Accidents - Ladders - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 878
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER C/O RIGHT UPPER THIGH PAIN DX: MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER INJURING THIGH C/O PAIN ` DX FX THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/10/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
78 Y/O MALE WAS USING A LADDER AT HOME WHEN HE FELL CAUSING A FX TO HIS LT FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders, Pipes
PT FELL OFF LADDER ONTO A PIPE IN BARN. DX: CONT R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
FELL FROM LADDER YESTERDAY/ CONTUSION RT THIGH, RT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
DX RIGHT THIGH CONTUSION: FELL FROM LADDER AND STRUCK LEG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 5 FT OFF LADDER THIS AM. DX: CONT R THIGH/HIP/SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT DX PROXIMAL LT FEMUR FX - 70 YR OLD BIBEMS - SP 10 FT FALL OFF A LADDER WHIE CUTTING TREE BRANCH WHEN LADDER SLIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER AND SCRAPED LEG. D: THIGH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Knives
ON LADDER CUTTING TREE WITH SAW, SAW DROPPED, GOT DOWN, BUMPED LADDER, KNIFE ON LADDER FELL, CUT LEG DX LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
67 Y/O M C/O CUT LEG - SLIPPED OFF LADDER.DX: LACERATION RIGHT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
65 Y/O W/M FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURED FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
JUMPED ON LADDER; STRAIN UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT STANDING ON A LADDER TRIMMING TREES WHEN SHE FELL FRACTURED LEFT UPP ER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/22/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Air conditioners
PT FELL OFF LADDER 10FT FIXING AIR CONDITIONING, L FEMORAL NECK FX, L W RIST FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/03/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL OFF LADDER X 2 WEEKS AGO BENT OVER TO PICK UP OBJECT OFF FLOOR TODAY, ACUTE HAMSTRING STRAIN R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
LT FEMORAL NECK FX-SHE FELL OFF A LADDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/29/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
DESCENDING AND FELL 10 FEET OFF LADDER FX UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FRACTURE LEFT FEMUR, WALKING DOWN LADDER AT HOME, LADDER TWISTED PATIENT FELL ABOUT 3 FEET TO SOFT GROUND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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