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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 523
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT WAS UP ON A STEP STOOL AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. DX-CONTUSION BILATERAL LOWER LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| AT HOME 5 DAYS AGO, UP ON STEP STOOL, MISSTEPPED AND HIT RIGHT LOWER LEG ON CUPBOARD, AREA IS RED/WARM TO TOUCH. DX CELLULITIS RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL CONTUSION RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| 75 YOF FELL OFF STEP STOOL LAC R LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL INJURING LEG, ACUTE FALL PROXIMAL TIBIA FX COMMU NITED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEPPING STOOL; LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Light bulbs |
| PT STANDING ON STEP STOOL CHANGING LIGHTBULB, FELL, LAC LT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| STEPPING ON STEPSTOOL - MISSED RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION 5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| RT TIB/FIB FRACTURE.PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL AND INJURED LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Step stools |
| RT TIBIA HEMATOMA WITH MILD ABRASION - SCRATCHED LEG ON STEP STOOL ATTACHED TO EXAM TABLE @ DOCTOR'S OFFICE - SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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