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Accidents - Stepladders - Year 2007 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 762
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Date: 12/18/2007Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders, Christmas tree lights
PT FELL FROM STEP LADDER WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2007Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Stepladders
PT FELL OFF STEPLADDER. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, L EYELID ABR, L SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2007Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders, Floors or flooring materials
PT C/O FALL OFF OF STEP LADDER HIT FLOOR. DX ACUTE HEAD TRAUMA HEAD INJ URY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
PT HIT IN THE HEAD ACCIDENTALLY WITH A PLASTIC STEP LADDER + HEADACHE + NAUSEA DX// CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2007Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OFF A STEP LADDER AND WAS HIT BY IT CAUSING, INTRA PARENCHYMAL BLEED, SKULL FX,NEURO DEFICIT, RT RIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 08/25/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
FELL FROM A STEP LADDER LAC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2007Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
CHI-FELL FROM STEPLADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2007Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Stepladders
CONCUSSION - 45 YO MALE FELL FROM STEP LADDER - FELL 3 - 4 FEET STRIKIN G HEAD ON LADDER - LOC FOR AT LEAST 20 - 30 MINS - LAC TO BRIDGE OF NOS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2007Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Stepladders, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL OFF STEPLADDER 6 FEET TO THE FLOOR - CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2007Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders, Ceilings and walls
CHI. PT FELL OFF STEPLADDER AND HIT HEAD ON CLOSET WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2007Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
64 YO MALE FELL FROM STEPLADDER CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2007Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders, Alcohol
PT FELL OFF STEP LADDER STRUCK HEAD, PT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ETOH - HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/23/2007Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Stepladders, Ceilings and walls
31 YO MALE FELL THREE FEET FROM STEP LADDER AND HIT WALL CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2007Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
PT FELL OFF A STEPLADDER STRIKING BACK OF HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2007Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT ON STEP LADDER TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES W/BOOM SAW & FELL OFF LADDER W/BOOM SAW STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD, PT SUFFERED SDH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/04/2007Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: FELL FROM STEP LADDER AT HOME, HIT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2007Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
PT WAS @ HOME FELL OFF A STEP LADDER, HITTING HEAD. DX CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/25/2007Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Stepladders
PAT HAD FALL OF 3.5 FEET FROM STEPLADDER AND LANDED ON GRAVEL. NO LOC. DROWSY FOR 1 HR AFTERWARD. D:RIB FX, CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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