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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 596
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT STATES FELL OFF OF A LADDER DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OFF AN EXTENSION LADDER CAUSING A HEAD INJURY AND RT TRICEPS CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2007 | Age: 50 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: Extension or straight ladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HAD 15-20 FOOT FALL OFF EXTENSION LADDER ONTO FLOOR. D:CHI, EPIDURAL HEMATOMA, SKULL FXS, LEUKOCYTOSIS SECOND TO STRESS RESPONSE, ICH. ADM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL GOING DOWN ATTIC LADDER AT HOME CONTUSION HEAD,NECK,BACK * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Doors |
| FELL FROM 2ND STORY HOME WHILE ON EXT LADDER HITTING STEEL DOOR ONWAY D WON THEN LANDING ONTO FLOWER GARDNE, +LOC>> CHI/MULTI BODY ABRS/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER AFTER A SYNCOPAL EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT X TODAY WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK ON THE HEAD WITH A LADDER AT HOME. A S IBLING RAN INTO THE LADDER CAUSING IT TO FALL. DX. CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 51 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 FROM A LADDER APPROX 4 FT ONTO CEMENT SUSTAINING A CLOSED HEAD INJURY & RT SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 49 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, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PATIENT FELL FROM AN 8 FT LADDER INTO BUSHES STRIKING HEAD C/O MILD HEADACHE. DX - CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP HEMATOMA, FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | 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, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A LADDER APPROX 15 FT WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO HANG DRAPES SUSTAINING BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA & SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 29 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, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PATIENT FELL FROM LADDER WHILE PAINTING LANDING ON RT BUTTOCK,, RT BACK & HEAD. DX - CLOSED HEAD INJURY, WRIST & LOWER LEG CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH MULTIPLE CONT/ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | Age: 2 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, Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT FELL FROM LADDER LANDING ON CARPET SUSTAINING A HEAD INJURY. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS RUNNING AND HIT HEAD ON LADDER CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2007 | Age: 78 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 WAS WORKING ON A LADDER IN GARAGE & FELL LANDING MOSTLY ON FOREHEAD & LT WRIST. DX - CLOSED HEAD INJURY, WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2007 | 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 WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET A LADDER DOWN AT HOME WHEN IT STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD & FACE. DX - HEAD INJURY, FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 64 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 APPROX 8 FT FROM A LADDER INTO A HOLE HITTING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. DX - SCALP & ELBOW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 3 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 |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON METAL LADDER. DX SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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