Accidents - Stepladders - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Upper Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,225
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Date: 12/07/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
FELL OFF STEP LADDER. DX- L CHEST WALL AND SHIN CON TUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2006	Age: 62 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: Stepladders
FELL OFF STEPLADDER AND HIT RIBS DX: CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders, Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL OFF STEPLADDER AND HIT CHEST ON BATHTUB AT HOME DX// LEFT RIB FXS 9 10 AND11
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/01/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
CONTUSION RIGHT RIBS-FELL OFF STEP LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2006	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: Stepladders
PT FELL FOUR FEET OFF A STEP LADDER STRIKING CHEST FRACTURED RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2006	Age: 76 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: Stepladders
76 YO FELL OFF STEPLADDER CONTUSION BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2006	Age: 60 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: Stepladders, Plants, trees and shrubs
RIB FX'S/60YOM ON STEPLADDER WHEN BRANCH ON TREE HE WAS TRIMMING BROKE AND PT FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders, Plants, trees and shrubs
FX L RIBS #8-9-10; FELL OFF STEPLADDER WHILE TRIMMING TREES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stepladders, Motor vehicles or parts
USING 3 STEP LADDER WORKING ON CAR, FELL AGAINST CAR/ RT RIB PAIN
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/24/2006	Age: 70 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: Stepladders, Pruning or trimming equipment
FALL:RIB FX:ABRA'S: AT HOME STANDING ON 4 FT STEP LADDER TRIMMING HEDGE LADDER FELL, PT LANDED ON LADDER, MID BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stepladders, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
FELL OFF STEP LADDER 3 RUNGS UP AND LANDED AGAINST DRESSER ADMITTED CHE ST WALL INJURY/PNEUMOTHORAX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/28/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
FELL OFF STEPLADDER DX S/P FALL, ASYSTOLE (CARDIAC ARREST)
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/18/2006	Age: 91 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: Stepladders
CONTUSION UPPER BACK - PATIENT REPORTS STEPPING ON STEPLADDER AND FALLI NG B ACKWARDS LANDING FLAT ON HIS BACK - AT HOME - DID NOT HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
FELL OFF A STEP LADDER 2 DAYS AGO. DX. L CHEEST WALL CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 70 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: Stepladders
70YOM FELL FROM STEP LADDER CLINCIAL RIB FX CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders, Other toys
70YOF FELL OFF STEP LADDER TRYING TO GET A TOY FX HER RIB AND A CONTUSI ON TO BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2006	Age: 67 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: Stepladders, Containers
CONTUSION L RIBS: ON STEP LADDER, TWISTED LIFTING BOX AND FELL DOWN LADDER, C/O LT RIB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
CLIMBING STEP LADDER IN BATHROOM TO CLEAN -FELL FRCTURE RIGHT 7TH & 8TH RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
FRACTURE RIBS - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF LEFT RIB PAIN - FELL OFF SHORT STE PLADDER ONTO LANDING AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
PT FELL OFF STEPLADDER ONTO BACK, CONTUSION TO RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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