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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 743
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stools, Tables |
| STANDING ON A STOOL REACHING FOR AN ITEM ON THE TABLE FELL FRACTURE LEFT RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stools, Counters or countertops |
| RADIAL FX. PT WAS ON A STOOL ADJUSTING A FLOURESCENT LIGHT AND FELL HIT TING COUNTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stools |
| PT C/O SKIN TEAR TO R FOREARM AFTER TRIPPING OVER STOOL & HITTING ARM. SKIN TEAR R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stools |
| PT WAS STANDING ON STOOL AND FELL BACKWARDS DX:OPEN FX RT RADIUS AND ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stools, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT STANDING ON STOOL TO TAKE DOWN SHOWER CURTAINS AND FELL ONTO OUTSTRE CHED HAND. D: DISTAL RADIUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stools, Chairs |
| PT STATES SHE STUMBLED ON A STOOL WHILE GETTING UP FROM A CHAIR AT NH. DX. CONT, FX EXTREMITY L FA, LAC, FX L 4TH RIB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stools |
| PT C/O PAIN TO L WRIST AFTER FALLING OFF A STOOL. DX. FX L RADIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stools, Clothing |
| ON A LOW HIGHT STOOL, REACHING FOR CLOTHES, FELL OFF LANDING ONTO ARM >>RADIUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stools |
| PT FELL OFF A STOOL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED LEFT HAND FRACTURED RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Stools |
| TRIPPED OVER STOOL WHILE PLANTING FLOWERS AND FELL DX SKIN TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stools |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER STOOL DX: LT DISTAL RADIUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stools |
| STANDING ON A STOOL SLIPPED OFF BROKE LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stools |
| FELL OFF A STOOL WHILE CLEANING AT HOME. INJURING WRIST AND ECCHYMOSIS UNDER RIGHT EYE. DX: RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stools |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A STOOL. DX: COMMINUTED DISTAL R RADIUS FX W/MINIMAL DISPL, FACIAL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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