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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 290
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL BHT, SCALP LAC. SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL ON BACK OF HEAD WHILE STANDING ON STEP STOOL 1/2 HR AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT COMPLAINING OF HEADACHE AFTER SHE FELL OFF A STEP STOOL ONTO THE KITCHEN FLOOR. DX- BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT WAS ON STEP STOOL & FELL ABOUT 4.5 FT HITTING HEAD ON A SOFA INJURING HEAD & RT WRIST. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PATIENT WAS PUTTING UP A POSTER & FELL OFF OF STEP-STOOL HITTING THE FRONT OF HER HEAD. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Ceilings and walls |
| STANDING ON STOOL & BUMPED HEAD IN TO WOODEN STRIP ON CEILING HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT. COMING DOWN FROM A STEP STOOL AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST A S HOVEL AND WAS HIT ON TOP OF HEAD BY HANDLE. DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Chairs |
| WAS ON STEP STOOL,LOST BALANCE,FELL ON CHAIR-SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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