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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 526
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL OFF A STEP STOOL CAUSING A SPRAIN TO HER L T WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Tables |
| WRIST FX.- PT. SLIPPED OFF A STEP STOOL AND STRUCK HER WRIST ON A TABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT STEPPED OFF THE BACK OF A STEPPING STOOL LOST BALANCE AND FELL FRACT URED LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| APPARENTLY FELL FORWARD OFF OF A STEP STOOL IMMEDIATELY NOTICING DEFORMITY IN HER L WRIST. L WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| LT WRIST FX-FELL OFF STEP STOOL-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL FROM STEP STOOL INJURED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| 51 YOWM FELL OFF A STEP LADDER AND LANDED ON L SIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO WRIST AFTER FALLING OFF STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL DOWN OFF OF A STEP STOOL AT HOME, INJURING WRIST.FX DISTAL RADIUS $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF OF A STEP STOOL AND TRIED TO CATCH SELF WITH L ARM. WRIST FX $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Toolboxes or tool kits |
| =51YOF FELL OFF STEP STOOL ONTO TOOL BOX AT HOME INJ WRIST DX/DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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