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Lethal accidents - Stairs or steps - 50+ years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 75
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:30Upper Trunk:15
Lower Trunk:15All Of Body:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/29/2007Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
TRAUMA ARREST. PT FELL DOWN AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF STEPS.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 08/20/2007Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS, FOUND LYING ON BACK. DX: RIBS FX
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 08/02/2007Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN 6-10 STEPS. DX: SAH
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 03/05/2007Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
FOUND AT BASE OF STAIRS IN FULL CARDIAC ARREST,DEAD ON ARRIVAL
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 01/27/2007Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN STAIRS, HITTING HEAD, +LOC, PULSLESS ON EMS ARRIVAL, PRONOUNC ED ON ARRIVAL TO ER " TBI"
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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