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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 408
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT. FELL FROM A STEP STOOL & HIT LT. ARM ON OPEN DRESSER DRAWER DX: LT. FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT. UP ON STEP STOOL, CLEANING AND FELL, HIT RT. FOREARM ON EDGE OF CAB INET. DX. RT. FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL. DX: R ARM PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL FROM STEP STOOL. DX: OPEN FX L DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA, FX L HUMERUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/04/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT C/O FALL. PT FELL OFF OF STEP LADDER. DX FRACT LFT RADIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL. DX: R DISTAL RADIUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL FROM STEPSTOOL INJURING FOREARM DX CONTUSION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2004 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FRACTURE L RADIUS,ULNA - FELL OFF STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| 3 YOF FELL OFF STEP STOOL CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Clothing accessories |
| GOT OFF STOOL IN RESTURANT TRIPPED OVER PURSE FELL INJURED FOREARM DX CONTUSION TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| FX L DISTAL RADIUS; FELL BACKWARD OFF STEPS STOOL TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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