Accidents - Ladders - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,501
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Date: 12/19/2009	Age: 64 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
64YOF FELL OFF A LADDER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2009	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, Christmas tree lights
55YOF PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS WHILE STANDING ON A LADDER AND F ELL OFF FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 67 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
67 Y/O/M FELL OFF A LADDER DX: R FOREARM, R ELBOW & R BUTTOCK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2009	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
55 YOM FOREARM CONTUSION, CLEANING GUTTER PIPES WHEN THE LADDER FELL AN D INJURED HIS ARM,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
LOWER ARM FX. PT FEL OFF 8 FOOT LADDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2009	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
ABRASION RT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS FALLING DOWN FROM LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
72 YO STATES FELL OFF THE LADDER DX RT LOWER ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2009	Age: 51 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 WAS AT HOME, FELL OFF A LADDER CAUISNG A LACERATION TO LT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2009	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Ladders
DX FALL F LADDER/BACKACHE/L FOREARM HEMATOMA: BACK PN & L WRIST PN AFTER FALL 7FT OFF LADDER ONTO CONCRETE, HIT BUTTOCKS/BACK & L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2009	Age: 75 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 FROM 1ST STEP OF LADDER, INJURED (L) WRIST DX;* (L) RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2009	Age: 79 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
PT WAS GOING UP IN HER ATTIC AND SPRINGS IN LADDER BROKEDX: AB RT FORER AM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2009	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
FX LEFT FOREARM-SLIPPED AND FELL OFF LADDER AND LADDER FELL ON HER LEFT FOREARM AT HOME. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/08/2009	Age: 51 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
PT. FELL OFF LADDER ONTO GRAVEL SURFACE AT HOME DX: CONTUSION R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 65 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
65YOM ON THE SIDE OF A LADDER WHEN THR LADDER FELL FROM THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2009	Age: 62 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 OFF 8 FOOT LADDER DX: LT DISTAL RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL 3 FEET OFF OF LADDER AT HOME INJURING LOWER ARM, PELVIS. DX: FRAC TURE LOWER ARM, CONTUSION PELVIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 58 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
FELL OFF LADDER INJURED ARM FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2009	Age: 57 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 FELL OFF A 8 FEET LADDER, DX: FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 60 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 FROM LADDER DX: R RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2009	Age: 78 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
RADIUS FX-WAS SITTING ON TOP OF A 6FT LADDER,LOST BALANCE AND FELL OFF AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 54 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 SLIPPED DOWN A LADDER. DX: COMPLEX R FOREARM LAC 7 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER, L WRIST PAIN DX: FX RADIUS/ULNA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/26/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER DX: FX RADIUS, SPRAIN WRIST, TRAUMATIC EFFUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
63YOF, FELL OFF LADDER, FRACTURE ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 52 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 HAD FALL OFF LADDER 4 DAYS AGO. WAS 3 STEPS UP. WRIST PAIN SINCE. DX :ULNA STYLOID FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT CUT FOREARM ON LADDER DX: LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FOREARM INJURY FROM SLIPPING OFF 4 FOOT LADDER. DX-LEFT RADIAL HEAD DISTAL FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Ladders
FOREARM HEMATOMA-FELL FROM BOTTOM STEP OF LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 54 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 WAS AT HOME, FELL OFF A LADDER CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
CONTUSION TO ARM AFTER FALL FROM LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER DX: LT RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2009	Age: 51 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 OFF LADDER INJURED ARM FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 59 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 DX: CONTUSION TO BOTH FOREARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 55 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 LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
RADIUS FX-FELL BACKWARDS OFF A LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
LAC TO ARM WHEN FELL FROM A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER, L FA PAIN DX: FX RADIUS/ULNA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/05/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Ladders
LEFT FOREARM SKIN TEAR.PT FELL DOWN A LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2009	Age: 52 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
PATIENT SLIPPED AND SLID DOWN A LADDER; ABRASION, RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2009	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
PT FELL 10 FT OFF OF LADDER. DX: L RADIAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 76 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
FELL DOWN 3 STEPS OF LADDER INJ SHOULDER AND ARM ABRADING THEM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
CONTUSION TO ARM WHEN FELL FROM A LADDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT FELL FROM LADDER INJURING FOREARM. DX FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/02/2009	Age: 57 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
SFELL OFF LADDER. DX- FRACTURE L RADIUS, ABRASION FOREARM #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 62 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: 04/28/2009	Age: 69 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 8 FOOT LADDER. DX- FRACTURE ULNA, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND ABRA SION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2009	Age: 59 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: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Doorsills or frames
DX SCAPHOID FX/DISTAL RADIAL FX (INTRA-ARTICULAR) S/P FALL: S/P MECH FALLL F LADDER & STRUCK BACK ON DOOR FRAME & ALSO INJ WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
PT DX LT ARM SPRAIN - DUE TO FALL OFF LADDER JUST PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2009	Age: 57 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
PT TRIMMING A TREE BRANCH WHEN FELL 12 FEET OFF LADDER TO GROUND. D:DIS TAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2009	Age: 53 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: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT AT HOME FELL FROM LADDER PUTTING ARMS THROUGH GLASS WINDOW/ DX ACUTE LAC BILATERAL ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2009	Age: 53 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 FROM LADDER DX: DISTAL RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
81Y/O,F, SLIPPED AT HOME, ARM STRUCK LADDER, R FOREARM CONTUSION WITH SKIN FLAP LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2009	Age: 51 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, Electric Christmas decorations
PATIENT INJURED LT ELBOW/WRIST AFTER FALLING OFF LADDER REMOVING XMAS LIGHTS. DX-LT ELBOW & FOREARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2009	Age: 58 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 WAS ON A LADDER THAT SLID DOWN SIDE OF HOUSE & PT FELL ONTO GROUND INJURING ARM DX: LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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