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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 274
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT STATES FELL OFF OF A LADDER DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OFF AN EXTENSION LADDER CAUSING A HEAD INJURY AND RT TRICEPS CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 51 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 FROM A LADDER APPROX 4 FT ONTO CEMENT SUSTAINING A CLOSED HEAD INJURY & RT SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | 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, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A LADDER APPROX 15 FT WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO HANG DRAPES SUSTAINING BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA & SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/05/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH MULTIPLE CONT/ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2007 | Age: 78 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 WAS WORKING ON A LADDER IN GARAGE & FELL LANDING MOSTLY ON FOREHEAD & LT WRIST. DX - CLOSED HEAD INJURY, WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL APPROX 8 FT FROM A LADDER INTO A HOLE HITTING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. DX - SCALP & ELBOW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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