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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 927
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stepladders, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| HEAD INJURY W/ LOC-TREE LIMB HIT PT WHILE TRIMMING TREES WHILE ON A STE PLADDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stepladders |
| WAS IN HIS GARAGE ON A STEPLADDER WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT FORM UNDER HIM FE L AND HIT HEAD ON GROUND -LOC DX-CHI C5 FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stepladders |
| PT FELL OFF A STEP LADDER STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 81 Y/O ON A STEP LADDER FELL APPROXIMATELY 4 FT. LANDED ON BACK. DX-CONTUSION HEAD, ABRASIONS HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | 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: Stepladders |
| PT FELL OFF A THREE FOOT STEP LADDER ONTO HEAD SUSTAOINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY BUT ADMITTED FOR POSSIBLE CVA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Stepladders, Other electric lighting equipment |
| DX POST-CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME/RADIAL FX, NON-DISPLACED: S/P FALL F 2.5FT STEP LADDER W PUT'G UP HALLOWEEN LIGHTS. FOOSH HIT'G L WRIST & HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stepladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FALL AT HOME FROM STEP LADDER APRX.4 FT HIGH STRIKING HEAD ON TILE F LOOR. C/O HEAD/NECK/SHOULDER PAIN.DX:CHI,INTRACRANIAL BLEED,ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 72 Y/O FELL 6 FT FROM STEP LADDER STRIKING HEAD ON CONCRETE. DX-LAC SCALP, ABRASIONS ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 62 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: Stepladders |
| CHI-FELL BACKWARDS FROM STEPLADDER-UNKNOWN LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stepladders, Ceilings and walls |
| SCALP LAC;MINOR HEAD TRAUMA/67YOF AT HOME WAS ON STEP LADDER AND FELL O NTO WALL HITTING HEAD CAUSING LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Stepladders |
| CONCUSSION.PT FELL OFF A STEPLADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | 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: Stepladders |
| 20 YO FELL OFF STEPLADDER STRIKING HEAD HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL 3-4FT OFF STEPLADDER ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AT MOMS HOME YEST, EME SIS X2, EYE SWELLING/ECCHYMOSIS, HA; BASILAR SKULL FX, SUPRAORBITAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 34 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: Stepladders, Televisions |
| C/O HEADACHE&EAR PAIN STATUS POST 3 DAYS AGO, FELL OFF STEPLADDER,FROM 3 FEET HIGHT HITTINGHEAD AGAINST THE TV VERSUS COUNTER>>CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stepladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL 3 FEET OFF STEPLADDER IN GARAGE AND HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE FLOOR DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 14 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: Stepladders |
| TRIPPED&FELL HITTING FOREHEAD AGAINST A STEP LADDER, NO LOC >>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | 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: Stepladders |
| FALL WITH HEAD AND BACK INJURY. FALL FROM STEP LADDER,FELL BACK 2-3 FT, HIT HEAD,BACK PAIN. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, T12 BURST FX,T3COMPRESSION F |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stepladders, Containers |
| WAS ON STEPLADDER PUTTING BOXES AWAY IN GARAGE LOST BALANCE FELL HIT UP PER BACK AND BACK OF HEAD PT HAS SCALP LAC TO BACK OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stepladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL STEP-LADDER, HIT FLOOR/ LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stepladders |
| SCALP LAC, PT FELL OFF 3RD STEP OF STEPLADDER HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 7 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: Stepladders |
| PT WAS ON A FOLDING STEP LADDER, FELL CASUING A MILD HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stepladders |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL BACKWARDS OFF A STEPLADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 17 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: Stepladders |
| 17 YO MALE FELL THREE FEET OFF STEP LADDER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | 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: Stepladders |
| PT FELL ABIOUT FOUR FEET OFF A STEP LADDER AND FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stepladders |
| FELL FROM STEP LADDER, DX; BHT, ANKLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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