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF A LADDER AS WAS CHANGING CURTAINS. R KNEE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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