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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 214
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT HAD SEV HEADACHE ALL DAY. RESOLVED THEN CAME BACK. PT COLLAPSED ON S TEPS AND SLUMPED DOWN THEM. SZ LIKE ACT AFTER. DX SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT HAVING SEIZURE AT HOME AFTER MOM ATTEMPTED TO CARRY PT DOWN STA IRS AND RAN INTO WALL; SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Alcohol |
| PT DRINKING IN WOODS W/ FRIENDS. HAD 4 BEERS. CAME HOME FOUND STUMBLING UP STAIRS. VOMITED X 1. UNSTEADY. NEEDED FLUIDS. DX ALCOHOL INTOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT HAD SEIZURE AND FELL DOWN 10 STAIRS EPILEPSY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELT DIZZY & FELL DOWN 18 STEPS AT HOME, UNK LOC, HAS BEEN CONFUSED, DISORIENTED & HAVING HALUCINATIONS; ACUTE STRESS REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL AT THE END OF THE STAIRS WHILE AT HOME & STARTED JERKING/MOANIN G, TOLD MOM STUBBED TOE/UNSURE WHY FELL; SYNCOPE VS FALL VS ATYPICAL SZ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS GOING UP STAIRS FELT DIZZY,PASSED OUT. DX SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| BIB ***.SMOKE INHALATION.PT SLEPT 3RD FL. WHILE 5TH FL ON FIRE. NO SMOK E ON PT'S APT BUT WALK THROUGH THE HALLWAY & DOWN STAIRS THROUGH SMOKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| SMOKE INHALATION. PT LIVES ON 5TH FL. FIRE ON 3RD FL.BIB FDNY. PT WENT TO HALLWAY & DOWN STAIRS WHERE SHE WAS EXPOSED TO SMOKE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT BECAME DIZZY AND PASSED OUT 3 TIMES TODAY. A PRIOR TO SCHOOL. THEN G OT DIZZY AT SCHOOL AND FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS HEAD FIRST DX SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT STANDING OUTSIDE OF BATHROOM HOLDING HEAD, FELL ROLLING DOWN 5 CARPETED STEPS, 1-2 MIN SHAKING, DIZZY;SYNCOPE D/T ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT HAD SYNCOPAL SPELL LAST NIGHT WHILE GOING UP STAIRS; SYNCOPE, L EFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT HAD SUDDEN ONSET OF DYSPNEA WITH RIB PAIN AFTER RUNNING UP SEVE RAL FLIGHTS OF STAIRS AT HOTEL; DYSPNEA, CHEST/RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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