Lethal accidents - Stairs or steps - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 84
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Lethal Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	67
Year 2010:	17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
83 Y MALE FELL FROM STAIRS SUBSTAINED FOREHEAD CONTUSIONS PT DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/21/1997	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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