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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 160
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL APPROX. 10 FEET OFF LADDER ON TO ELBOW. DX: CONTUSION LEFT EL BOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS ON A LADDER WHEN FELL BACK, SCRAPPED ELBOW AND NECK PAIN. PT DID NOT FALL FAR. DX; LACERATION TO ELBOW AND NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT WAS WEARING SLIPPERS & FELL OFF BOTTOM OF LADDER INJURING RT ELBOW. DX - RT ELBOW LACERATIONS & ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER YESTERDAY; HURT LEFT ARM. D: LEFT ELBOW STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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