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Accidents - Extension or straight ladders - Year 2010 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 235
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Date: 11/15/2010Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
77YOM WAS PRUNING TREE ON 10FT CHERRY PICKING LADDER W/O THE LADDER LEG OUT LADDER SLIPPED OFF TREE BRANCH FALLING D NON DISP SKULL FX SCLP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Asian
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
55 YOM SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HIS HEAD FROM A LADDER THAT FELL ON HIS HEAD WHILE IN THE GARAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2010Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
31 Y/O WM MISSED STEP ON LADDER FELL AND LACERATED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2010Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension or straight ladders
77 YO M FELL FROM LADDER. HE WAS FOUND DOWN ON GROUND BY WIFE.+LOC DX CHI, RIB FRACTURES, FRAC LUMBER ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/27/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension or straight ladders
2 YOF FELL 4 FEET FROM A LADDER ONTO CONCRETE. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2010Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
6 YO M LADDR TO HEAD AT HOME WHILE PLAYING DX: L SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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