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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 348
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF A 6 FT LADDER, GOING TO THE ATTIC, FELL ONTO RT WRIST DX: RT WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Eye protection devices |
| PT FELL APPROX 4 FEET FROM A LADDER, PT WAS WEARING SUNGLASSES SUFFERING LAC TO BRIDGE OF NOSE AND ALSO HURT WRIST. DX: SPRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF 8FT. LADDER-BILATERAL WRIST FRACTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 49 YO M CONTUSION TO WRIST & RIBS FELL 6 FT OFF LADDER AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF SPRAIN TO THE WRIST WHEN CLIMBING A LADDER.? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER-FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| SLIDING LADDER CAME DOWN ON BOTH OF PT'S WRISTS. DX: CONT BILAT WRISTS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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