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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 451
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT WAS PULLING DOWN ATTIC STAIRS AND FELL BACK INJURING RIBS DX: FRACTURED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 72 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 |
| PT IN ATTIC AND FELL DOWN THE ATTIC LADDER TO THE GROUND CLOSED HEAD IN JURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| R ARM SKIN TEAR;BACK INJ/84YOF TRYING TO OPEN ATTIC LADDER AND FELL BAC KWARD ONTO HER BACK. C/O BACK AND ARM PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| P FELL FROM THE PULL DOWN ATTIC LADDER AND FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS FRACTURE D UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL OFF THE ATTIC PULL DOWN STAIRS AT HOME AND FELL TO THE CONCRETE GARAGE FLOOR SUSTAINED A COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Luggage |
| PT GETTING A SUITCASE DOWN FROM THE ATTIC AND FELL DOWN THE PULL DOWN S TAIRS CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| 57 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER PULLING DOWN ATTIC STEPS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT WAS ON THE PULL DOWN LADDEER TO THE ATTIC AND FELL FRACTURED PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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