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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: 11/03/2008 | Age: 58 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: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| A 2 CM LAC OVER THE L FOREARM: MOVING LADDER WHEN FLY SLID DOWN LACERATING UNNDERSIDE L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT WAS ON EXTENSION LADDER WHICH SLIPPED AND LADDER BROKE WINDOWS. DX: DEEP R FOREARM LAC 6 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Alcohol |
| FRACTURE RADIUS - 41 YO MALE WAS SHINGLING HIS ROOF AND FELL 10' FROM L ADDER - ADMITS TO ETOH - ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 22 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: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| L PROXIMAL RADIUS FX: CLIMBING DOWN EXTENSION LADDER, SLIPPED OFF FROM LADDER 10 FT LANDED ON LT ELBOW, AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 75 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: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT SLIPPED ON LADDER-LEFT FOREARM LAC(SKIN TEAR) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL ON LADDER AT HOME CUT FOREARM AT HOME LACERATION RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER, RIGHT FOREARM AND ELBOW PAINS, ACUTE ELBOW INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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