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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 306
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 73 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: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| HEAD CT-FELL BACKWARDS OFF AN ATTIC STAIRWAY INTO GARAGE-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| FELL ON ATTIC STEPS DX. FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| FELL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL FROM ATTIC STAIRS TO FLOOR DX. T5 FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| MISSED A STEP ON ATTIC STAIRS DX. ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| WAS HIT BY AN ATTIC LADDER IN CHEST DX: CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Ladders |
| DESCENDING STEPS FROM ATTIC SCRAPED LEG ON A LADDER ABRASIONS CONTUSIONS RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PATIENT WAS GOING DOWN THE ATTIC STAIRS AND FELL. DX-LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT FELL 8 FEET OFF A PULL DOWN ATTIC LADDER AT HOME STRIKING HEAD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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