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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 523
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Electric Christmas decorations |
| 65YO HISP FEMALE STS PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP STANDING ON STEP STOOL PT FELL,C/O L WRIST PAIN, DX L WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2008 | Age: 80 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 CLIMBED ON STEP-STOOL TO TURN OFF FAN AND FELL DX: FX LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | 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 |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL AT HOME AND INJURED WRIST DX// OPEN FX RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| 67YOF AT HOME ON A STEP STOOL,COMING OFF MISSED A STEP,FELL OFF STRIKING WRIST;WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 86 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 PFF STEP STOOL/WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT AT HOME FELL FROM A 3 STEP STEP STOOL INJ R WRIST/ DX FX R WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Dishwashers |
| 64 YO F CONTUSION TO WRIST & LOW BACK FELL OFF STEP STOOL HIT DISHWASHER AT DAUGHTER'S HOUSE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT WITH SPRAIN TO RIGHT WRIST AFTER FALLING OFF STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HANDS DESCENDING A STEP STOOL, ALSO C/O CHEST PA IN>> WRIST FX/ RULE OUT ACS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL FROM A STEPSTOOL DX: LT WRIST INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| 81 Y/O FEMALE SUS FRACTURE TO WRIST AFTER FALL OFF OF STEP STOOL DX WRIST FRACTURE% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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