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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,729
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2010 | Age: 31 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 |
| 31 YOF, FELL OFF STOOL, CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2010 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| 14 MOM, FELL FROM STOOL, HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 14 months | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 14 MONTH F ON 1 FOOT STEP STOOL, LOST BALANCE AND FELL FORWARD HITT ING FACE ON CONCRETE FLOOR.D X: CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 17 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Counters or countertops |
| 17 YOF CLOSED HEAD INJURY S/P FELL OFF A STEP STOOL AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE COUNTERTOP$ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2010 | Age: 82 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| 82 YOF SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY BY FALLING AGAINST A STEP STOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools, Bathtubs or showers |
| 75YOWM PT WAS ON A 2 STEP STOOL & BATHTUB WORKING ON A LIFT FOR DISABL ED SON, LOST BALANCE & FELL TO FLOOR. DX. CONCUSSION, LAC SCALP, CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 35 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 |
| 35YOF FELL OFF A STEP STOOL AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| 73YOM-WAS OUT WASHING HIS TRUCK ON A STEPSTOOL WHEN ONE OF THE LEGSBROK E AND HE INJURED HIS HEAD. DX: SUPERFICIAL LAC TO SCALP* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 68 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, Fans |
| 68 YOM-@ HOME GOT ON STEP STOOL TO CHECK A LEANING VENT-LEANED BACK INT O CEILING FAN ACCIDENTALLY BEAT IN HEAD W/FAN BLADES DX HEAD CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2010 | Age: 86 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 |
| 86 Y/O/F FELL OFF STEP STOOL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD DX/ HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| 2 YOF, FALL FROM STEP STOOL DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| 14MOM FELL OFF 2 FT STEP STOOL ONTO KITCHEN FLOOR, HITTING HEAD, IS SLIGHTLY LETHARGIC. DX - CONCUSSIVE SYMPTOMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| 19 MOF PLAYING WITH SISTER FELL HITTING HEAD ON STEP STOOL SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2010 | Age: 4 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 |
| 4 YR M FELL ON STEP STOOL;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| 4YOM-PT WAS @ LIBRARY ON A STEP STOOL FELL OFF HITTING HEAD ONTO EDGE OF DESK THEN TO FLOOR. DX MINOR HEAD INJURY/LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| 83YOM WAS UP ON STEP STOOL TRIMMING VEGETATION, LOST BALANCE, HIT BACK OF HEAD. DX - TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2010 | Age: 19 months | 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 |
| 19 MO FEMALE FELL OFF A STEP STOOL AND HIT HEAD. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 7 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, Tables |
| 7YOF FELL FROM SMALL STEP STOOL HITTING SIDE OF HEAD ONTO TABLE >>CHI/POST AURICULAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| 5YOM FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 78 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 78 YOF FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND LANDED ON FLOOR AT HOME. SUBDURAL HEMATO MA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| 2YOM-HEAD INJURY-FELL OFF A STEP STOOL-HEAD HIT THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 70 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, Beds or bedframes |
| 70 YOF STEPPED ON STEP STOOL GETTING OUT OF BED AND FELL. DX: HEAD/LUMBAR CONT, ABDOMINAL PX, CONSTIPATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 13 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 |
| 13MO F FELL OFF STEP STOOL IN BATHROOM ;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2010 | Age: 77 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, Wallpaper |
| 77YOF-CHI-FELL OFF A STEP STOOL WHILE REMOVING WALLPAPER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 61 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 |
| 61YOM STATES HE FELL BACKWARDS OFF OF A 3FT STEP STOOL HITTING HEAD IN GRASS -LOC DX- CHI NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| 3YOF FELL OFF STEPSTOOL WHILE WASHING HANDS AT DAYCARE, HIT HEAD ON LIN OLEUM FLOOR; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| 16 MO M FELL OFF STEP STOOL;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools, Doorsills or frames |
| 62 YOM C/O NECK PAIN, FELL OFF 2 FT. STEP STOOL HITTING DOOR FRAME. DX-HEAD AND NECK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 67 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 |
| 67YOM STANDING ON A STEP STOOL AND GOT LIGHTHEADED AND FELL OFF STRUCK HEAD ON THE FLOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/04/2010 | Age: 95 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 |
| 95YOF TRIPPED OVER A STEP STOOL AT HOME AND FELL FORWARD DX- CHI, FORE HEAD CONT WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2010 | 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 |
| 64 YOF TRIPPED OVER STEP STOOL HITTING HEAD ON CAR; + LOC, DOES NOT REM EMBER; CONFUSED. SMELL OF ALCOHOL,RT EYE ECCHYMOTIC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/30/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| 2 YO MALE FELL OFF A STEP STOOL AT SCHOOL. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2010 | Age: 72 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, Stepladders |
| 72YOF, REPORTS WAS USING STEPSTOOL VS STEPLADDER TO CLEAN HER KITCHEN&F ELL HITTING FOREHEAD>>CHI/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2010 | Age: 83 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 |
| CONCUSSION - 83 YO FEMALE FELL BACKWARDS OFF A STEP STOOL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2010 | Age: 24 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| 24 YOF CLOSED HEAD INJURY NO LOC NO LAC, STANDING ON 2ND STEP OF STEP S TOOL, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HER HEAD, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2010 | Age: 78 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| 78YOF TRIPPED OVER A STEP STOOL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJUR Y |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2010 | Age: 60 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 |
| 60YOF AT HOME FELL OFF STOOL WHILE STANDING ON IT/ DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | 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 |
| FELL OFF STOOL 4 YO F MINOR HEAD INJRY $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2010 | Age: 12 months | 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 |
| IYO M; PT CLIMBING ON STEP STOOL AT HOME,LOST HIS BALANCE, HIT HEAD ON STEPSTOOL; DX: MINOR HEAD INJURY# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Clotheslines or clothes drying racks |
| 72YOM FELL OFF A STEPSTOOL WHEN HANGING CLOTHES ON LINE DX:INTRACEREBRAL HEMMORRHAGE , HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Light bulbs |
| PT WAS STANDING ON A STEP STOOL REPLACING A LIGHT BULB, FELL TO FLOOR DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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