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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 143
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other products, Other body parts.
Lethal Accidents - Years:
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN CONCRETE STEPS AT HOME, CONFUSED, DETERIORATED. DX S/P FALL, TYPE 2 AORTIC DISSECTION, CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS, FOUND LYING ON BACK. DX: RIBS FX |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 12/04/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| COLLAPSED&FELL WHILE GOING UPSTAIRS, ASYSTOLE " CARDIACPULMONARY ARREST" |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STEPS |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/15/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps, Floors or flooring materials |
| CARDIAC ARREST - 68 YOF WAS COMING DOWN STAIRS AT HOME AND FELL TO THE FLOOR, BECAME UNRESPONSIVE |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 04/17/1997 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stairs or steps |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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