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Accidents - Step stools - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 635
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Date: 11/26/2006Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials
FALL FROM STEP STOOL, HIT HEAD ON FLOOR DX: CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2006Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
FEFLL OFF STEP STOOL LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2006Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Step stools
FELL OFF STEP STOOL/HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2006Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools, Doorsills or frames
56 YOF SUSTAINED LACERATION TO SCALP WHEN SHE FELL OFF OF A STEP STOOL AND HIT HEAD ON DOOR FRAME FALLING ONTO BUTTOCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2006Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials
FELL FROM STEP STOOL, LANDED ON LINOLEUM FLOOR DX ACUTE SUBDURAL HEMATOMA SECONDARY FALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/14/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials
FELL FORWARD OFF STEP STOOL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON FLOOR RESULTING IN CLOS ED HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
FELL OFF STEP STOOL, LAC TO BACK OF HEAD, BACK PAINDX: SCALP LAC, BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/27/2006Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Step stools
PT HAD FALL OFF STEP STOOL AT HOME. STATES HE FAINTED AND FELL OFF STOO L. FAINTS WHEN HE LOOKS UP. D:CHI, CHEST PAIN, ETIOLOGY UNCLEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2006Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools
FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND STRUCK HEAD SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2006Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Step stools
PATIENT WAS UP ON STEP STOOL DOING SOME WORK & FELL C/O LT FACIAL INJURY. DX - CONCUSSION, LT ORBIT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2006Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Step stools, Counters or countertops
FELL OFF STEP STOOL, HIT HEAD ON COUNTER, / CHI
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 06/08/2006Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools, Refrigerators
FELL BACKWARDS FROM STEP STOOL WHILE CLEANING FRIDGE SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2006Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Step stools
FELL OFF STEP STOOL/SCALP HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2006Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools
PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL. DX: HEAD CONT, LUMBAR DDD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2006Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Step stools
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL OFF A STEP STOOL CAUSING A CLOSED HEAD INJ RY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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