Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Lethal accidents - Stairs or steps - Year 1997

 



Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 211
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.
Lethal Accidents - Age:
50+ years old:211
Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:103Face:67
Upper Trunk:21Lower Trunk:19

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/25/1997Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 10/09/1997Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 10/05/1997Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 04/21/1997Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 04/17/1997Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Back to the top




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.