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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,762
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| MINOR CONTUSIONS: LOST FOOTING ON METAL STEP STOOL LANDING ON THIGH, STRIKING BACK OF HEAD ONTO CEMENT WALL AND HARDWOOD FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL OFF BENCH STOOL AT HOME ABOUT 12-13 INCHES ONTO HARDWOOD FLOOR, HITTING HEAD, +VOMITING. DX - HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Stairs or steps |
| FELL FROM STEP STOOL DOWN 14 STEPS AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF 2-STEP STEPSTOOL AT HOME, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF OF A STEP STOOL AND HIT HEAD ON GROUND. NO LOC. FELL ABOUT 2 FT. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2009 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OFF A STEP STOOL CAUSING A HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Tables |
| SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE-FELL FROM 2 FOOT STEP STOOL WHILE SETTING UP A CRAFT TABLE-HIT GRASS OR CONCRETE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Beds or bedframes |
| 73 Y O F GETTING OUT OF BED TRIPPED FELL OVER A STEPSTOOL CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON WOODEN STEP STOOL, DX: HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Step stools |
| HEAD HEMATOMA-FELL-HIT STEP STOOL-THEN SIDEWALK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| 5YMC ON STEPSTOOL WHICH COLLAPSED AND HIT HEAD ON MOTORCYLCE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Counters or countertops |
| PT STANDING ON A STEP STOOL BRUSHING TEETH AND FELL STRUCK HEAD AGAINST THE COUNTER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL FROM STEP STOOL ON TO HER BCAK AND HIT HEAD, DX: SCALP CONTUSI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 3 YOM, FELL OFF STEP STOOL HIT HEAD ON CABINET, HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL 3 FT OFF OF STEP STOOL. DX: FOREHEAD CONT, CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| CHI/89YOF AT HOME FELL FROM STEP STOOL AND STRUCK BACK OF HEAD. YELLED OUT FOR HUSBAND WHO HEARD NOISE FROM FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Step stools |
| HEAD HEMATOMA. PT WAS CLEANING A STEP STOOL WHEN CLEANING KITCHEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Tables |
| PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF TABLE DX: SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2009 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Doors |
| HEAD INJURY-FELL OFF STEP STOOL-HIT EDGE OF DOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT TRIPPED OVER STEP STOOL NEXT TO BED, FELL AND HIT HEAD, DX: CONCUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Radiators |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO SCALP AFTER FALLING OFF A STEP STOOL AND HITTING HEAD ON RADIATOR* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| BEING HELD BY MOM, TRIPPED OVER STEP STOOL AND FELL;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT WAS ON STEP STOOL YESTERDAY WHILE WASHING CAR, SLIPPED & FELL HITTING RT SIDE OF HEAD, HAS BLEEDING FROM EAR. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT ON A STEP STOOL PAINTING FELL OFF AND HIT HEAD AT HOME DX// HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT STANDING ON A STEP STOOL HANGING BLINDS AND FELL OFF ONTO HEAD SUSTA INED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL BACK OFF OF A STEP STOOL AT HOME AND STRUCK HER HEAD. NO LOC. H AS HEADACHE. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OFF A STEP STOOL CAUSING A CONCUSSION, LT ANKLE SPRAIN AND MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Tables |
| 80YOF AT HOME ON A STEP STOOL FELL OFF LANDED ON COFFEE TABLE INJURING HEAD;CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools, Stools |
| FELL BACKWARDS FROM STOOL VERSUS STEP STOOL,3FTH, HITTING BACK OF HEAD, +LOC, BIBA AS MTR>>CHI/CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools |
| CONCUSSION- FELL STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT WAS IN BATHROOM BRUSHING TEETH FELL OFF STEP STOOL STRUCK BACK OF HEAD BLEEDING. DX SCALP LACERATION/ MINOR CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Ceilings and walls |
| 56 YOF STEPPED BACK OFF STEP STOOL AND LOST BALANCE FALLING INTO WALL H ITTING HEAD SUSTAINING CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Heaters or heating systems |
| DX FALL/CONTU FACE/SCALP/NECK/LAC SCALP: FELL OFF STEP STOOL IN BATHRM HIT HEAD ON CORNER ONF SPACED HEATER. FELL F DIST. ~3FT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Other toys |
| CLIMBING ONTO STEPSTOOL&FELL OFF HITTING SIDE OF FACE/HEAD AGAINST A ME TAL CAR TOY>>CHI/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PATIENT WAS ON A STEP STOOL, LOST HER BALANCE AS IT COLLAPSED HITTING HEAD ON THE CABINET. DX-POSTCONCUSSIVE HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Tables |
| PT STATES WAS PAINTING AT HOME STANDING ON A STEP STOOL AND FELL BACKWA RDS ONTO A WOODEN TABLE KNOT TO BACK OF HEAD DX CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT CLIMBED A STEP STOOL AND IT TOPPLED OVER STRUCK HEAD ONA TILE FLOOR SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Beds or bedframes |
| 76 YO F LACERATIO TO SCALP FELL WHILE USING A STEP STOOL TO GET INTO BED AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL FROM STEP STOOL, HITTING HEAD DX; CONCUSSION W/O LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS STANDING ON A STEP STOOL WHEN IT CAME OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HER. F ELL AND HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE FLOOR. DX. HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Tables |
| 53 YOM FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND HIT HEAD ON TABLE CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL AT RESTAURANT AND HIT HEAD ON A STEP STOOL. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| 70 YO F HEAD INJURY FELL OFF STEP STOOL AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT DX HEAD CONTUSION - S/P FELL FRON STEP STOOL APPROXIMATELY 2 STEPS HIT HEAD ON GROUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF OF STEP STOOL HIT HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| 80 YO F CONTUSION TO SCALP AND BACK FELL OFF STEP STOOL WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS TREE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL STRUCK HEAD AGAINST A CABINET CLOSED HEAD INJU RY AND STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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