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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 858
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL ONTO FLOOR, REACHING FOR SOMETHING. LOC SHORT TIME, STRIKING RT SIDE OF HEAD. CHI, SCALP CONTUSION S/P FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| INTER HEAD INJURY- FELL STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Refrigerators |
| ON STEP STOOL FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR, 1.5 CM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Tables |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND HIT HEAD ON TABLE. DX: HEAD CONTUSION.. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| 4 DAYS AGO, FELL OFF STEP STOOL LADNING ONTO BUTTOCK&HITTING OCCIPIT ON WAY DOWN >> CONTS/URINE RETENTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL THIS AM, DENIES LOC. DX: CHI, SKULL CONTUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL, HIT BACK OF HEAD DX; HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL, HIT HEAD DX; CHI, ICH, SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT LOST BALANCE STANDING ON STEP STOOL & FELL SUSTAINING A HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Beds or bedframes |
| PT STATES MISSED HIS STEP STOOL AND FELL, HITTING HEAD ON BED. DX. LA C SCLAP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools, Stairs or steps |
| FELL FROM STEP STOOL AND HIT DOOR STEPS. DX-CONCUSSION, CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON SHELVING UNIT, CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND SUBDURAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL BACK OFF OF STEP STOOL AND MAY HAVE HIT DRESSER AND LAC TO BACK OF HEAD. DX. LAC HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT LOST BALANCE & FELL FROM A STEP STOOL AT HOME HITTING HEAD DX: CONCUSSION WITHOUT LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| DX HEAD LAC/SIMPLE LAC REPAIR/HYPOMAGNESEMIA/CHRONIC L ANK PAIN: BACK- WARD FALL OFF STEP STOOL WHILE TAKING CARE OF BIRDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Counters or countertops |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL, HIT HEAD ON COUNTER TOP IN KITCHEN DX SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL WAS STANDING ON STEP STOOL, CAN'T REMEMBER DETAILS, FEELS "FUNNY" DX-CONCUSSION, AMNESIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| 86 YO F LACERATION TO SCALP, MILD CONCUSSION FELL OFF STOOL AT HOME HIT BACK OF HEAD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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