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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 312
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2005 | Age: 72 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| ON STEP STOOL, FELL HITTING HEAD ON A BUREAU " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| PATIENT WAS ON A STEP STOOL, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HER HEAD ON THE CEMENT, WAS DAZED & HAD TINGLING IN EXTREMITIES. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT SLIPPED OFF STEP STOOL ONTO FLOOR WHILE PUTTING UP CURTAINS. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | 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, Beds or bedframes |
| 52 YOF FELL OFF STEP STOOL HIT HEAD ON HEADBOARD SKULL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | 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 |
| PT TRIPPED OVER STEP STOOL. DX: 2 CM SCALP LAC/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2005 | Age: 76 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 AT HOME , + ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 71 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT ON STEP STOOL AND LOST BALANCE, HIT HEAD ON TILE FLOOR, NO LOC DX: MILD HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Laundry hampers |
| 54 YO FEMALE FELL BACKWARDS OFF STEP STOOL AND HIT HEAD ON METAL HAMPER - LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT STADING ON STEP STOOL BEHIND TRUCK AND FELL OFF STRIKING HEAD ON DRI VEWAY C/O PAIN SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | Age: 53 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 |
| CHI-FELL OFF STEPSTOOL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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