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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 620
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| TRIPPED OVER A STEP STOOL / FELL DX: RIB FX. / BACK & FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2003 | Age: 68 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: Step stools |
| FELL FROM STEP STOOL DX: CONTUSION TO RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT STEPPING UP ONTO STEP STOOL, MISSED STEP AND FELL FORWARD ONTO HANDL E OF STEP. D: CHEST WALL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Bathtubs or showers |
| 62 YOWF FELL OFF A STEP STOOL AND LANDED ON HER SIDE ON THE BATHTUB. DX . RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 77 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: Step stools |
| ON STEP STOOL LEG BENT AND PATIENT FELL ON RIGHT HIP/RIB DX: RIGHT LOWER CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2003 | Age: 71 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: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL - CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT STATES SHE SLIPPED OFF STEP STOOL AND STRUCK RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST AGAINST CABINET EDGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | 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: Step stools, Workshop furnishings |
| THORACIC STRAIN-FELL FROM STEP STOOL-LANDED ON A SAWHORSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| RT CHEST, R RIB PAIN. BIL HIP PAIN. CLIMBING UP ON A STEP STOOL,REACHED UP TO CABINET, BLACED OUT. WOKE UP ON FLOOR. DX; FX R 3RD RIB/ SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/07/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Fans |
| 32 YOBM WAS ON A STEP STOOL ATTEMPTING TO FIX A CEILING FAN WHEN HE FEL L. DX. CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| RIB FXS-LSOT BALANCE-FELL-AT HOME-HIT A STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 78 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: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| 78 YOM FELL FROM STEP STOOL HIT FLOOR FX RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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