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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,295
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT CUT HAND ON FOLDING ATTIC STAIRS AT HOME DX/ RIGHT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT GOING DOEN THE PULL DOWN STAIRS OF ATTIC AND FELL FRACTURED LOWER A RM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT WAS PULLING DOWN ATTIC STAIRS AND FELL BACK INJURING RIBS DX: FRACTURED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT FELL 6 FEET DOWN LADDER ATTIC STAIRS AT HOME YESTERDAY DX/ LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LAC BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT FELL DOWN HER PULL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS AND STRUCK FACE ON A PIECE OF P LYWOOD SUSTAINED A LIP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Benches |
| PT FELL OFF THE THIRD STEP OF HIS PULL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS STRUCK LOWER BACK AGAINST THE WORK BENCH PAIN DOWN LEGS SCIATICA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT SLIPPED OFF ATTIC STEP & CAUGHT HERSELF WITH HER LEFT ARM. WAS HANG ING FROM HER L ARM. ACUTE SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT IN ATTIC AND FELL DOWN THE ATTIC LADDER TO THE GROUND CLOSED HEAD IN JURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT FELL DOWN THE PULL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS AND STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| WHILE AT HOME PT HIT HIS FOREHEAD (NOSE AREA) ON THE CORNER OF HIS ATTIC STEPS. + LOC DX: FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| LAC LOWER LEG, FELL ON ATTIC STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT WAS PULLING DOWN A FOLDING LADDER OF AN ATTIC AND STRAINED RIGHT SH OULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| R ARM SKIN TEAR;BACK INJ/84YOF TRYING TO OPEN ATTIC LADDER AND FELL BAC KWARD ONTO HER BACK. C/O BACK AND ARM PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 85 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: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| P FELL FROM THE PULL DOWN ATTIC LADDER AND FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS FRACTURE D UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| FELL OFF ATTIC STAIRS/CHEST CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT ATTIC STAIRS SPRUNG OPEN AND HIT PT ON ARM DX// RIGHT WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL OFF THE ATTIC PULL DOWN STAIRS AT HOME AND FELL TO THE CONCRETE GARAGE FLOOR SUSTAINED A COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| FELL FROM ATTIC STAIRS/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 38 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: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT STATES FOLDING STEPS CLOSED ON FOREARM AT HOME DX: DEEP ABRASIONTO RIGHT FORARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| FELL OFF ATTIC STAIRS/LS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| JUMPED OFF ATTIC STAIRS/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 67 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: Pull-down or folding stairs, Luggage |
| PT GETTING A SUITCASE DOWN FROM THE ATTIC AND FELL DOWN THE PULL DOWN S TAIRS CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| 57 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER PULLING DOWN ATTIC STEPS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT WAS ON THE PULL DOWN LADDEER TO THE ATTIC AND FELL FRACTURED PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| FELL FROM ATTIC STAIRS/LS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO HEAD AFTER GETTING HIT WITH ATTIC STAIRS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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