Accidents - Stepladders - Year 2003 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,242
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	88
26-50 years old:	518
50+ years old:	636

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/19/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
FELL ONTO RIGHT SIDE ON TOP OF A STEPLADDER AT HOME, HURTS WHEN HE BREATHES DEEPLY. DX CONTUSION RIGHT LOWER RIB CAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
ACUTE LT POSTERIOR RIB CONTUSION, STEP LADDER GAVE WAY, FELL 4 FT ONTO CONCRETE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
PT. FELL BACKWARDS OFF OF A STEPLADDER AND FRACTURED A RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
RT RIB FRACTURE.PT FELL OFF A STEP LADDER AND INJURED CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
PT FELL OFF A STEP LADDER AT HOME FRACTURED RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
FELL OFF 2 STEP STEP LADDER/ CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
PT FELL OFF STEP LADDER 1 WK AGO. DX: CONT L CHEST WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
STEPLADDER BROKE - AT FRIENDS PULMONARY CONTUSION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
87YOWM=FRACTURE RIGHT RIBS-FELL OFF STEP LADDER-LANDED ON RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders, Toilets
47 YO F FELL FROM STEP LADDER, HIT CHEST,L KNEE ON TOILET. DX CHEST WAL L CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
PATIENT FELL FROM A STEP LADDER AT HOME. DX-ACUTE CHEST PAIN, CONTUSION CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
CONTUSION CHEST WALL - 28 YOM FELL FROM STEPLADDER 2 DAYS AGO ONTO HIS RIGHT SIDE, FROM 6 FT, C/O CHEST PAIN, HAS SWEATS AND SOB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
PT FELL 8FT OFF STEP LADDER, ACUTE R ANTERIOR RIB CONTUSION VS OCCULT F X
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
FELL FROM STEPLADDER CONTUSION TO UPPER TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
57 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX RIBS. PT FELL OFF OF A STEPLADDER @ HOME. PT ADM. E8810
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
84 YO M FELL OFFSTEP LADDER FX RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
FELL BACKWARDS OFF A STEP LADDER LANDING ON HER BACK DX: CONTUSION UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stepladders
BACK STRAIN. FELL OFF STEP LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders, Tables
40 YO WM - FELL OFF STEP-LADDER STRIKING L SIDE ON A TABLE - POSSIBLE F RACTURE 11TH RIB ON LEFT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
CONTUSION CHEST WALL - 52 YOF FELL OFF STEP LADDER STRIKING HER LEFT UP PER BACK ON STEP, HAVING PAIN AND DIFFICULTY TAKING A BREATH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
PT. FELL OFF OF 4 STEPLADDER LANDING ON CHEST AND L ARM. DX. CONT CHES T.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stepladders, Furniture
PT WITH UPPER BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING FURNITURE AND FALLING OFF 3' STEP LADDER. D: THORACIC STRAIN/CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
FELL OFF 2ND RUNG OF A STEP LADDER. RIB CONTUSIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
25 Y.O. B FEMALE W/CHEST CONTUSION. PT FELL WHILE GETTING OFF OF THE ST EPLADDER @ HOME. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders, Electric Christmas decorations
FELL 3 STEPS OFF STEP LADDER TAKING DOWN X-MAS LIGHTS OUTSIDE AT HOME I NJURING CHEST. DX: CHEST CONTUSION, RIB CAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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