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Lethal accidents - Stairs or steps - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 429
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products.
Lethal Accidents - Years:
Year 1998:38
Year 2001:76
Year 2002:15
Year 2003:16
Year 2004:74
Year 2006:82
Year 2007:15
Year 2009:30
Year 2010:79
Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:235Head:194

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/12/2010Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 05/31/2010Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 06/23/2009Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
INTOXICATED AND HAD SEIZURE AND FELL DOWN STAIRS SUFFERING CARDIAC ARRE ST AND HEAD TRAUMA AND DIED IN ER
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 06/13/2009Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT COLLASPED, FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS EXPIRED IN ED ,......NO DX STATED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 09/27/2007Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
45 YOM BIBA, HAD BEEN FOUND AT BOTTOM OF STEPS BY FAMILY AFTER APPARENT FALL, ? DOWN TIME, ATTEMPTS AT RESCUSCITATION UNSUCCESSFUL, PT DIED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 09/01/2006Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 01/08/2006Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 12/21/2004Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
FALLING DOWN STEPS OUTSIDE OF APARTMENT-SON BROUGHT PATIENT BACK INTO HOUSE CALL EMS CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST R/O SEPSIS R/O HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 08/31/2004Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN 5 STEPS, FOUND DOWN UNRESPONSIVE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 07/28/2003Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 06/09/2002Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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


Date: 05/14/2001Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 09/15/1998Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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