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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 534
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| LACERATION LEG - 81 YOF FELL LAST NIGHT LACERATING HER RIGHT CALF ON A STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2004 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PATIENT FELL FROM STEP STOOL STRIKING BOTH SHINS ON BOTTOM STEP RESULTI NG IN SIGNIFICANT BLEEDING AND BRUISING. DX: CONTUSIONS/ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT ON STEP STOOL, FELL OFF, FX LT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED LEFT LOWER LEG ON CORNER OF STEP STOOL. CON TUSION, LEFT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Step stools |
| STEPPED OFF STEP STOOL, STRUCK SIDE OF RT SHIN/ HEMATOMA RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| PATIENT PULLED HIS LEG UP TOO FAST, HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY INJURED, TODAY, REINJURED CLIMBING & PULLING SELF OFF STEP STOOL. DX-LOWER LEG PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT SLIPPED OFF STEP STOOL CUTTING LOWER LEG, DEEP DX LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT C/O FALLING OFF 2 STEPS STOOL,SLIPPED TOP STEP AND FELL X2 DAYS AGO.PT C/O LACERATION TO RT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Cookware |
| PT STATES HE FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND STRUCK LEG ON EDGE OF A PAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2004 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| 89YOF-LACERATION LOWER LEFT LEG-STANDING ON STEPSTOOL-STOOL COLLAPSED C UT LEG ON CORNER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| SHIN AB-FELL OFF A STEP STOOL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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