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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 144
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/16/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A LADDER AT HOME WHILE PAINTING SUSTAINING BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA WITH A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT FELL 12-14 FEET FROM EXTENSION LADDER & TREE. HIT LADDER. NO LOC. D: CHI, CSPINE STRAIN, T12, L1 FXS W/O CANAL COMPROMISE, ELBOW LAC, PIPDIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT BECAME DIZZY & FELL FORWARD FROM 3-4 FT LADDER HITTING HIS FOREHEAD & WRIST. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, ABRASIONS TO FACE & WRISTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL FROM AN 8 FT LADDER HITTING HIS HEAD & INJURING HIS RT KNEE. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA WITH SUPERFICIAL FOREH. LACER., KNEE ABRAS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PATIENT FELL APPROX 15-20 FT FROM LADDER WHILE TRIMMING A TREE SUSTAINING HEAD TRAUMA WITH RT PARIETAL SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL FROM 6 FT LADDER WITH +LOC & IS AMNESTIC TO EVEN & REPETI- TIVE. DX - CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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