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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 484
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2007 | Age: 93 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, Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER STEP STOOL AND FELL ONTO CARPET C/O PAIN TO (R) SHIIN AND HAND BILAT SHOULDER PAIN DX- CONT OF LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT RAN INTO A STEP STOOL WITH WHEELCHAIR. DX-LACERATION LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2007 | Age: 68 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 |
| PATIENT FELL FROM A STEP STOOL C/O KNEE PAIN. DX-FRACTURE TIB/FIB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 70 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 |
| TOOK AWKWARD STEP OFF STEP STOOL, NOW C LEG PAIN >> MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2007 | Age: 55 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 |
| PT STEPPING OFF A STEP STOOL AT HOME WHEN SHE WENT TO STEP OFF IT SHE FELT A POP IN LEFT CALF STRAINED CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 35 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: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL FX R TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 83 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 |
| FELL DOWN OFF STEPSTOOL @ HOME DX TIB / FIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT SCRAPED LEG ON STEP STOOL 1 WK AGO. DX: CELLULITIS L CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 52 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 |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL TO THE FLOOR - FX LOWER R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL. DX. SHIN PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 59 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 |
| PATIENT FELL THIS A.M., C/O HIP, ANKLE PAIN, FELL OFF STEP STOOL. DX-FRATURE TIB/FIB. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 27 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: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FELL OFF STEP STTOL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 31 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 |
| RT LOWER LEG CONTUSION.PT HIT LOWER LEG ON A STEP STOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 12 months | 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 |
| FELL OFF STEPSTOOL AND INJ LOWER LEG SPRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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