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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,722
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 77YOM WAS PRUNING TREE ON 10FT CHERRY PICKING LADDER W/O THE LADDER LEG OUT LADDER SLIPPED OFF TREE BRANCH FALLING D NON DISP SKULL FX SCLP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 55 YOM SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HIS HEAD FROM A LADDER THAT FELL ON HIS HEAD WHILE IN THE GARAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 77 YO M FELL FROM LADDER. HE WAS FOUND DOWN ON GROUND BY WIFE.+LOC DX CHI, RIB FRACTURES, FRAC LUMBER ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| GRADE 2 CONCUSSION - 62 YO MALE STATES ON 8' LADDER WHEN IT FELL BACKW ARDS TO THE GROUND - WAS ABLE TO AMBULATE INTO HOUSE - ALSO BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| REPORTEDLY FELL OFF AN EXTENSION LADDER, 6FEET HIGHT, HITTING HEAD, ?LO C>>SCALP LAC/HYPOTENSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT HALF WAY UP LADDER AND FELL-CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Fans |
| PT STATES WAS ON A LADDER AND WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH THE BLADES OF A CEILING FAN DX 2 CM LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS AT HOME IN THE GARAGE ON A LADDER AND FELL LANDING ON HER LEFT S IDE DX HEMATOMA TO LEFT SIDE OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WITH PAIN TO HEAD AFTER BEING HIT IN HEAD WITH LADDER PT LEFT WITHOU T SEEING DOCTOR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT FELL OFF ATTIC LADDER HITTING HEAD ON DOOR KNOB-HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT STATES FELL OFF OF A LADDER DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OFF AN EXTENSION LADDER CAUSING A HEAD INJURY AND RT TRICEPS CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL FROM A LADDER APPROX 4 FT ONTO CEMENT SUSTAINING A CLOSED HEAD INJURY & RT SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A LADDER APPROX 15 FT WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO HANG DRAPES SUSTAINING BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA & SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/05/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH MULTIPLE CONT/ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON A LADDER IN GARAGE & FELL LANDING MOSTLY ON FOREHEAD & LT WRIST. DX - CLOSED HEAD INJURY, WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL APPROX 8 FT FROM A LADDER INTO A HOLE HITTING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. DX - SCALP & ELBOW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A LADDER AT HOME WHILE PAINTING SUSTAINING BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA WITH A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT FELL 12-14 FEET FROM EXTENSION LADDER & TREE. HIT LADDER. NO LOC. D: CHI, CSPINE STRAIN, T12, L1 FXS W/O CANAL COMPROMISE, ELBOW LAC, PIPDIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT BECAME DIZZY & FELL FORWARD FROM 3-4 FT LADDER HITTING HIS FOREHEAD & WRIST. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, ABRASIONS TO FACE & WRISTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL FROM AN 8 FT LADDER HITTING HIS HEAD & INJURING HIS RT KNEE. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA WITH SUPERFICIAL FOREH. LACER., KNEE ABRAS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PATIENT FELL APPROX 15-20 FT FROM LADDER WHILE TRIMMING A TREE SUSTAINING HEAD TRAUMA WITH RT PARIETAL SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL FROM 6 FT LADDER WITH +LOC & IS AMNESTIC TO EVEN & REPETI- TIVE. DX - CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM A TEN FOOT LADDER AND HAD A LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND STOP PED BREATHING. DX: HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 66 Y/O M INJURED HEAD AND CHEST WALL WHEN FALLING 8' FROM LADDER DX: MILD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2005 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| 80 YOM STANDING ON A LADDER PAINTING AND FELL OFF STRIKING HEAD ON FLOO R AT HOME. NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HEAD AFTER FALLING OFF OF A LADDER AND LANDING ON THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL FROM LADDER, NOT REALLY HURT, HE DOESN'T THINK, BUT WIFE B ROUGHT HIM IN ANYWAY. DX; POST FALL AND LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2004 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL THIS AM OFF LADDER. DX SUBARACHNOID BLEED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| 64YOF FELL OFF LADDER TO FLOOR AT HOME DX CLOSED HEAD INJ COCCYX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT DESCENDING THE ATTIC EXTENSION LADDER AT HOME WHEN HE FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH SUB DURAL BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Ceilings and walls |
| FELL BACKWARDS OFF A 15 FT LADDER -STRUCK HEAD AGAINST A CONCRETE WALL CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| ON A LADDER 7 - 8 FT FELL ON ASPHALT CONTUSION ABRASIONS TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Ceilings and walls |
| EXTENSION LADDER FELL OFF OF WALL IN THE BARN AND FELL ON TOP OF PT'S HEAD. CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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