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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 377
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2002 | 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: Stepladders |
| CHI, PT FELL OFF A STEPLADDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 11/09/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 09/24/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 09/04/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders |
| SCALP CONT. PT FELL FROM A STEPLADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 08/06/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stepladders |
| FELL OFF 4FT STEP LADDER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 01/29/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 01/29/2002 | Age: 63 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: 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: 01/21/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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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