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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 589
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL FROM STEP STOOL. DX: CONT. RT LOWER LEG AND RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2005 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| SUPERFICIAL WOUND L SHIN - STEP STOOL STRUCK LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, House repair or construction materials |
| WAS ON SMALL STEP STOOL DRYWALLING AND FELL/ FX LT FIBULA X 2 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| C/O LOWER LEG PAIN, STEPPING OF STEP LADDER, DX; LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| L KNEE PAIN, FELL FROM STEP STOOL DX: FX TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/24/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL FROM STEP STOOL TIBIA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/19/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF OF A STEP STOOL DX: R TIBIAL FX. / KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/02/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL. DX: R LOWER LEG SWELLING/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL WHILE CLEANING. DX: L TIB/FIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/15/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Christmas decorations |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL PUTTING XMAS DECORATIONS AWAY. DX: COMPOUND OPEN L TIB/FIB FX, DISLOC ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/10/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL CUT L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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