Accidents - Ladders - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,259
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Date: 12/30/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
JUMPED FROM LADDER YESTERDAY FX LEFT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL FROM A LADDER FRACTURE LET DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL OFF LADDER ONTO FLOOR AT HOME TODAY DX// CONTUSION RIGHT FOREARM AND RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER. DX- DISPLACED R RADIUS FX, NONDISPLACED R ULNAR FRACTG URE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
77 YO FELL FROM LADDER INJURED FOREARM FX ULNA CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2006	Age: 58 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
DX LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION: FELL 3 FEET FROM LADDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2006	Age: 60 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
60 YO FELL OFF LADDER CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON A LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER EARLIER TODAY AT HOME RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PATIENT FELL 10 FT. OFF LADDER, C/O FOREARM AND HAND PAIN. DX-LACERATION FOREARM 8 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER INJURY TO LEFT ARM, FRACTURED TO RADIUS AND ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2006	Age: 62 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: Ladders
DX RIGHT LOWER ARM FRACTURE: FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER/RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders, Electric Christmas decorations
FELL OFF LADDER WHILE PUTTING UP ELECTRIC CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS LOWER A RM INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
LEFT ARM LAC, PT FELL DOWN 3 STEPS OF LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL 7-8 FEET FROM LADDER LEFT DISTAL RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL FROM LADDER FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER AND FX DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
PT SCRAPED ARM ON A LADDER. DX: L ARM CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2006	Age: 70 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: Ladders
PT FX ARM WHEN FELL FROM A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
CUT ARM ON AN ALUMINUM LADDER. DX. 4 CM FOREARM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER DX: SKIN TEAR LT FOREARM , RIB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
78 YO FEMALE HAD LADDER FALL AND HIT FOREARM LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
CAUGHT FOREARM ON LADDER AND LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER. DX: R DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Ceilings and walls
76 YOF, STANDING ON LADDER WASHING HER WALLS, WHEN SHE FELL LANDING ON OUTSTRECHED HAND DX: FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PATIENT FELL FROM A LADDER. DX-LACERATION FOREARM, FOREIGN BODY ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF A LADDER ONTO WRIST RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON A LADDER, ARM CAUGHT GUTTER DX: LAC LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Chain saws
PT WAS ON LADDER AND DROPPED CHAIN SAW ON ARM. DX: L FOREARM LAC 5 CM W/NERVE DAMAGE OF RADIAL BRANCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, House repair or construction materials
ON LADDER, LADDER TIPPED OVER PT GRABBED TIN ON METAL BUILDING WHILE FALLING FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 5 FT FROM LADDER. DX: R RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT ARM FX. PT FELL OFF LADDER WHEN TRIMMING HEDGES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
55 YO FELL OFF LADDER INJURED ARM FX RADIUS CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
SLIPPED OFF LADDER DX: L FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
FELL 2-3 FEET OFF LADDER AT HOME INJURING FOREARM. DX: CONTUSION FOREA RM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL SIX FEET OFF A LADDER FRACTURED LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Ladders, Drills
PATIENT FELL OFF A LADDER WITH A DRILL IN HAND. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT FELL 10 FT OFF LADDER WHILE PAINTING. DX: R DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Ceilings and walls
PT. FELL FROM LADDER AND STRUCK BRICK WALL. DX. LAC TO L FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
59YOM R FA PAIN LADDER COLLAPSED FX R RADIUS DISTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 67 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: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER FX RADIUS AND ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT FELL DOWN LADDER AND SCRAPED RIGHT FOREARM & LEFT THUMB DX: CONTUSION TO FOREARM & FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
76 YO FELL FROM LADDER LANDED ON ARM FX RADIUS/ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
DISTAL RADIUS FX-TWISTED FOREARM WHILE ADJUSTING 8 FOOT LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/25/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
56 YOM HAS LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM FROM LADDER FALLING ONTO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
70 YOM FELL FROM LADDER TODAY AT HOME CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT LOWER AR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 9FT OFF LADDER; FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF A LADDER FRACTURED LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2006	Age: 59 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: Ladders
DX RIGHT LOWER ARM FRACTURE: FELL FROM LADDER ABOUT 5 FT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2006	Age: 72 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: Ladders
GOING DOWN AISLE & TRIPPED ON LADDER AT ***FX RADIUS FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
53 YOF FELL OFF STEP OF LADDER. L LOWER ARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT WORKING ON LADDER AT HOME TRIMMING A TREE, FELL, OPEN FX RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/23/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Fire or smoke alarms
PT WAS ON A LADDER CHANGING A BATTERY IN THE SMOKE DETECTOR FELL OFF F RACTURED FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Chain saws
PT STANDING ON A LADDER USING A CHAIN SAW WHEN HE FELL SUSTAINED A LACE RATION TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL ON WRIST MISSING BOTTOM STEP OF LADDER DX: RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT DESCENDING A LADDER AND FELL OFF THE LAST RUNG FRACTURED RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER FX FOREARM BUT LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/28/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER/FOREARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 10-12FT OFF LADDER. DX: R DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
RADIUS FX-FELL FROM 6 FOOT LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FX L DISTAL RADIUS; FELL 5 FT OFF LADDER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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