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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 194
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Lethal Accidents - Years:
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/12/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| DX DIZZINESS/NAUSEA W/ VOMITING: 48YOM WLKG DWN STAIRS. C/O DIZZINESS, +NASUSEA, +EMESIS X2, WEAK. TYPICAL CP, MILD LOWER ABD' PN |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 05/31/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 30 YO M, FOUND BY EMS AT BOTTOM OF STAIRS FACE DOWN, NON-RESPONSIVE, VO MIT, NOT ABLE TO BE REVIVED, DX ETOH INTOXICATION, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 09/01/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FOUND UNCONSCIOUS/UNRESPONSIVE AFTER FALL DOWN STEPS AT PRISON. D:SU BARACHNOID HEMATOMA, MULTIPLE SKULL FXS, BRAIN DEATH. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/08/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Floors or flooring materials |
| HEAD INJURY-FELL DOWN 7-8 STEPS ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR-@ HOME-EXPIRED IN E D |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 41 YOM FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS SUBDURAL HEMORRHAGE DOA |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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