Accidents - Stairs or steps - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Wrist

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 13,206
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Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
BILATERAL WRIST SPRAIN.PT FELL DOWN ICY STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
SLIPPED ON STEPS AND FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED ON STEPS AT KERNODLE CLINIC AND FELL. DX. LAC, CONT HEAD, WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL GOING UP STAIRS OUTSIDE DX: LT WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT SLIPPED ON SNOW AND FELL DOWN 3 STEPS DX: LIKELY SCAPHOID FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
WALKING, MISSED A STEP & FELL DX: WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
WRIST CT-FELL DOWN STEPS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stairs or steps
STANDING AND FELL OFF STEP ONTO WRIST LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
76YOM WAS HOME FELL DOWN 5 STEPS,LANDED HITTING BACK OF HAND AND HEAD SCAPHOID FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/22/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT C/O FALL DOWN STEPS. DX DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
75 YO FELL DOWN STAIRS INJURED WRIST SPRAIN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
LEFT WRIST FX,CHI.PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
LEFT WRIST AND ULNA FX.PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT SLIPPED ON STAIRS, FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
57 YOM SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS SUSTAINING A FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL ON STEP AT CHURCH AND INJURED WRIST DX: FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
FX WRIST, FELL DOWN 3 STAIRS @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
75YOF WAS AT CHURCH,MISSED LAST STEP,FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAND; WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN STAIRS AND CAUGHT SELF WITH HAND DX- WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/16/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FRACTURED WRIST WHEN FELL WHILE GOING UP STEPS AT CHURCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
82 YOF FELL ON STAIRS AT DAUGHTER'S HOME SUSTAINING A FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps, Golf
PT TRIPPED & FELL WHEN SHE MISSED A STEP WHILE CHASING A BALL PLAYING MINIATURE GOLF YESTERDAY SUSTAINING A WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL GOING UP STAIRS SPRAIN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
RIGHT WRIST FX./. PT LOST BALANCE FALLING DOWN STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS AT HOME, LEFT WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
LEFT WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN FALLING DOWN 8-10 STEPS IN CONDO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL WHILE GOING UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS FRACTRURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STAIRS AT CHURCH. DX: R WRIST FX, MULT ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
WRIST FX-FELL DOWN STEPS-HIT GUTTERING ON THE GROUND-@ ***
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 01/04/2008	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
RT WRIST FX,CONCUSSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A STEP AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
LEFT WRIST STR. PT INJURED WRIST FALLING DOWN SNOWY STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
TRIPPED AND FELL DOWN STAIRS DX; R WRIST, ARM AND SHOULDER CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
SLIPPED ON WET STAIRS ONTO WRIST FX IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT WAS AT HOME, FELL ON ICY STEPS CAUSING A FX TO LT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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