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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 949
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| WHILE BEING CARRIED SOWN STEPS BY MOM, MOM FELL DOWN STEPS. DX. R FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN 12 STEPS-CONTUSION RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MOM FELL DOWN STAIRS W/PT IN ARMS LAST PM. DX: R FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT CRAWLING AND ROLLED DOWN 15 CARPETED STEPS; FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURE FEMUR - 5 YOM FELL WHILE RUNNING DOWN STAIRS AND LANDED ON TIL E FLOOR C/O RIGHT LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT FELL DOWN STEPS AT HOME; THIGH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MISSED 1 STEP FEW DAYS AGO. DX. L THIGH CONTUSION, L LEG PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FRACTURED UPPER LEG WHEN FELL FROM PORCH STEPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT FELL WHEN WALKING DOWN STAIRS, FELL 4 STEPS ONTO CARPET, THIGH PAIN; LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT HAD UNWITNESSED FALL DOWN 5-10 STEPS AT HOME, FOUND ON "ALL FOU RS", NOT WANTING TO WALK; FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL ON STEPS DX. FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MOM FELL DOWN STAIRS WITH THE BABY- PT. NOT MOVING LEFT LEG DX: LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE / LEFT CLAVICLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 22 YO F FELL BACKWARDS DOWN STEPS FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS;FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FRACTURE FEMUR - 17 MOF SLIPPED AND FELL ON STEPS INJURING RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN STEPS HIT UPPER THIGH AND HIP, LT THIGH SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OFF OF ONE STEP, ONTO A GAIT LANDING ON A CARPETED FLOOR WITH INJURY TO L LEG. SOFT TISSUE INJURY $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| SLIDING ON STAIRS ON ABDOMEN, FELL ON LAST STEP, (DX IS FX FEMUR) |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN SEVEN STAIRS CONTUSION TO RIGHT UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Fireworks |
| PATIENT FELL OFF STAIRS WHILE BABYSITTER WAS LETTING OFF FIREWORKS; THI GH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS, FX THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT WALKING UP STEPS AND TRIPPED NOW NOT BEARING WEIGHT ON RIGTHFOO T SPRAIN TO RIGTH THIGH AND FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN 8 STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS, CONTUSION L THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE, UNSUPERVISED. LEFT LEG INJURYDX: FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT BEING CARRIED BY ADULT DOWN WOOD STEPS, STEPS BROKE AND ADULT F ELL WITH PATIENT; FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MOM WAS CARRYING PT UP THE STAIRS AND FELL FX PTS UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT RAN INTO SISTER WHEN GOING UP STAIRS AT HOME, PT. AND SISTER RO LLED BACK DOWN STAIRS, LEG PAIN; FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FRACTURED UPPER LEG WHEN FELL DOWN STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FX FEMUR WHEN SHE FELL DOWN THE STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPSDX: FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AT THE SHELTER, RESULTING IN A FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT'S DAD FELL DOWN 6 STEPS W/PT IN ARMS. DX: L FEMUR SPIRAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| MOTHER FELL ON WOODEN STEPS AND LANDED ON BABY'S LEGS. MIDSHAFT FRACTU RE LEFT FEMUR, PROBABLE BUCKLE FRACTURE PROXIMAL LEFT TIBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| LT THIGH PAIN-@ HOME-CRAWLING BACKWARDS DOWNSTEPS & FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT. FELL DOWN STEPS LAST PM, WILL NOT STAND ON L LEG. DX. FX L FEMUR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| LT DISTAL FEMUR FX-FATHER FELL ON STEPS WHILE CARRYING THE PATIENT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS RIGHT LEG/HIP PAIN HOPPING ON OTHER LEG, NO SPECIF IC INJURY, NO FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT BEING CARRIED BY FATHER, FELL DOWN 4 STEPS AT HOME; UPPER LEG C ONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| BEING CARRIED DOWN STAIRS AND SLIPPED ONTO ABDOMEN;FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT JUMPED OFF STEP AND FELL CAUSING SPRAIN LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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