Accidents - Step stools - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Lower Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,192
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Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools
LEFT HIP CONTUSION - TRIPPED OVER KITCHEN STEP STOOL, FELL ONTO HIP, UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Step stools
FELL FROM STEP STOOL DISLOCATED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/23/2009	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools
94YOF FELL OFF A STEP STOOL ONTO BUTTOCKS SUSTAINED A COMPRESSION FRAC TURE TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/10/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials
79YOF ACCIDENTLY FELL OFF STEP STOOL ONTO THE FLOOR INJURED HIP; HIP FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools, Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT STANDING ON STEP STOOL, HANGING BLINDS, PT FELL BACKWARDS, STRIKING LOWER BACK DX;# COMPRESSION FX, T 12
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/15/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools, Counters or countertops
ON STEP STOOL LEANED OVER COUNTER TOP HURT BACK. DX LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools
FELL OFF STEPSTOOL AT HOME AND INJURED HER LEFT HIP. DX: FRACTURE TO LEFT HIP*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/07/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools, Stepladders
CLIMBING ON A STEP STOOL VS STEPLADDER THEN SLIPPED&FELL ONTO LT SIDE, C/O HIP PAIN>>FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/03/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools
PT FELL FROM STEP STOOL, HIP ACHES. LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN, MUSCLE STRAIN LATISMUS DORSI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools
PT FELL 1 FT OFF STEPSTOOL AT HOME, LANDED ON LOWER BACK, FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools
FELL 2 FEET FROM STEP STOOL LOWER LUMBAR SPINE COMPRESSION FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials
PT STATES FELL FROM STEP STOOL STRIKING HEAD AND BUTTOCKS ON FLOOR WHIL E CLEANING A CHAIN LIGHT FIXTURE. DX. CONT. HEAD, STRAIN LUMBOSACRAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Step stools
PT TRYING TO GET DOWN OFF A STEP STOOL AND MISSED THE LAST STEP AND FEL L DISLOCATED RIGHT HIP PROSTHETIC DEVICE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools
FELL OFF A 2 FT STEP STOOL WHILE DOING REMODELING WORK DX L HIP FX *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/06/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools
60YOF, SLIPPED OFF STEP STOOL FELL ONTO RIGHT SIDE ABRASION RIGHT SIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT SITTING ON A STEP STOOL ON THE PATIO AND FELL OFF CONTUSION O LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools, Stools
FELL FROM A STOOL VERSUS A STEP STOOL, LANDINGONTO RIGHT SIDE, C/O HIP PAIN>>FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/26/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools
1 FOOT UP ONTO A STEP STOOL AND FELL. DX CONTUSION / SPRAIN LUMBAR BACK +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials
PROBABLE HIP FX: TRYING TO SIT OR CLIMB ON A STEP STOOL 1 FT OFF GROUND SLIPPED, FELL ON R SIDE ON CARPETED FLOOR, MOBILE HOME, C/O GROIN PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/04/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools
PT FELL OFF 2ND STEP OF STEP STOOL. DX: CONT R HIP/CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools
PT STANDING ON A STEP STOOL IN HER YARD AT HOME AND FELL OFF LANDING ON TO LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials
54 YO FELL OFF STEPSTOOL INJURED HIP ON FLOOR CONTUSION HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL OFF A SMALL STEP STOOL LANDING ON THE LAUNDRY ROOM FLOOR FRACT RURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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