Accidents - Ladders - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Neck

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,755
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Date: 12/24/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
63YO FEMALE FELL OFF LADDER AND HURT NECK FRACTURED NECK #
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/23/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders, Tables
70 YOF FELL OFF OF LADDER ONTO A TABLE WHILE DECORATING & WAS THERE ALL NIGHT. DX: LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM TEAR C4/5, CORD EDEMA C3/4-5/6, TEAR C5/
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/19/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	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, Containers
54YOF TAKING DOWN BOXES OF CHRISTMAS STUFF DOWN A LADDER AND SLIPPED ST RAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
51 YOF PRESENT TO ER AFTER A FALL FROM 6 FT LADDER LANDING ON HER BACK- DX-HEAD INJURY, NECK/SHOULDER/BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
60 YOF PT C/O INJURY TO NECK. PT FELL 5-6 FEET OFF A LADDER/ ACUTE CE RVICAL STRAIN, CONTUSION CHEST & R SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2010	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, Floors or flooring materials
61 YOM FELL 8-10 FT. FROM LADDER INSIDE ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR AT HOME. DX-SPRAIN ANKLE, LOW BACK AND NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders, Light bulbs
62 YOM WAS ON A LADDER CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND FELL NECK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2010	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
56 YO M, C/O BACK PAIN & LT THUMB NUMBNESS AFTER FALLING OFF A 7 FOOT L ADDER, DX CERVICAL SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
58YOF HAD HUSBAND LAND ON HER WHEN HE FELL OFF LADDER CERVICAL SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders, Floors or flooring materials
58 YOM PT SLID FROM A 10 FT LADDER TO THE FLOOR AND THEN LADDER FELL O N TOP OF HIM. CERVICAL STRAIN, L FOOT SPRAIN, ABRASION R LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2010	Age: 65 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, Light bulbs
65 YR OLD MALE ON LADDER CHANGING BULB AND STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
52 YOM PT FELL 8 TO 10 FEET OFF A LADDER AND LANDED ON THE GROUND. ACU TE CERVICAL STRAIN, CONTUSION BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
74YOF WAS AT HOME, FELL OFF A LADDER CAUSING A FX TO C-6
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/30/2010	Age: 56 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, Fences or fence posts
56YOM, SUSTAINED A 4FTH FALL FROM A LADDER AGAINST FENCE >>C7&T1 SPINE FXS/MULTI RIBS FXS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/20/2010	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
51 Y/O W/FM SPRAIN AND BRUISED NECK AND LOWER BACK WHEN FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
61 YR OLD FEMALE FELL OFF LADDER STRIKING HEAD ON RUNGS WITH C1 FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
C2 LAMINA FX.74YOM FELL DOWN A LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/15/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
68 YR OLD FEMALE PAINTING HER HOUSE AND FELL OFF FOUR FT LADDER AND STR UCK HEAD WITH C2FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/07/2010	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
52Y/O M C/O LADDER GIVING WAY WHILE TRYING TO GET ON ROOF DX, CERVICLE STRAIN, CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 64 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
A 64 YOM, RESTRAINED DRIVER, HIT BY LADDER THAT FELL OFF TRUCK,LOST CON TROL,WENT INTO DITCH,CHEST HIT STEER WHEEL, DX STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2010	Age: 64 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
64YOM,STRAIN TO NECK S/P FELL 3FT FROM A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
52 YOM FELL APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET FROM LADDER CERVICAL SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
64 YOF PT FELL OFF A LADDER AND LANDED ON A CONCRETE SURFACE. CERVICAL STRAIN, R ELBOW STRAIN, CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
73 Y/O/F FELL OFF LADDER AND HIT NECK HAS PAIN DX/ NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Tarpaulins
72 YOM FELL OFF LADDER WHILE PUTTING TARP ON ROOF IN POURING RAIN C5 VERTEBRA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/27/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
51 YOM FELL 10 FT FROM LADDER, LANDED ON RT SIDE OF NECK. DX**: NECK/JAW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2010	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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
53YOF STR NECK- FELL LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
64 YO M FELL OFF LADDER, NECK SPRAIN, MINOR HEAD INJURY #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
75 YOF FELL OFF OF LADDER DX: NECK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2010	Age: 51 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, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
51 YOM CERVICAL STRAIN, FELL 17 FT OFF LADDER WHEN CLEANING HIS GUTTERS AT HOME, LANDED ON BACK,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2010	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, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
58 YO F WAS PAINTING OUTSIDE OF HOUSE WHEN FELL 4 FEET OFF LADDER LANDI NG ON GROUND. HIT TAILBONE. DX:CERVICAL STRAIN, LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
88 YO M FELL OFF LADDER HURT NECK. DX CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2010	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Ladders
93YOF FELL OFF A LADDER STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A SPINAL CORD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/31/2010	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
CERVICAL AND LUMBAR STRAIN.51YOM FELL OFF A LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2010	Age: 68 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, Ceilings and walls
68YOM CLIMBING UP A LADDER AND HIT HEAD ON THE CEILING STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2010	Age: 57 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
A 57 YOM WAS CLIMBING UP A LADDER AND INJURED NECK. DX: CERVICALGIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
59YOF ON A LADDER BAC 104 FELL OFF ONTO A TILE SURFACE SUSTAINED A CLOS ED HEAD INJURY WITH NECK FRACTURE ETOH INTOXICATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/08/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	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
61YOF FELL ABOUT FOUR FEET OFF A LADDER LANDED ONTO BUTTOCKS CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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