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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 945
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/13/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 61YOF, FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME, CONTUSION TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 57YOM WAS AT HOME USING A WOODEN EXTENTION LADDER WHEN IT SLIPPED FELL HITTING THE PORCH CAUISNG A HEMATOMA TO LT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 62 YOM FX WRIST, FELL OFF A LADDER HE WAS ON WHEN HE WAS CLEANING FALL EN BRANCHES OFF THE ROOF OF HIS SHED, SPLINT F/U ORTHO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL 2 FEET FROM LADDER AT HOME FRACTURED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST AFTER FALLING OFF LADDER. DX LACERATIO N TO LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Eye protection devices |
| PT FELL APPROX 4 FEET FROM A LADDER, PT WAS WEARING SUNGLASSES SUFFERING LAC TO BRIDGE OF NOSE AND ALSO HURT WRIST. DX: SPRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| SPRAIN WRISTS - 55 YO MALE STATES HE FELL 12 FEET OFF LADDER ONTO CONCR ETE SURFACE - PAIN OF BOTH WRISTS - ALSO TOOTH HIT LADDER RUNG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL FROM LADDER ONTO HIS OUTSTRETCHED UPPER ARM C/O LT WRIST PAIN. DX - DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF 2ND STEP OF LADDER & LANDED ON LT ARM SUSTAINING A WRIST FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT HAD A FALL OF A LADDER TODAY SUSTAINING A WRIST FRACTURE & HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 59 YR OLD FEMALE FELL FROM LADDER ONTO WRIST SPRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2005 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF 10FT LADDER NO LOC DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO WRIST, MINOR CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2005 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM 6FT LADDER +LOC WAS PAINTING DX FX WRIST , POSSIBLE CHI, NASAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/08/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER ON TO CONCRETE SPRAIN WRIST & LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| LT WRIST FX,L RIB FX'S,ACUTE VS CHRONIC STERNAL FX, S/P FALL,TRIPPED OVER METAL DOUBLE EXTENSION LADDER,FELL ONTO L WRIST,ABRASIONS CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL FROM 2ND RUNG OF A LADDER,R WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 54 YO MALE FELL FROM LADDER,WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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