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Accidents - Pull-down or folding stairs - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Elbow

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 131
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2003:39
Year 2005:15
Year 2010:76

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/29/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: 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: 04/04/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL OFF ATTIC STAIRS DX. ELBOW FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2003Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT. FELL OUT OF ATTIC STAIRS AND HAS A LAC TO HIS R ELBOW. DX. LAC R E LBOW. (FOLDING STAIRS).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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