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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 700
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/04/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PAIN TO CHEST FELL FROM STEP STOOL DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2005 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FX RIBS - FELL OFF STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/11/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL WHEN IT BROKE. ACUTE RIB INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL ABOUT 4 FEET, R RIB PAIN DX: FX R 8TH RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| 84 YR OLD MALE FELL OFF STEP STOOL CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER A STEP STOOL AT HOME AND INJURED HIS RT SIDE, FALLING ON CARPET IN THE LIVING ROOM. CONTUSION TO RIGHT RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2005 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| R RIB FX'S, S/P FALL; FELL AT HOME; UP ON STEP STOOL FIXING CURTAINS AND FELL OFF STOOL, LOST BALANCE, C/O R RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT TRIPPED OVER STEP STOOL. DX: R RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEPSTOOL RIB CONTUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| ON STEP STOOL & IT COLLAPSED & SHE FELL. CHEST WALL INJURY, CT LT LOWER LEG & AB RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL DX. RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT STANDING ON A STEP STOOL PUTTING UP CURTAINS AND FELL CONTUSION CH EST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2005 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PATIENT WAS STANDING ON STEP STOOL TO CLEAN WINDOW, LOST HER BALANCE FELL HITTING HER RIGHT FOREHEAD, CHST, WRIST. DX -CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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