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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 233
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL FROM STANDING POSITION 3 FEET OFF STEP STOOL WHILE WATERING HER PL ANTS ON PORCH. DX. CONT HEAD , L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| 69 YOF S/P FALL BACK OFF STEPSTOOL@HOME 3D AGO-C/O HA/NK PN/NAUSEA/DAZE D-DX:INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE-L CEREBELLAR, HTN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Beds |
| 69YOF FELL OFF STOOL GETTING OUT OF BED DX:LAC/CONT HEAD, 17CM LAC SCALP SUTURED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL FROM A SMALL STEP STOOL IN HOME AND HIT ARM ON EDGE OF COUNTER DX HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL HITTING HEAD ON THE FLOOR. DX-SCALP LACERATION, CERVICAL STRAIN, CHEST WALL CONTUSIONS RIGHT KNEE STAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| 59 YO F STANDING ON STEP STOOL FELL OFF HITTING HEAD LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| HEAD CONTUSION W/HIP PAIN - WAS TWO STEPS UP ON STEP STOOL AND FELL HIT TING HEAD ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL OVER STEP STOOL AND HIT FLOOR. DX: HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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