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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 895
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/28/2008 | 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 |
| STANDING ON STEP STOOL, FELL. DX FIBULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| STEPPED OFF A STEPSTOOL FELL SWELLING LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 82 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 |
| PT TRYING TO GET INTO CAR-STEP STOOL CAME OUT FROM UNDER HERE-SOFT TISS UE INJURY TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Beds or bedframes |
| PLAYING - PUSHED OFF BED ONTO A PLASTIC STEP STOOL. DX LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| 26 YOM WALKED INTO STEP STOOL AT *** ABRASION LOWER LEG ABRASION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 63 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, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL WHILE PAINTING CEILING. DX: R TIBIAL MEDIAL & LATERAL PLATEAU FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 78 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 GETTING UP ON FOOT STOOL TO GET SOMETHING AND FELL RESULTING IN DEEP LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL FROM STOOL DX: R LEG FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| 8 YO M CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG FELLOFF STEP STOOL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL, CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 92 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| LAYERED RLE LAC WITH REPAIR:MULT CONT'S & ABRA'S:USING STEP STOOL TO GET INTO SIL'S TRUCK,STOOL SPUN AROUND, STRUCK LOWER LEG, 4 CM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Mattresses |
| JUMPED FROM A STEP STOOL ONTO A MATTRESS- PAIN IN FOOT DX: TODDLER'S FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 66 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 TANDING ON A STEP STOOL AND FELL OFF SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 33 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, Counters or countertops |
| PT WAS AT HOME, MOVED OFF A STEP STOOL HITTING A COUNTER CAUSING A CONTUSION TO LT LWR EXTEMITY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A WOODEN STEP STOOL, CUT HIS LEG ON THE STOOL, LATER N OTICED PUS DRAINAGE. DX-LEFT LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 72 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 |
| SLIPPED OFF SMALL STEPSTOOL; TWISTED LOWER LEG. NON-DISPLACED TIBIAL FR ACTURE, LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 82 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 C/O LAC LEG WITH STEP STOOL. DX LFT LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 56 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| WOODEN STEP WENT OUT FROM UNDER PT IN SHOWER & PT FELL HITTING BATHTUB. DX: R LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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