Accidents - Stepladders - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 657
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 55 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
HEAD INJURY W/ LOC-TREE LIMB HIT PT WHILE TRIMMING TREES WHILE ON A STE PLADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2008	Age: 76 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
WAS IN HIS GARAGE ON A STEPLADDER WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT FORM UNDER HIM FE L AND HIT HEAD ON GROUND -LOC DX-CHI C5 FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
81 Y/O ON A STEP LADDER FELL APPROXIMATELY 4 FT. LANDED ON BACK. DX-CONTUSION HEAD, ABRASIONS HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	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: Stepladders
PT FELL OFF A THREE FOOT STEP LADDER ONTO HEAD SUSTAOINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY BUT ADMITTED FOR POSSIBLE CVA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/08/2008	Age: 67 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, Floors or flooring materials
PT FALL AT HOME FROM STEP LADDER APRX.4 FT HIGH STRIKING HEAD ON TILE F LOOR. C/O HEAD/NECK/SHOULDER PAIN.DX:CHI,INTRACRANIAL BLEED,ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/30/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
72 Y/O FELL 6 FT FROM STEP LADDER STRIKING HEAD ON CONCRETE. DX-LAC SCALP, ABRASIONS ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
CHI-FELL BACKWARDS FROM STEPLADDER-UNKNOWN LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders, Ceilings and walls
SCALP LAC;MINOR HEAD TRAUMA/67YOF AT HOME WAS ON STEP LADDER AND FELL O NTO WALL HITTING HEAD CAUSING LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Stepladders
CONCUSSION.PT FELL OFF A STEPLADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	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 FELL 3 FEET OFF STEPLADDER IN GARAGE AND HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE FLOOR DX// SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	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: Stepladders
FALL WITH HEAD AND BACK INJURY. FALL FROM STEP LADDER,FELL BACK 2-3 FT, HIT HEAD,BACK PAIN. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, T12 BURST FX,T3COMPRESSION F
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders, Containers
WAS ON STEPLADDER PUTTING BOXES AWAY IN GARAGE LOST BALANCE FELL HIT UP PER BACK AND BACK OF HEAD PT HAS SCALP LAC TO BACK OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders, Floors or flooring materials
FELL STEP-LADDER, HIT FLOOR/ LAC HEAD
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/04/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL BACKWARDS OFF A STEPLADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	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: Stepladders
PT FELL ABIOUT FOUR FEET OFF A STEP LADDER AND FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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