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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 497
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | 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, Light bulbs |
| STANDING ON STEP STOOL CHANGING LIGHT BULB AT HOME, FELL HIT HEAD. DX-CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2007 | 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, Tables |
| HEAD CT-SLIPPED OFF STEP STOOL-HIT HEAD ON TABLE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT DX CONTUSION OF HEAD - S/P PT FELL FROM A STEP STOOL WHILE STANDING ON IT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2007 | Age: 78 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 |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND HIT HEAD # CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2007 | Age: 78 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 |
| 78 YOF FELL OFF STEP STOOL HITTING HEAD ON KITCHEN FLOOR SUSTAINING A C ONTUSION TO HEAD AND HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/01/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION BY FALLING FROM A STEP STOOL BY HIS BOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 88 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| FELL WHILE HOLDING ON TO A STEP STOOL IN THE BATHTUB LOC HEAD INJURY MULITPLE LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/13/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| STANDING ON STEP STOOL AND FELL BACKWARD HITTING HEAD -LOC HAS BUMP ON BACK OF HEAD DX- CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2007 | Age: 82 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 |
| STANDING ON STOOL AND IT TIPPED OVER CAUSING HEAD CONTUSION/ABRASION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 87 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND HIT HEAD ON A SHELF. DX: SCALP LACERATION, 4.5 CM., WITH REPAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT UP ON A STEP STOOL AND FELL OFF SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND F RACTURED CLAVICLE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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