Accidents - Pull-down or folding stairs - 26-50 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 501
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	230	Lower Arm:	85
Hand:	69	Knee:	32
Face:	17	Wrist:	16
Lower Trunk:	16	Ankle:	15
Upper Trunk:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/25/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
HIT HEAD ON ATTIC STAIRS DX. CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2004	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 DX. CHEST CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2004	Age: 47 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
FOLDING STAIRS COLLAPSED DX. FOREARM ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2004	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
PULLING DOWN ATTIC STAIRS (FOLD DOWN) FOREARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PATIENT FELL COMING DOWN THE ATTIC STAIRS AT HOME. DX-LEFT KNEE FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PATIENT TWEISTED HER ANKLE COMING DOWN THE ATTIC STAIRS. DX-RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	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
ATTIC STEPS FELL AND HIT PATIENT ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FACE LAC-INSTALLING FOLDING STAIRWAY WHICH FELL & HIT PT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Luggage
FELL CARRYING SUITCASE UP ATTIC STAIRS DX. WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
38YOM-LACERATION SCALP-PULLED DOWN ATTIC STEPS AT HOME-SLID DOWN AND HI T IN HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	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 DX. LS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL OFF ATTIC STAIRS AT CHURCH DX. KNEE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	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
CAUGHT HAND IN SPRING LOADER OF ATTIC STAIRS/LADDER CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
HIT HEAD ON THE SPRING OF THE ATTIC STAIRS DX: SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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