Accidents - Stairs or steps - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - All Of Body

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,584
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Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
DIZZY WITH SYNCOPAL EPISODE AFTER WALKING UP SEVEN FLIGHTS OF STAIRS IN THE HOSPITAL AND WANTS TO BE CHECKED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWNSTAIRS LAST PM. ACUTE ALCOHOL INTOXICATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES AFTER FALL DOWN STEPS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/03/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT WAS +ETOH INTOXICATED, BAC=0.215, WHEN TRIPPEDA&FELL DOWNSTAIRS, SUS TAINED'' ACUTE ETOH INTOXICATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
WENT TO BASEMENT,UNABLE TO GET BACK UP STAIRS AND FELL--WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Stairs or steps
SMOKE INHALATION, PT EXPOSED TO FUMES DURING A FIRE, RAN OUT & FELL DOW N THE STAIRS, C/O BUTTOCK PAIN, NO LOC OR DIZZINESS, NO REC OF FD ATT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT WAS DRINKING HEAVILY AND HAD A SEIZURE AND FELL DOWN STEPS (ALCOHOL ABUSE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STEPS AFTER DRINKING SEVERAL DRINKS C/O HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Stairs or steps
PT C/O DIFFICULT BREATHING AFTER DCLIMBING FLIGHT OF STAIRS DX: ASTHMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/14/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT. SLIPPED DOWN 9 STEPS, STATES HE HURTS ALL OVER. DX. SEIZURE, ETOH INTOXICATION, HURTS ALL OVER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/04/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL WHILE CLIMBING UPSTAIRS TODAY, SUSTAINED " SYNCOPE"+"HYPONATREMIA"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/04/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT WAS WALKING UP STAIRS, FELT WEAK, FELL TO GROUND SUSTAINED " PRESYNCOPE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
82 YOF WALKING FROM CAR, WALKED UP STAIRS AT HOME, BECAME LIGHTHEADED A ND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/26/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STAIRS AND WAS FOUND IN CARDIAC ARREST - NOT SURE IF HE COLLAPSED AND FELL DOWN STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/24/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS, FAMILY HEARD THUMP, PT WAS FOUND WITH +LOC ON THE FLOOR SUSTAINED " SYNCOPE"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/20/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
75 YO MALE WAS SOB WHILE WALKING UP STAIRS SHORT OF BREATH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STEPS AT HOME INTOXICATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STEPS AT HOME WHILE INTOXICATED HAD 3 MANHATTANS AND 2 GLA SSES OF WINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT TOOK 6 *** TABLETS OVER ONE HOUR, WALKING DOWN STAIRS, LOST BALANCE AND FELL, ON CARPETED STAIRS. SUSTAINED " DRUNG OVER DOSE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT SLEEPING ON STEPS, SOMEONE CALLED FIRE RESCUE, PT ETOH INTOXICATEDLE FT BEFORE EVAL COMPLETED
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT ADMITS DRINKING 10 GLASSES OF GIN BEFORE FALLING ON PORCH STEPS SUBSTAINING LAC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELT DIZZY COMING DOWN THE STEPS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/23/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FOUND SITTING ON CHURCH STEPS ETOH INTOXICATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
53 YO MALE FELL UNRESPONSIVE ON STEPS AT CASINO ETOH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
86 YO MALE WAS CARRYING GROCERIES UP 8 STEPS AT HOME MILD CHF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps, Handrails, railings or banisters
PT PASSED OUT AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY, PT WALED UP THE STAIRS AND PU T HAND ON RAILING AND DONT REMEMBER ANYTHING UNTIL WAKING UP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/10/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
77 YO M WALKING UP STAIRS BECAME LIGHT HEADED AND FELL DOWN STAIRS SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT WHO WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL FELL AFTER SLIPPING FROM 14 STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2004	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
FULL ARREST & CHI-FELL DOWN 15 STEPS-@ HOME-RESUSITATED PTA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/19/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL ON APARTMENT STAIRS /WANTS TO BE CHECKED-LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/11/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STEPS AT HOME C/ NECK/BACK PAIN DX:SYNCOPE, NECK/BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/07/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE SITTING ON STEPS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/05/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL ON STEPS BECAUSE OF WEAKNESS DX:CVA/TIA, WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/29/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT WAS DRINKING TODAY AND FELL DOWN THE STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
LOST BALANCE / FELL DOWN STAIRS DX: ETOH INTOXICATED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/08/2004	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT STATES GETTING SHORT OF BREATH WHEN WALKING UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/07/2004	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
70 YO FEMALE WAS SHORT OF BREATH WHILE GOING UP STAIRS SOB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STAIRS HITTING HEAD ON CHAIR WHE ETOH INTOXICATED DX:ETOH INTOX, SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT STATES FEELING WEAK AFTER CLIMBING STAIRS LEFT BEFORE EVALUATION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/22/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STAIRS ABOUT 10 STEPS AT HOME - +ETOH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps, Tables
PT FELL DOWN STEPS, HIT TABLE, THEN ROLLED ON FLOOR C/O CHEST PAIN DX:SYNCOPE, CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/09/2004	Age: 94 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL ON STEPS AT HOME DX:SYNCOPE, FACIAL/HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/06/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
STARTED FEELING HOT, SWEATY, SHAKY AFTER WALKED UP STAIRS DXNEAR SYNCOPE, RESOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
56 YO MALE WAS SHORT OF BREATH WHILE WALKING UP STEPS COPD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
60 YO FEMALE WAS SHORT OF BREATH WHILE CLIMBING STAIRS SOB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
55 YOM HAS A VASOVEGAL EPISODE & FELL ON STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL ON STEPS C/O KNEE PAIN, ALSO STATES HAVING MULTIPLE FALLS DX:SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/07/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT BECAFME SHORT OF BREATH AFTER DECENDING STAIRS AND GETTING INTO CAR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/30/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL ON STEPS IN FRONT OF HOME INTOXICATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
ETOH INTOXICATION-FELL OFF STEPS WHILE INTOXICATED. C/ O SACRAL AREA PA IN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
FOUND AT BOTTOM OF STAIRS,POSS. HIT HEAD ON TILE, DRINKING ETOH ON & OF F SINCE CHRISTMAS, DX: ETOH KETOACIDOSIS, & ETOH WITHDRAWL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/22/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT STATES SHE FELT DIZZY AND PASSED OUT AND FELL DOWN 3 STEPS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/19/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT PRESENTS WITH HEAD LAC AFTER FALLING DOWN STEPS ETOH INTOXICATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL GOING UP STAIRS TO BATH ROOM, ADMITS BEER EACH DAY DX:ETOH INTAKE, SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/17/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
INTOXICATED, FELL DOWN STAIRS, LANDED ON CEMENT FLOOR/ ETOH INTOX, R/O HEAD AND SPINE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
FALL, ARRYTHMIA, DIZZINESS - 78 YOM MISSED LAST STEP AND FELL, HAS FREQ UENTS FALLS, GENERALIZED WEAKNESS, IS PARTIALLY BLIND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/07/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STEPS INJURING ANKLE AFTER ETOH DRINKING DX:ANKLE SWELLING, ETOH DRINKING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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