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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 135
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools, Doors |
| STANDING ON A STEPSTOOL CHANGING LIGHTBULB HIT HEAD ON CLOSET DOOR CERVICAL MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| FELL FROM STEP STOOL AT HOME WHILE CLEANING WINDOWS HEAD LACERATION AND NECK FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL ON SMALL STEP STOOL. HIT CHEST. ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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