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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 433
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stilts |
| PT WAS WEARING STILTS AT A PLAY LAST NIGHT DX: BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stilts, Ceilings and walls |
| PT FRACTURED HIS RIB AS A RESULT OF FALLING FROM STILT WHILE WORKING ON THE CEILING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stilts |
| FELL OFF STILS AND LANDED ON LOWER ARM SUSTAINING A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stilts, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 41 YOM PAINTING ON STILTS ANDHIT HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stilts |
| DX RIGHT ELBOW CONTUSION: FELL FROM STILTS AND LANDED ON ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stilts |
| 38 YO WM - RT. SHOULDER INJURY - WAS ON DRYWLL STILTS & FELL , INJURING SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stilts, Caulking or spackling compounds |
| PT. FELL OFF STILTS 31" WITH BUCKET OF SPACKLE AT FRIEND'S HOUSE INJURING HIP AND SPRAIN TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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