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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 358
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| ARM WENT THROUGH STEP STOOL DX SKIN TEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| 59 YOF S/P FALL FROM MISSED STEP ON STEP STOOL-FALL ON R WRIST-C/O SEVE RE PN-COMM.FRX DISTAL R RADIUS/ULNA -STYLOID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL TODAY WHILE HANGING PICTURE, C/O RT WRIST PAIN DX: RT FOREARM FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Doorsills or frames |
| SKIN TEAR L FOREARM - TRIPPED ON A STOOL,STRUCK DOOR JAMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT ON STEP STOOL WHILE PAINTING, FELL OFF STOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools, Toy sports equipment |
| COMING DOWN 2FT STEP STOOL, LOST BALANCE KICKING A BALL AWAY ARM INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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