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Accidents - Pull-down or folding stairs - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Ankle

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 443
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:81
Year 1998:37
Year 2000:17
Year 2001:76
Year 2002:15
Year 2006:59
Year 2007:139
Year 2009:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 04/25/2009Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
80 YOF COMING DOWN STEPS OF ATTIC AND FELL SUSTAINING A FRACTURED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/30/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: 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: 08/15/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: 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: 02/11/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Christmas decorations
PUTTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AWAY AND COMMING DOWN ATTIC PULL-DOWN STE PS AND MISSED STEP AND FELL ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2002Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: 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: 08/15/2001Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2000Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/1998Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/1998Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/1997Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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