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Accidents - Stepladders - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 864
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Date: 11/19/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders, Artificial Christmas trees
PT STANDING ON A STEP LADDER GETTING HIS ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMASS TREE OUT OF THE ATTIC AND FELL STRIKING HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
PT FELL 4-5 FT FROM STEPLADDER. DX: SDH W/2CM L SHIFT & DOWNWARD HERNIATION, R TEMPORAL BONE FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/07/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Stepladders
FELL OFF 2ND STEP OF STEPLADDER AT HOME WHILE CLEANING; HIT HEAD, HAS HEADACHE, NECK PAIN. DX: QUESTIONABLE SYNCOPE, HEAD, NECK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/09/2006Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders, Plants, trees and shrubs
~PT WAS CLIMBING A TREE STEP LADDER WHEN SHE FELL, LOSE CONCIOUSNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
HEAD TRAUMA.PT.REFERS FALLING DOWN FROM STEPLADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2006Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
PT FELL 4 FT FROM STEP LADDER. DX: SAH.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/23/2006Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Stepladders
PT FELL 2-3 FT FROM STEPLADDER. DX: CONCUSSION, HEAD LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2006Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
TRAUMA HEAD.PT.WAS BOUGHT TO THE ER,DUE TO A FALL FROM STEPLADDER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/21/2006Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Stepladders
PT FELL 4 FEET OFF OF STEP LADDER LANDING ON HEAD, CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2006Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL OFF STEP LADDER PUNCTURING BICEPES ON A NAIL ON THE WALL WHILE ETO H INTOX' BAC=0.218" " CHI" +" BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJ" , ARM PW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/01/2006Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders, Tables
PT WAS ON A STEPLADDER AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON A COFFEE TABLE LACERATION TO HEAD BEHIND R EAR*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders, Knives
PT. MOVED STEP LADDER AND WALLPAPER SCRAPER WHICH WAS ON THE TOP OF THE LADDER FELL STRIKING HER HEAD. LACERATION, TOP OF HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
FELL 3 FEET OFF A STEPLADDER AT HOME SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2006Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
PT FELL 5-7 FT FROM STEP LADDER DX: CHI. HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2006Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
FELL OFF STEP LADDER AT HOME HITTING HEAD ON CONCRETE. DX: LACERATIONS TO SCALP. CONTUSION TO CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2006Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
FALL FROM STEPLADDER DX SUBDURAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/09/2006Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Stepladders
PT FELL OFF OF 3' STEP LADDER ONTO TILED FLOOR. DX: HEMATOMA HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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