Accidents - Stepladders - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 855
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Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 77 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: Stepladders
77YOM FELL OFF A STEP LADDER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
PT AT HOME FELL OFF A STEP LADDER INJ HEAD/ DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
STANDING ON STEPLADDER TRYING TO FIX CURTAIN HAD A MECHANICALL FALL DX: HEAD CONTUSION, HTN, MECHANICALL FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Stepladders, Ladders
ACC GOT STRUCK ONTO HEAD WITH A SMALL KITCHEN LADDER VS A STEP LADDER T HAT TIPPED HITTING PT'S HEAD>>HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
57 Y/O F FELL OFF STEP LADDER, C/O DIZZINESS, PAIN ON RT SHOULDER & HAN D, DX CONTUSION HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
PT WITH CONTUSION TO HEAD AFTER FALLING OFF STEPLADDER. DX CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	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: Stepladders
FELL OFF STEP LADDER AND HIT HEAD WITH SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/30/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	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: Stepladders, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
FELL FROM 6 FT STEP LADDER HANGING TAPESTRIES WITH CLOSED HEAD INJ AND SCALP LACERATION-ADMIT FOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/26/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	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: Stepladders
MINOR CHI WITH MINOR CONCUSSION: L SIDED RIB FX; ON 3 FT STEPLADDER, FELL BACK, HIT HEAD & NECK VERY HARD, KNOCKED OUT, CONFUSION SINCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 79 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: Stepladders, Floors or flooring materials
DX FALL F OBJECT/HEADACHE/L SH PAIN/L ELBOW PAIN/ELEVATED BLD PRESS: ON 3FT STEP LADDER; FELL & HIT HEAD ON TILE FLOOR. PN IN BACK OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
PT DX BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA - S/P PT FELL OFF STEP LADDER AND HITTING HEAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
SLIPPED/FELL OFF STEP LADDER; HIT POSTERIOR HEAD ON CARPET. ON ***DX: S CALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS USING A STEP LADDER TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE PANTRY WHEN SHE FELL, DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
CHI. PT FELL OFF STEP LADDER HITTING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Stepladders, Floors or flooring materials
64 YO F HEMATOMA TO SCALP, CONTUSION TO THUMB FELL OFF 3RD STEP OF STEP LADDER LANDED ON FLOOR*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders
PT FELL OFF A STEP LADDER, DX: HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Stepladders
PT WITIH CONCUSSION, FELL OFF STEP LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders, Chairs
PT FELL OFF 3 STEP LADDER AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON CHAIR, LACERATION TO HEA D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2009	Age: 66 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: Stepladders, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
ON *** WITH INR VALUE OF 2.1, WAS ON A STEP LADDER VS STEP STOOL HANGIN G DRAPES&FELL HITTING HEAD, NO LOC>>CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
FELL OFF STEP LADDER DX: HEAD CONTUSION, THORACIC STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders, Ceilings and walls
FELL FROM STEPLADDER LOST BALANCE AND STRUCK HEAD ON CORNER OF WALL -L OC HAS LAC TO BACK OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2009	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders, Automatic doors
92YMC UP ON STEPLADDER ADJUSTING THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER FELL COMING BACK DOWN HITTING HEAD ON CONCRETE FLOOR/HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Stepladders, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
L FRONTAL SCALP HEMATOMA, PT C/O OF "GOOSE EGG" TO FOREHEAD AFTER FALLING OFF STEPLADDER WHILE WASHING WINDOWS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2009	Age: 54 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: Hemorrhage
Product: Stepladders
FELL 20 FT FROM STEP LADDER WITH BILATERAL WRIST FX'S AND INTRACRANIALH EMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/02/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stepladders, Doors
CHI,SCALP LAC.PT FELL DOWN A STEPLADDER AND HIT A DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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