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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 580
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | 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. TRIPPED OVER STEP STOOL AT HOME AND FELL. DX. CONT R LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2006 | Age: 66 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 |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL. DX: R FIBULAR/CALCANEAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| 3 YO TURNED OVER STEP STOOL ON LEG CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2006 | Age: 86 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 |
| 86 YO SLIPPED ON STEPSTOOL LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT STATES JUMPED OFF OF STOOL LANDED ON RIGHT LEG NOW WITH PAIN IN THAT LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2006 | Age: 77 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 |
| FX'S LOWER LEG FALLING OFF A STEP STOOL AND HYPEREXTENDED KNEE# |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/20/2006 | Age: 8 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 OF A STOOL AND INJURED LOWER LEG.DXLOWER LEG CON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| SPRAIN LOWER LEG - PATIENT REPORTS SHE STEPPED DOWN FROM STEP STOOL AND TWISTED LEG - FELT PULL IN BACK OF LEG CALF - UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2006 | Age: 56 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 |
| PT FELL FROM A STEP STOOL AND FX LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 7 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF 1FT. HIGH STEP STOOL DX: R LEG ABRASION/ CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2006 | Age: 62 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURED LOWER LEG WHEN FELL OFF STEP STOOL TO FLOOR# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools, Counters or countertops |
| DX RIGHT LOWER LEG STRAIN: PUSHED STEP STOOL TO COUNTER, CLIMBING UP AND FELL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2006 | Age: 37 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| DX LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION: FELL FROM STEP STOOL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2006 | Age: 46 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 |
| TIBIA FX-FELL OFF STEP STOOL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2006 | Age: 83 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| GARDENING ON A SMALL STEP STOOL, FELL FORWARD " FACIAL/L.LG CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT. TRIPPED , STRUCK R. LOWER LEG. ON STEPSTOOL , CUT LEG. DX.R.LOWER L EG LAC. # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2006 | Age: 11 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| JUMPED OFF STOOL AND FELL SPRAIN LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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