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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 644
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT FELL OFF ATTIC LADDER. DX: R ELBOW CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| SPRING FROM PULL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS SNAPPED ON HAND DX: L HAND CONTUSION / ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| HIT NOSE ON ALUMINUM ATTIC STEP DX: NOSE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2003 | Age: 38 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 OFF ATTIC STAIRS DX. CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| PT STANDING ON FOLDING STAIRS A WEEK AGO WHEN THEY COLLAPSED STRUCK RIG HT LOWER LEG ABRASION THEN INFECTION CELLULITIS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 31 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 |
| PUTTING UP ATTIC STAIRS & HIT IN NOSE BY BAR ON STAIRS DX: NOSE LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 07/08/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| HIT IN HEAD BY ATTIC STAIRCASE CEPHALSIA S/P HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CLIMBING UP ATTIC STEPS AND STEP BROKE, FALING ABOUT 5 FEET. LANDED ON L SIDE. DX. CONT CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| CLIMBING DOWN ATIC STAIR, MISSED STEP, R ANKLE ROLLED INWARD. DX. SPRA IN/STRAIN R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2003 | Age: 49 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 |
| ATTIC STAIRS SNAPPED SHUT ON ARM DX: L FOREARM CONTUSION / WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2003 | Age: 48 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 |
| STRUCK BY SPRING AND ARM OF FOLD UP ATTIC STAIRS/ PERIORBITAL LAC, HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2003 | Age: 37 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 |
| PULLED DOWN ATTIC STEPS / HIT HEAD DX: SCALP LAC. / FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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