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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 431
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Rugs or carpets |
| 48YOF AT HOME SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN 25 CARPETED STEPS,INJURED LEGS,ARMS HEAD;MULTIPLE INJURIES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| DIZZY AND FELL DOWN 12 STAIRS LOOSING CONSCIOUSNESS WITH MULTIPLE CONTU SIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| CANCER PT FELL FROM 3RD STEP ABOVE A LANDING CONTUSING WRIST, HIP AND K NEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 65YOF WHILE AT A PITTSBURGH PIRATE GAME ACCIDENTLY FELL DOWN THE STEPS AT THE STADUIM;CONTUSIONS RIBS,BUTTOCKS,HANDS,MULTIPLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| DX R SIDED NUMBNESS - RESOLVED: PT WALK'G UP STAIRS AND HAD ACUTE ONSET OF ENTIRE SIDED NUMBNESS, LASTED 5 MIN BUT NO DYSATHRIA, NO CP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 48YOF WHILE HOME ACCIDENTLY FELL DOWN 4 STEPS,STRIKING HEAD,SHOULDERS, NECK;MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS,HEAD,SHOULDER AND NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| HAD SEIZURE,FELL DOWN 15 METAL STAIRS,GOT KNOCKED OUT WITH MULTIPLE CON TUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS INJ BACK CONTUSING IT WITH MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN 5 STAIRS, LEFT HAND AND WRIST, BILATERAL KNEES, LEFT TIB/FIB PAIN, BILATERAL HAND INJ, BILATERAL KNEE ABRASION, LEFT TIBIAL CONTUSIO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| DX SYNCOPE: SYNCOPE EPISODE WITH FALL DOWN STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 79YOF WAS HOME,SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN STEPS,HITTING BACK,HEAD,KNEE AND HIP ;MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| DIZZY AND FELL DOWN TWO STEPS RESULTING IN MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO ARMS AND LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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