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Accidents - Stepladders - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 377
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Date: 12/23/2002Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
CHI, PT FELL OFF A STEPLADDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2002Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
PT PUTTING BOOKS ON SHELF WHILE STANDING ON A STEP LADDER AT HOME, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD, CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2002Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT STANDING ON A STEPLADDER AT HOME TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF A CA BINET WHEN THE ENTIRE CABINET FELL OFF THE WALL LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2002Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
FELL OFF ALUMINUM STEPLADDER AND HEAD STRUCK CORNER OF LADDER DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2002Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
SCALP CONT. PT FELL FROM A STEPLADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2002Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
STANDING ON A 2 STEP LADDER AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON A COUCH. HEAD CONTUSIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2002Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
FELL OFF 4FT STEP LADDER CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2002Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders, Floors or flooring materials
PT. WAS ON A STEPLADDER PUTTING UP CURTAINS, LOST BALANCE AND FELL TOFL OOR LACERATING HER SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/2002Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders, Ceilings and walls
CHI W/BACK INJURY - WAS STANDING ON A TALL STEPLADDER AND FELL BACKWARD S STRIKING HEAD ON A WALL AND ALSO A METAL POST CAUSING INDENTATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/29/2002Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
FELL OFF STEP LADDER 10 FEET BACKWARD HITTING HEAD AND LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2002Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Stepladders
PATIENT FELL OFF A STEP LADDER AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE. DX-CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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