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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 138
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS FOUND AT BOTTOM OF STAIRS , PT FELL DOWN STAIRS AND STRUCK HEAD AGAINST THE WALL PUTTING A HOLE IN THE WALL |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL DOWN 10 STEPS LANDING ON THINLY CARPETED LANDING HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT SUST HEAD CONCUSSION FELL ON STEPS AND EXPIRED IN E.D. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FOUND AT BOTTOM OF STEPS UNRESPONSIVE FOR UNKNOWN,AMMOUNT OF TIME DX: DOA,SDH L CEREBRAL CONVEXITY W 2 CM LAC TO R MIDLINE. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/08/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT ALLEGEDLY FELL DOWN STEPS AT HOME WITH LAC TO HEAD TO SKULL BONE AND MULTI FACIAL ABRASIONS CAUSING FATAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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