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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 547
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| STATES HE FELL FROM STEP STOOL DX SCALP ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2004 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| 76 YO FELL OFF STEP STOOL CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT SX SCALP LACERATION - S/P FELL OFF A STEP STOOL APPROXIMATELY 1/2 HR AGO WHILE REACHING INTO A CABINET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS ON A STEP STOOL IN THE KITCHEN & THE NEXT THING HE REMEMBERS IS WAKING UP ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT. LOST BALANCE TRYING TO MOVE STEP STOOL AT HOME. DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2004 | 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: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL 2 FEET FROM STEP STOOL. AMNESTIC TO EVENT. FOUND IN KITCHEN BY FRIEND. D: CHI, CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2004 | Age: 86 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 |
| PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL STRIKING HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL STRIKING HEAD C/O HEADACHE RT FRONTAL CEREBRAL C ONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/08/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL AT HOME. DX RIB AND HEAD CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OFF STEPPING STOOL, HIT HEAD ON FLOOR DX: HEADACHE, CONCUSSION SYNDROME, FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Toilets |
| FELL FROM A STEPSTOOL IN BATHROOM STRIKING HEAD ON COMMODE WITH LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools |
| CONCUSSION.PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL AND STRUCK HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2004 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Light bulbs |
| ON STEPSTOOL CHANGING LIGHT BULB AND FELL FX SKULL AND CEREBRAL HEMATOM A |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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