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Accidents - Pull-down or folding stairs - Year 2003 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 245
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:16
26-50 years old:195
50+ years old:33

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/25/2003Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL OFF ATTIC STAIRS DX. CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2003Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT. PULLED DOWN STAIRWELL, HIT HEAD ON BOTTOM STAIR. DX. LAC TO SCALP, CONT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2003Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
HIT IN HEAD BY ATTIC STAIRCASE CEPHALSIA S/P HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2003Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
HIT HEAD ON ATTIC STAIRS DX. HEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PATIENT FELL OFF THE ATTIC STEPS AND BUMPED HIS HEAD. DX-SCALP HEMATOMA .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2003Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PULLED DOWN ATTIC STEPS / HIT HEAD DX: SCALP LAC. / FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2003Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT AT HOME PULLING DOWN THE ATTIC STAIRS WHEN THEY CAME DOWN ON HIS HEA D CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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