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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 495
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS OFF OF A STEPSTOOL/ FX RADIUS AND SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT WITH FRACTURE OF LEFT DISTAL RADIUS AFTER FALL WHILE TRYING TO STEP DOWN ONTO STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT HAD FALL OFF STEP STOOL AND LANDED ON WRIST. D: DISTAL RADIUS FX, CL OSED COMMINUTED, ULNA STYLOID FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL FROM 2ND STEP OF STEP STOOL DX: LT ARM SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED RIGHT ARM, FROM STEP STOOL - ARM SWOLLEN AND "BOWED IN". DX RIGHT RADIAL SHAFT FRACTURE WITH ANGULATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURES RADIUS FALLING OFF STEP STOOL TO FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STOOL FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Fans |
| CLEANING HER CEILING FAN WHILE STANDING ON A STEP STOOL AND LOST BALANC E AND STRUCK FIREPLACE RADIUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL FA ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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