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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 540
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| FELLON ATTIC STAIRS DX. FIBULA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT WAS DESCENDING HIS ATTIC AND STRAINED LOWER BACK ON THE PULL DOWN LA DDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| FELL ON ATTIC STAIRS DX. SCALP CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| FELL OFF ATTIC STAIRS DX. TIBIA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2005 | Age: 68 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. FELL FROM ATTIC THROUGH FOLDING STAIRS, HIT FH ON FLOOR AT FATHER'S HOME. DX. CONCUSSION W/O LOC, LAC FH, ABRA R HAND, CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/05/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| HIT SELF PULLING ATTIC STAIRS DX. FACIAL CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF FOLD DOWN ATTIC STAIRS AT HOME FRACTURED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2005 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| FELL DOWN ENTIRE FLIGHT OF PULL-DOWN ATTIC STEPS RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS GETTING A BOX OF FLOOR TILES IN THE ATTIC AND FELL OFF THE PULL DOWN STAIRS STRIKING HEAD ON CEMENT FLOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| FELL FROM ATTIC STAIRS DX. PW HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| FELL FROM ATTIC STAIRS DX. UPPER ARM FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/07/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT DESCENDING A PULL DOWN STAIRWAY WHEN HE FELL STRIKING HEAD ON A CONC RETE FLOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| FELL OFF ATTIC STAIRS DX. ELBOW FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| FELL OFF ATTIC STAIRS DX. FACIAL CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT HIT HEAD ON A PULL DOWN STAIRWAY SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT. FELL FROM ATTIC FOLDING STAIRS APPROX 8 FEET, LAC TO TOP OF HEAD, A BRA FH. DX. LAC SCALP, ABRA R SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| FELL ON ATTIC STAIRS DX. SHOULDER CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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