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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 801
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools, Christmas decorations |
| 47YOWM STANDING ON A 2-3 FT STEPPING STOOL PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORA TIONS, LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON FOOT & ROLLED ANKLE. DX. STRAIN L ANKL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| L ANKLE SPR/45YOF AT HOME FELL OFF OF A SMALL STEP STOOL AND INJURED L ANKLE. HAPPENED THIS MORNING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| 26YOF SUSTAINED ANKLE SPRAIN WHEN SHE STEPPED OFF A STEP STOOL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FRACTURE LT.ANKLE.33YOF.PT.REFERS WHILE HANGING CURTAINS FELL FROM STEP STOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Step stools |
| 55YOF-ANKLE DISLOCATION-FELL OFF 12 INCH STEP STOOL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| 53 YOM WAS STEPPING ON A STOOL TO GET UP TO A TABLE AT THE DR. OFFICE, AND THE STOOL SNAPPED/ ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| 37 YOF, FELL OFF STEPSTOOL, SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Step stools, Screwdrivers |
| 45 YOF FELL OFF STEP STOOL SUSTAINING PUNCTURE WOUND AND SPRAIN TO LEFT ANKLE FROM A SCREWDRIVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| 61YOF ON A STEP STOOL AFTER DRINKING VODKA AND FELL OFF FRACTURED ANKL E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| 53YOF FELL OFF OF STEP STOOL AT HOME, HEARD R ANKLE CRACK DX- ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/07/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| 32 YOF- @ HOME PT TWISTED R ANKLE ON MON-TODAY STEPPED DOWN OFF STEP ST OOL ONTO UNEVEN SURFACE-REINJURY DX SPRAIN R ANKLE * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| 82YOF SPRAINED ANKLE TRIPPED OVER STEP STOOL AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| 28YOF WALKING IN A STORE AND STUMBLED OVER A STEP STOOL AND STRAINED R IGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools, Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 34YOF SPRAINED ANKLE/FOOT CONTUSION TO KNEE SLIPPED OFF STEP STOOL WHIL E HANGING A SHADE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| RT ANKLE SPRAIN: 35YOF C/O RT ANKLE PAIN AFTER SHE TRIED TO STEP OFF A STEP STOOL & TWISTED IT, IMPACTED CARPETED FLOOR, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2010 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| 20MOM PT CLIMBING ON A STEP STOOL WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF AND LANDED AWKWAR DLY ON HIS R LEG. ANKLE TWISTED, WONT BEAR WEIGHT. DX R ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools, Extension cords |
| 50YROLD MALE STEPPED OFF OF STEP STOOL ONTO EXTENSION CORD TWISTING ANK LE DX SPRAINED ANKLE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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