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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 615
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 82 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: Pull-down or folding stairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FOUND UNRESPONSIVE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR AFTER FALLING OFF A FOLD DOWN ATTIC STAIRWAY SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LACERATION HAND: WALKING DOWN WOOD PULL DOWN ATTIC STEPS, SLIPPED DOWN 4 STEPS, CAUGHT HAND ON SCREW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT ATTIC STAIRS FELL ON HEAD AT HOME + LOC DX// SKULL FX INTRACRANIAL BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/30/2007 | Age: 65 years | 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: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT FELL DOWN FOLDING ATTIC STAIRS AT HOME AND INJURED ANKLE DX// RIGHT ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | Age: 80 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 |
| FELL OFF ATTIC STAIRS/RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT STEPPED OFF A SMALL STEP ON A TRAILER AND ROLLED HIS ANKLE. DX: LE FT ANKLE SPRAIN, STEP WAS OF PULL DOWN TYPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT DESCENDING A PULL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS AND SLIPPED STRUCK CHEST CONTUSI ON RIBS STRAINED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | Age: 74 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 OFF ATTIC STAIRS/HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT CUT HAND ON METAL FROM PULL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS TODAY AT HOME DX// LEFT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2007 | Age: 54 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 |
| PT WAS ON THE PULL DOWN STAIRS TO HIS ATTIC AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL F RACTURED LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT COMING DOWN A PULL DOWN LADDER IN HIS ATTIC AND FELL SUSTAINED A LA CERATION TO CALF AND STRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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