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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 468
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL APPROX 6 FEEET FROM LADDER AT HOME FLAT ONTO HER BACK DX ACUTE FRACTURES OF RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/07/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER AND FX RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER-CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Outdoor antennas |
| PT WAS WORKING ON SATELLITE DISH AND WAS WALKING DOWN LADDER WHEN PT FE LL AND HIT RT SIDE. D: RIB PAIN, HX DVT, COUGH, SUBTHERAPEUTIC INR. ADM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER 6TH-FX RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF 5 FT LADDER ON SUNDAY LANDING ON LT SIDE C/O PAIN WHEN LIFTING HEAVY OBJECTS. DX - LT 8TH RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 55YMC FELL 6-8 FEET OFF EXTENSION LADDER LANDING ON BACK ON WOOD DECK C/O RIB PAIN/FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/19/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT WAS ON LADDER ABOUT 4-1/2 FT, IT TIPPED OVER & HE FELL SUS- TAINING CONTUSIONS TO LUNG, LOWER LEG, KNEE & HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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