Accidents - Stairs or steps - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - All Of Body

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,521
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Date: 12/23/2006	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
SYNCOPED&FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS " SYNCOPE S/P FALL"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/19/2006	Age: 62 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT GOING DOWN STEPS, SLIPPED AND FELL, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS ALL OVER BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	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, Telephones or telephone accessories
FELL DOWN SEVERAL STEPS WHILE ON PHONE AT PERSONAL CARE ADMITTED SYNCOP E
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/10/2006	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
MULTIPLE TRAUMA.PT FELL MDOWN 14 STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/29/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
OUT OF BREATH CLIMBING OBSERVATION TOWER ON CHEAHA MTN STEPS SHORT OF BREATH, SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2006	Age: 84 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
FELL DOWN 5-6 WOODEN STEPS, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS, PAIN ALL OVER DX; SYNCOPE, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 73 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, Alcohol
FELL DOWN STAIRS FALL SECONDARY TO ALCOHOL INTOXICATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT BECAME DIZZY WHEN CLIMBING STAIRS AT UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME. D:PRE SYNCOPE, NEW ONSET RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/25/2006	Age: 65 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
CHEST PAIN.PT WAS WALKING UP THE STAIRS AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 79 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
MULTIPLE TRAUMA.PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/16/2006	Age: 63 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
MULTIPLE TRAUMA,ETOH.PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2006	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: Other
Product: Stairs or steps, Containers
PT C/O WEAKNESS CAUSING FALL ON STEPS AT HOME CARRYING HEAVY PACKAGES DX:WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/10/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
SOB WHILE CLIMBING STAIRS AT A BUSINESS DX: DYPSNEA RESOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2006	Age: 53 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 GOING UP STEPS , BECAME SHORT OF BREATH, LEGS GAVE OUT DX:SHORTNESS OF BREATH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/08/2006	Age: 68 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, Illegal drugs
PT WAS FOOLING AROUND WITH DRUGS IN LIL BAGS STOOD UP SHORTLY AND FELL DOWN THE STEPS
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/06/2006	Age: 70 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
FELL DOWN 6 STAIRS, FD BY WIDE IN A SZ AT THE BOTTOM OF STAIRS " SZ"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 71 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
MULTIPLE TRAUMA.PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/29/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
CLIMBING STAIRS AND GOT DIZZY RESULTING IN SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 55 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
55 YO MALE WAS SOB WHEN GOING UP STAIRS SHORT OF BREATH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 56 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, Alcohol
ETOH INTOXICATION-FOUND SLUMPED OVER ON STEPS BY EMS. PT VERY INTOXICAT ED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 65 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 BECAME DIZZY AND FELL ON STEPS AT HOME DID NOT HIT HEAD DX: DIZZY SY NCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 77 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 DIZZY WHILE ON STEPS FELL ADMITTED FOR OBSERVATION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/01/2006	Age: 63 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, Alcohol
PT FELL DOWN STEPS AT HOME. HAS BEEN DRINKING BEER AND WHISKEY ALL DAY AT HOME. DX. ALCOHOL INTOXICATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL DOWN TWO STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2006	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
MULTIPLE CONTUSION.PT FELL DOWN STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 53 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
FALL - FELL DOWN STAIRS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/10/2006	Age: 76 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
MULTIPLE TRAUMA.PT FELL DOWN SOME STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 77 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
HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE CLIMBING STEPS AT HOME ADMITTED SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/15/2006	Age: 52 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
52YFC C/O WEAKNESS GOING DOWN BASEMENT STAIRS AND FELL GENERALIZED WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2006	Age: 77 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 FELL IN DAUGHTERS HOME WHILE GOING DOWN THE STAIRS UNABLE TO GET UP SENT TO EVALUATE FOR AN INJURY NONE FOUND WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2006	Age: 81 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
MULTIPLE TRAUMA.PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/21/2006	Age: 62 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
MULTIPLE TRAUMA.PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/14/2006	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps, Fire or smoke alarms
91 YO FEMALE WENT DOWN 14 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS WHEN FIRE ALARM WENT OFF AT HILTON - SOB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN 1 STEP OUTSIDE OF ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2006	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 YOM FELL WHILE GOING UPSTAIRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2006	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: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
PT C/O SHORT OF BREATH AFTER CLIMBING STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/29/2006	Age: 66 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
66 YO FELL DOWN STAIRS;C/O HURT ALL OVER WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/23/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2006	Age: 77 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
MISSED A STEP/WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
INTOXICATED AND FELL DOWN STAIRS AT SUB WAY RECEIVING MULTIPLE ABRASION S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
77 YO MALE WAS SOB WHILE WALKING UP STAIRS SOB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 WOODEN STAIRS, DX S/P FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 59 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, Alcohol
INTOXICATED PT WHO FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STEPS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/05/2006	Age: 77 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
MULTIPLE TRAUMA.PT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/05/2006	Age: 58 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
MULTIPLE TRAUMA.-,INTOXICATION.PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/30/2006	Age: 54 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 WITH SOB WHILE CLIMBING THE STAIRS TO GET READY FOR BED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/30/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
SYNCOPE: WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS AND FELL DOWN APPROXIMATELY 20 CONCRETE STEPS, UNCERTAIN IF PASSED OUT DURING OR AFTER FALL
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 01/17/2006	Age: 63 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL ON STEPS PREV DAY - LANDED ON WOODEN PORCH UROSEPSIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/03/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL ON SOME STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2006	Age: 51 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
MULTIPLE TRAUMA.PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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