Accidents - Ladders - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Face

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,926
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Date: 12/28/2008	Age: 69 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 OFF A LADDER STRUCK FOREHEAD SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO FACE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/18/2008	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders, Other manual workshop tools
PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OFF A LADDER AN HIT A CROW BAR CAUSING A CONTUSION TO NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
CONTUSION TO FACE WHEN FELL FROM A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Eyeglasses
PT WAS HELPING SON-IN-LAW WHO WAS ON TOP OF ROOF BY HOLDING THE LADDER, SON-IN-LAW FELL ON PT AND GLASSES LAC NOSE. DX. LAC NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
FACE CT-FELL FROM 8 FOOT LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT DX MANDIBLE FX - S/P PT FELL FROM LADDER 3 DAYS AGO,C/O JAW PAIN. PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
LADDER COLLAPSED & FELL ON PT'S HEAD DX: FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2008	Age: 72 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL 4-8 FT OFF LADDER ONTO PORCH WHILE PAINTING. DX: FACIAL ABR, FALL W/LOC, ETOH INTOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
CHIN LAC.PT WAS REPAIRING GARAGE ROOF AND FELL OFF LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2008	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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER HITTING SHOULDER AND LAC CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT WAS PAINTING AND FELL OFF AN 8 FOOT LADDER SUSTAINED FACIAL CONTUSI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER DX: MULTIPLE FACIAL AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 58 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 OF LADDER, LANDED ON SHOULDER/FACE. DX. MANDIBULAR FX.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
NASAL FX. PT SLID DOWN A LADDER HITTING FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT LOST BAKLANCE AND FELL OFF A LADDER STRIKING FACE LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER. DX; FOREHEAD ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 66 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
SLIPPED OFF THE 3RD RING OF A LADDER&FELL HITTING EYEBROW AGAINST A CAB INETE>> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	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: Fracture
Product: Ladders
56 YO FELL OFF LADDER STRUCK FACE FX FACIAL BONE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
51 YO MALE FELL OFF LADDER TWO DAYS AGO CONTUSION LEFT MANDIBLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	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, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A PALM TREE WHILE ON A LADDER AND FELL OFF SUSTAINED A LACE RATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 61 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: Fracture
Product: Ladders
C/O FACIAL TRAUMA STATUS POST SLIDING DOWN FROM 6FEETH HEIGHT LADDER HI TTING FACE ON WAY DOWN >>NASAL BONE FX/FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2008	Age: 52 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.PT FELL DOWN A LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER DX: FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
NASAL FX-FACE LAC-FELL FROM LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	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: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER AND INJURED NOSE. DX: NASAL FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FOREHEAD LACERATION.PT FELL DOWN A LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 52 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 12FT FROM LADDER. DX; FACIAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FOREHEAD LAC-HOLDING LADDER FOR HUSBAND-HIT W/A FALLING TREE BRANCH-@ H OME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT WAS HIT IN CHIN W/A LADDER;DENIES LOC;BLEEDING CONTROLLED. DX: 1.5" LACERATION CHIN, 6 SUTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT C/O HIT IN CHIN WITH SPRING FROM ATTIC LADDER. DX LAC CHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF CONTUSION TO THE FACE WHEN FELL DOWN THE LADDER ?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT DX CLOSED FX OF ORBITAL FLOOR - FELL FROM LADDER AND HIT HER FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER AND INJURED FACE DX// FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 62 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; FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF 6 FT. LADDER AT LOCAL CAMP NASAL LACERATION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 63 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, Boats and boating
PT SLIPPPED AND FELL 5 FEET OFF LADDER AT HOME AND HIT FACE ON BOAT DX/ FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	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
FELL OFF LADDER, LAC TO FACE DX; 4 CM FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
WORKING ON A ROOF WHEN HE WENT TO STEP ON A LADDER AND THE LADDER COLLAPSED AND HE FELL. DX FACIAL LACERATION / CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
59 YO MALE FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME FRACTURE FACIAL BONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FELL FROM LADDER HITTING FACE ON LEDGE LAC TO EYEBROW AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FOREHEAD LAC, PT FELL OFF A LADDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Workshop furnishings
68YMC MISSED THE BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER AND FOREHEAD STRUCK A SAWHORSE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT STATES THAT THE WIND CAUSED A LARGE ALUMINUM LADDER TO FALL ONTO HER HEAD RESULTING IN NASAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME WHILE PAINTING. DX: 2.5 CM CHIN LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	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
DX FACIAL LAC/OPEN TUFT FX OF R 1ST DIGIT/FALL FROM 8FT ELEVATION: FELL FROM TOP OF AN 8FT LADDER, LANDED ON FACE, & HURT HEAD & HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Knives with replaceable blades
PT UTILITY KNIFE FELL OFF LADDER AND HIT PT IN THE FACE DX// NASAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PATIENT HAD A FALL FROM A LADDER, APPROX. 11 FEET, WAS AMNESTIC TO EVENT, WAS REPETITIVE, HAS A FOREHEAD INJURY. DX-FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Eyeglasses
PT FELL OFF LADDER AND EYEGLASSES HIT INTO FACE DX// FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT ON A LADDER AT HOME TRIMMING A TREE AND FELL OFF SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2008	Age: 53 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/FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2008	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, Motor vehicles or parts
NOSE LAC-HIT W/A LADDER WHILE LIFITNG IT INTO TRUCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Ladders, Floor lamps or table lamps
DX R BUCCA HEMATOMA/MILD CHEST WALL CONTU: WAS PAINTING AND SLIPPED STEPPING OFF LADDER AND STRUCK TOP OF A LAMP WITH R SIDE OF FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT RECEIVED FACIAL LACERATION AND HEAD CONTUSION WHEN FELL 15 FT FROM LADDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
67 YO MALE FELL OFF LADDER AND HIT HEAD FRACTURE NASAL BONE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
LAC TO FOREHEAD, FELL FROM LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Light bulbs
PT DX LT FOREHEAD LACERATION - S/P PT FELL OFF LADDER 2 DAYS AGO WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2008	Age: 74 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 FELL OFF A LADDER STRIKING FACE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FACE CLOS ED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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