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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 492
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/23/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools, Ceilings and walls |
| 57YOF, WAS SCRAPING THE CEILING&FELL OFF 3FTH STEP STOOL >>KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| 65 YOF WAS STANDING ON A STOOL AND AS SHE WENT TO STEP OFF THE STOOL SH E SUSTAINED A RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| 64 YOF PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL ONTO KNEES. CONTUSION KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Step stools |
| 80YOF ACCIDENTLY FELL OFF A 3FT STEP STOOL INJURING RT KNEE; KNEE DISLOCATED/FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/14/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 60 YOF INJURED LT KNEE WHEN SHE TWISTED KNEE STEPPING DOWN ON STEPSTOOL WHILE CLEANING CABINETS. DX: SPRAIN LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| 64YOF FELL OFF A STEP STOOL LANDED ONTO LEFT KNEE STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| 73 Y/O FEMALE TRYING TO GET UP ON STEP STOOL & INJURED KNEE AT HOME DX: RIGHT KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| 62 YOF FELL FROM A STEP STOOL SUSTAINING A FRACTURED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/26/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| ^71 Y FEMALE, FELL GETTING OUT OF VAN STEPPING ON STEP-STOOL, C/OKNEE/S HOULDER AND ANKLE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| DX SPRAIN KNEE & LEG/SPRAIN FOOT: 57YOF W/PN BRUIS'G & SWELL'G SURROUND R LE ANK AND FOOT AND KNEE; TRIP'D OVER GRANDSON'S STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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