Accidents - Ladders - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Neck

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,114
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Date: 12/24/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
74YOM FELL OFF A LADDER A FEW DAYS AGO AND STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 3 FEET FROM LADDER, DX: CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
PT FELL FROM THIRD STEP OF LADDER. DX: NECK STRAIN, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
C2 FX. PT FELL OFF A LADDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER AND HURT NECK NECK STRAIN #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
FELL FROM A LADDER AND STRAINED NECK AND BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 8 FT OFF A LADDER AND LANDED ON BACK AT HOME DX: CERVICAL SPINE COMPRESSION FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/27/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
^54YOF DRIVER ON 1 75 WHEN A LADDER FELL OFF A TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER SW ERVED TO AVOID IT AND STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders, Light bulbs
PT FELL FROM LADDER WHILE FIXING LIGHT BULB IN ATTIC. DX: LIGAMENTOUS INJURY CERVICAL SPINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
54 YOM FELL THROUGH 4TH RUNG OF LADDER, HIT NECK AND SHOULDER. DX-ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN, LEFT SHOUDLER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 6 FT OFF OF LADDER. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN, DDD.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/06/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
PAIN TO BACK, NECK, AND HEAD - FELL OFF LADDER FIVE DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER. DX-RIB CONTUSION, NECK STRAIN #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
WAS ON A 15FTH LADDER AGAINST THE TREE&THE LADDER SLID&FELL OFF, NO HEA D TRAUMA C/O NECK PAIN>>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders, Swimming pools
C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF NECK PAIN LIFTING HEAVY LADDER FROM A SWIMMING POOL >>TORTICOLLIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 10 FT OFF OF LADDER. DX: ATLANTO OCCIPITAL DISSOCIATION, C2/C3 FX, T4 FX, POSS L VERT ART D
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/06/2009	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: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
INTOXICATED AND FELL TEN FT OFF LADDER STRAINING NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
65YOM FELL OFF A LADDER WAS ON 2 OR 3RD STEP WHEN HE FELL OFF; NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
ON ***, FELL FROM A LADDER, 12FTH, WAS ON THE ROOF, STRIKING HEAD,?LOC> >C2&3&PELVIC&MUTLI RIBS FXS, PRONOUNCED SHORTLY AFTER
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/24/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders, Paintbrushes or rollers, manual
DX FALL F LADDER/NECK PAIN/SH PAIN: FOUNTD BY EMS LY'G ON BACK S/P FALL OFF 3RD RUNG OF LADDER W PAINT'G HOUSE. DIFFUSE HEAD & RS-NECK/SH PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 3-4 FT OFF OF LADDER. DX: NECK/LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	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: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER 20 FT AND GRABBED RUNG STRAINING NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME A FEW DAYS AGO DX: ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT SCREENING THE LANAI AND FELL OFF THE LADDER STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT WORKING ON HIS GUTTERS AND FELL OFF THE LAST TWO RUNGS OF THE LADDER ONTO BUTTOCKS STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL ABOUT 10 FT OFF OF LADDER LANDING ON CONCRETE DX-C2 FX SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/07/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
NECK LAC-FELL OFF A LADDER-HIT NECK-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
CERV STR. PT FELL OFF LADDER STRAINING NECK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/12/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
FELL FROM A LADDER AND STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT WAS PICKING ORANGES WHILE ON A LADDER IT SLIPPED FROM THE TREE AND P T FELL ONTO HEAD FRACTURED NECK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/31/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
C SPINE FX W/O SPINAL INJURY-PT FELL OFF 4-5TH RUNG OF LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/23/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
51YO WHITE MALE FELL 3FT FROM LADDER HURT BACK & NECK,C/O PAIN,THEN FEL L AGAIN IN ED WHEN LEAVING,DX RECURRENT FALLS,CAD,DIABETES-STABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
CERVIAL A ND LUMBAR STRAIN.PT FELL OFF A LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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