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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 860
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| STRUCK IN HEAD WITH FALLING EXTENTION LADDER. DX- MULTIPLE HEAD LACER ATIONS, MINOR CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME STRIKING HEAD DX CLOSED HEAD INJ W CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS UP ON A LADDER FIXING A GATE AT HIS RESIDENCE AND FELL. DX: CO NTUSION, RIGHT TEMPLE, BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA W/O LOSS OF CONSCIOUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 42YOM FELL OFF LADDER 10-15 FT HEMATOMA SCALP MULTIPLE ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A LADDER AT HOME WHILE PAINTING SUSTAINING BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA WITH A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL FROM AN 8 FT LADDER HITTING HIS HEAD & C/O PAIN TO HIS RT KNEE. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT FELL 12-14 FEET FROM EXTENSION LADDER & TREE. HIT LADDER. NO LOC. D: CHI, CSPINE STRAIN, T12, L1 FXS W/O CANAL COMPROMISE, ELBOW LAC, PIPDIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT BECAME DIZZY & FELL FORWARD FROM 3-4 FT LADDER HITTING HIS FOREHEAD & WRIST. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, ABRASIONS TO FACE & WRISTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL 24 FT OFF OF A LADDER WHICH BROKE HITTING HIM CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL FROM AN 8 FT LADDER HITTING HIS HEAD & INJURING HIS RT KNEE. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA WITH SUPERFICIAL FOREH. LACER., KNEE ABRAS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/01/2006 | 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: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT HAD A 10-12 FT FALL FROM A LADDER SUSTAINING BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA & NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PATIENT FELL APPROX 15-20 FT FROM LADDER WHILE TRIMMING A TREE SUSTAINING HEAD TRAUMA WITH RT PARIETAL SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| ~PT FELL BACKWARDS OFF LADDER FELL 3 FEET HEADACHE BACK PAIN +LOC 3 SEC DX// HEAD CONTUSION LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL FROM 6 FT LADDER WITH +LOC & IS AMNESTIC TO EVEN & REPETI- TIVE. DX - CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/16/2006 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL FROM A LADDER ABOUT 2-3 FT STRIKING BACK OF HEAD ON CEMENT HAS HAD MULTIPLE EPISODES OF VOMITING. DX - POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, House repair or construction materials |
| HELPING FATHER ON HOUSE ROOF. FELL OFF LADDER. LOC<1 MIN. EXAM FOUND NO INJURIES OR S/SYMP. TRANSFERRED FOR HEAD CT DUE TO NATURE OF ACCIDENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/23/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| EXTENSION LADDER FELL ON BACK OF HEAD, CUT TO HEAD, DX; MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, LACERATION/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER LAST NIGHT & HIT HEAD SUSTAINING A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT. FELL OFF FEED BIN LADDER DIAGNOSIS; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT WAS ON A LADDER AND A CHUNK OF SNOW FELL OFF THE ROOF KNOCKING HIM O FF LADDER AND HE HIT HEAD ON A RAILING. DX: HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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