Accidents - Stairs or steps - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 571
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Date: 12/12/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT WALKING UP STAIRS AND LEG GAVE OUT, FELL BACKWARDS DOWN STEPS LT FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS AT SCHOOL CONTUSION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT MISSED STEP AND FELL DOWN 3-4 STEPS TO FLOOR AT HOME; FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/19/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN 3-4 STAIRS AT HOME, ADMITTED; FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
RIGHT LEG PAIN PT FELL DOWN BY STAIRS @ HOME- PT HAD CRUTCHES BECAUSE OF HIP SURG 08/28. DX RIGHT LEG PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN 9 STAIRS, CONTUSION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PATIENT FELL DOWN CELLAR STEPS AT HOME YESTERDAY. DX ABRASIONS LT THIGH, KNEE, LOWER LEG, LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STEPS -LACERARION TO UPPER LEG. D: LACERATION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT HURT RIGHT THIGH WHEN FELL DOWN APPROX 15 STEPS. D: CONTUSION THIG H
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
CRAWLING ALONG RIVER WALL (CEMENT FLOOD CONTROL WALL ALONG RIVER) AND CAUGHT RIGHT UPPER LEG BETWEEN WALL AND STEPS. DX CONTUSION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PATIENT FELL DOWN 2 CEMENT STEPS IN FRONT OF APARTMENT; THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FELL DOWN 4-6 STEPS ONTO HARDWOOD FLOOR AT HOME; THIGH CONTUIS ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT SLIPPED ON STEPS TODAY AND HYPEREXTENDED RT KNEE.C/O PAIN TINGLING O F LEG AND TOES, FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOOWN 5 CONCRETE STEPS AT SCHOOL LEG BENT BEHIND HER, FLEX HIT AND THIGH, SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON STAIRS DX: LT UPPER LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN STAIRS;STRAIN THIGH, EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN SIX STAIRS- NO LACERATION, HURT RIGHT LEG. DX. RIGHT FEMUR FX. FACE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PATIENT FELL DOWN STEPS AT CHURCH; THIGH CONTUSION, KNEE CONTUSION, HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL THROUGH STEPS DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
13 YO M FELL DOWN STEPS INJURED UPPER LEG FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN STEPS - LEG SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PT WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS, C/O LEFT THIGH PAIN. D: CONTUSION / SPRAI N THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN STAIRS LANDING ON CONCRETE BLUNT TRAUMA ABRASIONS/CONTUSION S R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
12 YOF FELL DOWN STEP CONTUSION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stairs or steps
CUT UPPER LEG ON STEP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PATIENT HIT LEG WHEN RUNNING DOWN STAIRS AT SCHOOL 2 WEEKS AGO; THIGH S PRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT STATES HE FELL DOWN THREE STEPS UPPER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT-FELL DOWN STAIRS INJURING RIGHT HIP DX-CONTUSION OF RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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