Accidents - Ladders - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,468
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Date: 12/30/2008	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: Hematoma
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER AND INJURED LOWER ARM. DX: RIGHT FOREARM HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
RIGHT ARM STR. PT FELL OFF A LADDER WHEN GETTING UP ONTO ROOF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2008	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
RIGHT RADIAL FX. PT WAS WORKING UP ON LADDER AND FELL OFF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2008	Age: 55 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 DX CLOSED FX OF OTHER PART OF DISTAL END OF RADIUS (ALONE) - DUE TO FALL OFF LADDER IN KITCHEN LAST NIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 63 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
PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OFF A LADDER CAUISNG A LACERATION TO LT FOREARM ACUTE LT RIB CONTUSIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2008	Age: 69 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 OFF OF LADDER LANDING ON ARM DX: LOWER ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	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
PT WAS WALKING IN THE LIVING ROOM IN THE DARK AND TRIPPED OVER A LADDE R THAT WAS LEFT THERE FRACTURED LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 83 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 LAST RUNG OF LADDER DX: LT DISTAL RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2008	Age: 57 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 OFF LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FOREARM FX OFF LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	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 FROM A LADDER - FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2008	Age: 79 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 FROM LADDER DX: RADIUS/ ULNA FX. HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2008	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 AT HOME. FRACTURE, LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2008	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, Containers
57 YOM FELL OFF LADDER AND HURT LEFT ARM, SCRAPED HEAD ON CRATE LOWER ARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/29/2008	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
PT MISSED LAST STEP OF LADDER AND FELL. DX: R RADIUS/ULNA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
LAC TO LFA AFTER FALLING OFF OF A LADDER LANDING ON A BUNCH OF JUNK IN GARAGE. DX. LAC, ABRA L FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Ladders
68 Y/O M INJURED L FOREARM WHEN LADDER FELL ON HIM AT HOME. DX; MULTIPLE SKIN TEARS L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 56 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
56 YO FELL OFF LADDER INJURED ARM FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER/FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Ladders
LAC ARM- FELL LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 78 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
DX R DISTAL RADIUS FX AND ULNAR STYLOID FX: FELL OFF LADDER W IT STARTED TO TIP, FOOOSH (R), PAIN & OBVIUS DEFORMITY OF R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 54 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders, Bars and bar accessories
DX S/P FALL/COAGULOPATHY: FELL OFF LADDER APPROX 8FT AT HOME; FELL THRU A GLASS "BAR TOP". HS SEVERAL ABRASIONS ON HANDS, ARMS, R SHIN AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2008	Age: 51 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 FROM LADDER DX: FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
ARM INJURY FROM FALLING OFF LADDER, 5 FOOT.DX-ACUTE BLUNT TRAUMA WITH FALL, LACERATION ARM. LEFT AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/18/2008	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
DX COMMINUTED DISTAL L RADIAL FX: PT STATES SHE WAS ON A LADDER TRIM'G TREE-FELL 6FT ONTO L ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	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
RADIUS FX-FELL OFF LADDER-HIT CONCRETE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 53 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 FX LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	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: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER HURT FOREARM. DX RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 77 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 OF A LADDER FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 60 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 TEN FEET OFF LADDER AND FX FORARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2008	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 OFF 6 FOOT LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders, Beds or bedframes
ON LADDER AT HOME,FELL ONTO ELBOW AGAINST THE BED FRAME DX: RADIAL HE AAD DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 76 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: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER LAC LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 60 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT FELL FROM A 4 FT LADDER, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO BOTH ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
LEFT RADIAL FX. PT FELL OFF A LADDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 61 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
CUT FOREARM ON A STEEL LADDER @ HOME, ?MECH >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
RIGHT ARM STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN COMING OFF A ROOF AND FALLING DOWN LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 60 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
FOREARM & CHEST CTS-FELL OFF LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Ladders, Tablet or capsule drugs
FELL OFF LAST RUNG OF LADDER SUNDAY, LARGE HEMATOMA ON FOREAR,CONCERNED BECAUSE ON ***/ HEMATOMA RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 58 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL OFF LADDER, ARM CAUGHT ON SCREW/ FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	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 FROM LADDER 8FT WHILE AT HOME AND C/O HAND PAIN. D: RADIAL FX, DISLOCATION. ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 53 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
PT FELL OFF A LADDER AND FRACTURED LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 58 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
58 YO FELL OFF LADDER INJURED ARM FX FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
80YOM WAS HOME FELL 4FT OFF A LADDER TODAY INJURED ARM; LOWER ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 67 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 C/O FALL OFF LADDER. DX ACUTE LFT DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2008	Age: 63 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 HAD THE RUNG OF A LADDER BREAK ON HIM AND FELL FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 71 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 TRIPPED OVER LADDER AND FELL DX: LT RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 56 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 FX LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2008	Age: 52 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
PT FELL OFF A LADDER FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2008	Age: 55 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: 03/31/2008	Age: 61 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 APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET, INJURY TO RIGHT FOREARM, FRACTURE OF LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2008	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
HIT LADDER LAC ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2008	Age: 61 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
61YOM WAS AT HOME ON LADDER,SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING LEFT FOREARM; FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 65 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
PT FELL OFF A LADDER THIS AM AND FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	Age: 56 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
PT FELL FROM LADDER,C/O R WRIST PAIN` DX CLOSED REDUCTION DISTAL RADIAL & ULNAR STYLOID FRACUTER,R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2008	Age: 66 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
PATIENT FELL FROM A LADDER, C/O WRIST PAIN. DX-FRACTURE RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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