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Accidents - Ladders - Year 2003 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 346
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:16
26-50 years old:112
50+ years old:217

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/23/2003Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Ladders, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
FELL OFF LADDER CLIMBING OUT OF WINDOW DURING HOUSE FIRE/ SMIKE INHALAT ION, MULT CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 08/07/2003Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Ladders, Electrical wire or wiring systems
STRANGULATION-PT FELL OF A LADDER AND ELECTRICAL CORD WRAPPED AROUND HI S NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2003Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER YESTERDAY. DX: MILD RHABDOMYOLYSIS, DEHYDRATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
SOB. PT BECAME SHORT OF BREATH WHEN CLIMBING A LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2003Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
MULT TRAUMA. PT FELL OFF A LADDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2003Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
ON LADDER WORKING AT HOME - FELL CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST EXPIRED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 02/06/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders, Ceilings and walls
FELL OFF LADDER, HUNG ON OBJECT ON WALL DX; GENERALIZED PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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