Accidents - Ladders - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,500
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Date: 12/25/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT WITH FRACTURE TO LEFT RADIUS AFTER FALLING FROM LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF A LADDER ABOUT THREE FEET AT HOME AND FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF A LADDER ABOUT TEN FEET FRACTURED LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 8 FT OFF LADDER. C/O WRIST AND ARM PAIN WITH DEFORMITY. D: ULN AR/ RADIAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 10 FT FROM LADDER ONTO CONCRETE. DX: R DISTAL RADIUS FX, R ULNAR STYLOID FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/25/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
53 YOM FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME ONTO CONCRETE SUSTAINING CONTUSIONS TO R IGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
AT HOME PT FELL FROM 6FT LADDER,HIT L RIBS ON LADDER,INJURED WRIST DX CLOSED FX SHAFT OF RADIUS,CLOSED TRIQUETRUM FX, SINGLE RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FOREARM FX-FELL OFF 8 FOOT LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
RADIAL FX-FELL FROM LADDER-HIT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF A LADDER LACERATION LEFT FOREARM COMPLICATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FRACTURED LOWER ARM WHEN FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Seasonal decorations
FOREARM FX-ON LADDER PUTTING UP HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS-MISSED A STEP-FEL L-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/15/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Ladders
68YOM WAS AT HOME COMING DOWN A LADDER,SLIPPED ON THE LAST FOUR RUNGS;FOREARM HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
CONT. ARM; ABRA. LEG: AT HOME UP ON LADDER, LADDER MOVED, FELL ABOUT 6-7 FT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders, Seasonal decorations
PT STANDING ON A LADDER LOOKING FOR HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS AND FELL OFF CONTUSION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
RADIUS FX-FELL OFF LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL 10 FT OFF OF LADDER LANDING ON (L) FOREARM, HIP AND CHEST DX- FOREARM FX RIB RX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/14/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT FELL FROM LADDER. DX: RIGHT FOREARM CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FOREARM FX-FELL FROM LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/13/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
PT FELL FROM LADDER C/O FOREARM/HAND PAIN AND SWELLING AND HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT AT HOME FELL OFF LADDER INJ R ANKLE L ARM / DX FX L LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
64Y/O,M, FELL OFF LADDER, L FOREARM INJURY, FX L FOREAM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF A LADDER 2 HRS PTA DX: CLOSED FX L DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL BACKWARDS OVER A LADDER, DX; PELVIC & RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/29/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER FX FOREARM,DEGLOVING AND LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
~FALL 7-8 FT FROM LADDER,LAND ON WRIST & STRIKE HEAD DX: FX DISTAL RADI US, EAR LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT SLIPPED ON LADDER,SLID 4 FEET DOWN LADDER TO GROUND,LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM, DX ACUTE SOFT TISSUE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT ON A LADDER AND CUT LEFT LOWER ARM ON A SHARP PIECE OF THE LADDER LA CERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FOREARM LAC-FELL OFF LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF A LADDER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSUION TO LEFT LOWER A RM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF A LADDER/ ABRASION O FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FRACTURE RADIUS - 59 YO FEMALE FELL OFF THER BOTTOM RUNG ON A LADDER JU ST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL - REACHED OUT TO CATCH SELF AND HIT ARM - AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
COMING OFF LADDER IN YARD AT HOME WHEN MISSED LAST STEP CAUGHT SELF W R ARM DX R DISTAL RADIUS FX R PROX HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT.INJ.L.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN OUTSIDE ON LADDER & FELL OFF. DX; F.X. L. DISTAL RADUIS / ULNA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
62 YO SLIPPED OFF LADDER INJURED ARM FX FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT WITH WRIST PAIN AFTER FALL OFF LADDER YESTERDAY. D:DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
LEFT ARM STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN FALLING OFF A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
LT FOREARM CONTUSION: SCALP RASH: FELL OFF 3RD STEP OF LADDER 3 DAYS AGO, LANDED ON ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
FOREARM CT-FELL OFF LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER/FOREARM CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PATIENT FELL 3 FT. FROM A LADDER, C/O WRIST PAIN. DX-FRACTURE RIGHT DSTAL RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL FROM A LADDER. DX: CLOSED R DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER AND FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/31/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL 2 STEPS FROM LADDER TO FIX PLUMBING DX DISTAL RADIAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Saws
FOREARM FX-FELL FROM LADDER WHILE SAWING A TREE LIMB-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL 6 FT FROM LADDER DX: FX ULNA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/27/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT FELL FROM LADDER ABOUT 6-8 FEET, CAUGHT HIP & ARM ON LADDER & LACERA TED LOWER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT SLIPPED ON LADDER AND CUT BOTH FOREARMS. DX: LACS TO ARMS, ABRASIONS .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER 3-4 FT AT HOME FX RT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PATIENT C/O ARM PAIN, FELL OFF LADDER ONTO LEFT ARM. DX-FRACTURE LEFT DISTAL RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF A LADDER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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