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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 659
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/12/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders |
| PT FELL OFF STEPLADDER AT HOME,- LOC - S/P CLOSWD LT DISTAL TIB/FIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/10/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Stepladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| HEMATOMA RT PROXIMAL LOWER LEG:LUMBAR STRAIN: CLEANING GUTTERS FELL APPROX 7 FT FROM STEP LADDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders, Light bulbs |
| PT HAD FALL OFF STEPLADDER WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AT HOME. D: FIBU LA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2006 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders |
| PT BUMPED LEG ON STEPLADDER, CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders |
| PATIENT STRAINED LOWER LEG AFTER FALLING OFF A STEP LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stepladders |
| PT SLIPPED OFF STEP LADDER AND FELL INJURING LOWER LEG AT HOME DX: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| FELL OFF OF STEP LADDER WHILE PAINTING C/O PN TO RT LEG DX: FX TO RT LATERAL TIBIA WITH MILD DEPRESSION* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders |
| CONTUSION LOWER LEG - PATIENT REPORTS HE SLIPPED OFF STEP LADDER YESTER DAY - FELL LANDING ON RIGHT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders |
| LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION.PT FELL OFF A STEP LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stepladders |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE LACERATED HER RT LWR LEG ON AN ALUMINUM STEP LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders |
| FELL OFF FOURTH RUNG OF STEP LADDER AT HOME,FX LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 61 Y/O W/M INJURED LOWER LEG WHEN CAUGHT ON STEPLADDER AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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