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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 684
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Ceilings and walls |
| 52YOF PULLING DOWN ATTIC STEPS FROM CEILING WHEN IT CAME DOWN STRIKING NOSE;NASAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Containers |
| 61YOF GETTING BOXES DOWN FROM HER ATTIC AND FELL DOWN THE FOLD DOWN STA IRS AND FRACTURED ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| 59YOWF PT FELL OFF OF A DESCENDING STAIRCARE APPROX 4 FEET. FROM ATT IC AT HOME. DX. CONCUSSION W/O LOC, CONT, HEMATOMA OCCIPITAL SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 52YOWF PT WAS GOING DOWN ATTIC STAIRS, STAIRS BROKE & SHE GRABBED RAIL W/HER L ARM TO KEEP FROM FALLING, FELT L SHOULDER POP. DX. AC SEPARATI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| 81YOF FELL DOWN PULL-DOWN ATTIC STAIRS AT HOME WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| RT SHOULDER .LAC, 54 YOM FELL DOWN PULL DOWN ATTIC STEPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 51YOWF PT REPORTS WAS ON ATTIC STAIRS AND ON BROKE, SHE GRABBED RAIL W ITH HER L ARM, HEARD A POP IN HER SHOULDER. DX. STRAIN/SPRAIN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| 52YOM CLOSING THE PULL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND IN IT AB RASION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Exercise equipment |
| 58YOF CMING DOWN THE ATTIC STEPS PULL DWN LADDER AND FELL AT HOME STRUC K SHOULDER AGAINST A PIECE OF GYM EQUIPMENT FRACTURED UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2010 | Age: 65 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: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| 65YOF FELL THROUGHT THE OPENING OF HER ATTIC WHILE TRYING TO DESCEND TH E PULL DOWN STAIRS STRUCK HEAD ON THE STAIRS CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| 76YOM LACERATION TO FINGER BRINGING SOMETHING DOWN FROM ATTIC FELL ON P ULL DOWN STEPS AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pull-down or folding stairs |
| 61YOWM FELL 3 DAYS AGO, SLIPPED WHEN HE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER FROM THE ATTIC. DX. CONT CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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