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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 292
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| SLIPPED AND HIT EAR ON STEPS. DX. COMPLICATED EAR LACERATION, FORHEAD L ACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED GOING UP TH STEPS FELL LAC TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| 56Y/O,M,FELL ON STEPS, LAC. R EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Ceilings and walls |
| PT CARRYING GROCERIES UP THE STEPS OF HIS HOUSE AND FELL STRUCK RIGHT E AR AGAINST THE CORNER OF A WALL LACERATION EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| WALKING DOWN THE BASEMENT STAIRS, MISSED THE LAST STEP&FELL FOREWARDS H ITTING EAR AGAINST SNOW SHOVEL>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT WAQLKING UP STEPS & FELL BACK 12 STEPS LANDING ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD DX; PUNCTURE/HEMMORAGE LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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