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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 218
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/18/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OVER A STEP STOOL-HIT FACE TRYING TO CATCH SELF R ORBITAL FRACTURE HEAD INJURY FACIAL CONTUSION LEFT FOOT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2004 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER FACE AS A RESULT OF FALLING FROM A STE P STOOL ONTO A WALKER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING FACE ON A STEP STOOL IN THE BATHROOM AT HO ME FRACTURED NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2004 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT WALKING ACROSS A ROOM IN HIS HOUSE WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A STEP STOOL STRIKING FACE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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