Accidents - Ladders - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Upper Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,617
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Date: 12/14/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
RT HUMERUS FRACTURE.PT FELL OFF A LADDER AND INJURED HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders, Stairs or steps
73 YOM WAS STANDING ON A LADDER AT TOP OF STEPS CHANGING LIGHT BULB FEL L OFF & DOWN STEPS CUTTING ARM ON GLASS LIGHT COVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL APPROX 10' FT FROM LADDER & FELL ON CONCRETE SIDEWALK DX OPEN FRACTURE DISTAL HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/14/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
LEFT ARM ABRASION AFTER 6 FOOT FALL FROM LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 8 FT FROM LADDER. DX: L HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
LEFT HUMERUS FRACTURE.PT FELL OFF A LADDER AND INJURED UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF SECOND STEP OF LADDER IN GARAGE. DX: FX L HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT STATES HE FELL 6 FT OFF A LADDER, LANDING ON ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders, Floors or flooring materials
PTFELL FROM LADDDER SLIPPING ON WET FLOOR AT HOME CAUSING INJURIES DX:UPPER ARM ABRASION, GROIN CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
69 YO WF - FRACTURE L HUMERUS L WRIST, HEMATOMA HEAD - FELL OFF LADDER - 3 FT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER DX: DISPLACED FRACTURE RT. HUMERUS, MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Wallpaper
FX R HUMERUS; FELL OFF LADDER WHILE WALLPAPERING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
PT C/O LFT SHOULDER PAIN. PT GOT HURT WHILE CLIMBING LADDER. DX NEUROPA THY RT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER. DX: L HUMERUS FX, OLD CLAVICLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/16/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
55 YO F FELL OFF LADDER LANDING ON UPPER ARM FX HUMERUS HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 3-4 STEPS OFF LADDER. DX: L HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Floors or flooring materials
63 YOF FELL ~ 3 FT OFF LADDER ONTO FLOOR LANDING ON SHOULDER DX L PR OXIMAL HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
69 Y.O. W MALE W/FX HUMERUS. PT FELL OFF OF AN 8 FT LADDER. E8810
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
SLIDING DOWN A METAL LADDER BILATERAL UPPER INNER ARM ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER DX: DISLOCATION RT HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
RT HUMERUS FRACTURE.PT WAS CLEANING GUTTERS ON A LADDER AND FELL AND IN JURED UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER - FRACTURE HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Doors
L UPPER ARM FX/62YOM HAD LADDER ON SLANTED CELLAR DOOR AND LADDER SLID TO SIDE. PT FELL HITTING L UPPER ARM. DEFORMITY NOTED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL 3 FEET OFF LADDER - FRACTURE HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER DX: UPPER ARM SPRAIN / CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL 10 FEET OFF A LADDER OUT OF A TREE. DX. DISPLACED L HUMERAL FX., D ISTAL RADIAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/19/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER DX. HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
LEFT HUMERUS AND WRIST FRACTURE.PT FELL OFF A LADDER AND INJURED UPPER ARM AND WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2003	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: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL 6 FT. FROM LADDER DX: LT HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT INJURED ARM FALLING OFF LADDER AT HOME DX:UPPER ARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF A LADDER AT HOME FRACTURED RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER DX. HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/15/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 5 FT FROM LADDER AT HOME. DX: R HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL FROM LADDER 2.5 FEET - FRACTURE HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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