Accidents - Ladders - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Face

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,137
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Date: 12/18/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FELL 3-4 FEET OFF A LADDER HITTING FACE AND CHEST, LAC UNDER L EYE AND STATES CHEST HURTS. DX. LAC L CHEEK/FACE, CONT HEAD, FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER / LADDER COLLAPSED DX: FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders, Chairs
PT FELL OFF LADDER AND HIT FACE ON WOODEN CHAIR; FACE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
63 YOM FELL OFF LADDER FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Floors or flooring materials
PT ON THE SIXTH STEP OF A LADDER FELL OFF STRIKING FACE ON THE FLOOR FR ACTURED NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
LEFT EYEBROW LACERATION-FELL OVER A LADDER WHILE WORKING AT HOME. SUS A 6CM LACERATION TO LEFT EYEBROW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
68 YOF TRIPPED OVER LADDER FELL HIT HEADLACERATION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
ALUMINUM LADDER COLLAPSED FACIAL CONT/ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF A LADDER AT HOME STRIKING NOSE FRACTURED NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
62 Y/O M INJURED FOREHEAD WHEN FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME. DX; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
SLID DOWN LADDER AT HOME INJURING FACE., FOREHEAD. DX: LACERATION NOSE , FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
62 YO M FELL OFF LADDER LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX:FACIAL LAC, LEG LAC. SLID DOWN LADDER CUTTING CHIN ON A BOLT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Hammers
PT SEEN FOR EYEBROW LAC AND LEG LAC AFTER SLIDING 15 FEET DOWN A LADDER AND LANDED W/ A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
DX:FOREHEAD LAC. R 4TH FINGER DISLOC. FELL 9 FT FROM A LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT FELL APP. 6-8 FEET FROM A LADDER. HE STRUCK HIS CHIN ON THE WAY DOWN . DX. BRUISING TO CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
MISSED LAST STEP ON LADDER AT HOME. DX FACE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER DX: LACERATION FOREHEAD, CONTUSION LT. SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
DX:LIP LAC , NOSE FX. ON LADDER PRUING TREES, LADDER SLIPPED FELL ON CO NCRETE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
LACERATION FOREHEAD - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH 3 CM LACERATION TO CENTER O F FOREHEAD - REPORTS HE FELL OFF A 8' LADDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders, House repair or construction materials
FOREHEAD ABR. PT FELL OFF A LADDER THAT WAS ON TOP OF PORCH ROOF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
55 YOF ON LADDER THAT FELL OFF DECK LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE FELL OFF A LADDER CAUSING A LACERATION WITH A HE MATOMA TO HIS FOREHEAD AND MULTIPLE ABRASIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
FOREHEAD CONTUSION. BUMPED HEAD ON LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
LADDER FELL ON PT. RT EYELID LAC. DX; 2.5 CM LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL OFF A LADDER STRIKING AFCE ON A CONCRETE FLOOR AT HOME FRACTURE D NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FOREHEAD LAC-FELL OFF LADDER-HEAD HIT A BUSH-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
LT EYEBROW LAC-FELL WHEN A LADDER FELL-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FACE LAC-FELL-HIT METAL LADDER IN CRAWL SPACE-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF STEP LADDER STRIKING FACE AND LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
70 YOM ACUTE VERTIGO, SAT DOWN, GOT UP AND TRIPPED OVER LADDER, STRUCK L EYEBROW. DX TRIPOD FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT CLIMBING A METAL LADDER AT HOME SLIPPED STRIKING FACE ON THE METAL RUNG LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER-DX-2.5 CM L EYEBROW LACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJURY, ABRA SION L FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PATIENT FELL FROM A LADDER AT HOME. DX-CONTUSION RIGHT FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT FELL AND HIT FACE ON A LADDER DX: FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER LACERATED HEAD, ACUTE FALL WITH FACIAL CONTUSION FAC IAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL 6 FEET OFF LADDER ONTO CONCRETE PATIO AT HOME. D: EYEBROW LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FACIAL LAC-LADDER COLLAPSED-PT FELL-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Ceilings and walls
PT STATES HE WAS ON A LADDER THAT SLID DOWN A WALL APPOX 11 FT IN CHURCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
AT HOME DOING HOME IMPROVEMENTS SLIDD DOWN LADDER LAC TO FACE,ARM FROM SCREW...LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
62-YOM SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS FACE AS A RESULT OF FALLING FROM A LADDER AT HIS SON'S HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT RAN INTO A LADDER AND HIT HEAD DX: LT FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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