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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 450
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| GRADE 2 CONCUSSION - 62 YO MALE STATES ON 8' LADDER WHEN IT FELL BACKW ARDS TO THE GROUND - WAS ABLE TO AMBULATE INTO HOUSE - ALSO BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| REPORTEDLY FELL OFF AN EXTENSION LADDER, 6FEET HIGHT, HITTING HEAD, ?LO C>>SCALP LAC/HYPOTENSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT HALF WAY UP LADDER AND FELL-CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 67 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, Fans |
| PT STATES WAS ON A LADDER AND WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH THE BLADES OF A CEILING FAN DX 2 CM LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS AT HOME IN THE GARAGE ON A LADDER AND FELL LANDING ON HER LEFT S IDE DX HEMATOMA TO LEFT SIDE OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WITH PAIN TO HEAD AFTER BEING HIT IN HEAD WITH LADDER PT LEFT WITHOU T SEEING DOCTOR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT FELL OFF ATTIC LADDER HITTING HEAD ON DOOR KNOB-HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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