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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,950
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Lethal Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	103
Year 1998:	57
Year 1999:	204
Year 2000:	35
Year 2001:	221
Year 2002:	138
Year 2003:	102
Year 2004:	237
Year 2005:	69
Year 2006:	208
Year 2007:	30
Year 2008:	30
Year 2009:	351
Year 2010:	159

Lethal Accidents - Sex

Lethal Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/14/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Stairs or steps
79 YOM FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STEPS.DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/05/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
85 YOF FELL ON STEP COMING OUT OF RESTAURANT CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/08/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
72 YO M FELL DOWN 30 STEPS, HIT HEAD AT HOME, WIFE FOUND UNRESPONSIVE. DX HEAD INJURY, ED DEATH
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/06/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
72 YO M FELL DOWN STEPS, HIT HEAD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY, TRAUMA ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
87YOF FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY/ CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/17/2009	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
92YOF, BIBA AS FTR CODE S/P SUSTAINED UNWITNESSED FALL DOWN 20 STAIRS NOT ON ANTICOAGULANT, SHORTLY WAS PRONOUNCED>>SAH/SDH/C-SPINE FXS
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/02/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STEPS. DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/27/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN BASEMENT STEPS AND WAS FOUND BY WIFE UNRESPONSIVE DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY/ CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Stairs or steps
TRIPPED&FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF 6 STAIRS HITTING HEAD, +SIGNIFICANT BLOOD LOSS, PRONOUCED SHORTELY UPON ED ARRIVAL>>SCALP DEGLOVING/AVULSION
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS, SEVERE HEAD INJURY. DX DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/21/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
WITNESSED FALL COMING UP PORCH STEPS AT HOME, HIT HEAD, WENT INTO CARDI AC ARREST. DX DOA, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/14/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STEPS. DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/12/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STAIRS. DX: TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY W/SAH/SDH/IPH, LUMBAR FX, SCALP FX.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STEPS. DX; HEAD LAC
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
ICH. PT FEL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STEPS.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN 6-10 STEPS. DX: SAH
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/27/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN STAIRS, HITTING HEAD, +LOC, PULSLESS ON EMS ARRIVAL, PRONOUNC ED ON ARRIVAL TO ER " TBI"
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/30/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
PT HAD FALL DOWN 4 STEPS IN ***. DROPPED OFF AT BORDER. PUPILS FIXED & DIALATED. D:SEVERE HEAD INJURY, BILATERAL SAH, INTRAVEN.HEM. DIED.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/30/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
SUBURAL HEMATOMA, FRACTURE OCIPITAL BONE AFTER BEING FOUND UNRESPONSIVE AT BOTTOM OF BASEMENT STEPS. UNKNOWN DOWNTIME.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/22/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
PT BROUGHT TO ED BY EMS AFTER FALL DOWN STAIRS AT HOME FOUND BLEEDING FROM HEAD #1 DX SEVERE CHI
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stairs or steps
82 YO MALE FELL DOWN 12-13 STEPS AND CUT HEAD CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/17/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
86 YOF FOUND PULSELESS AT BOTTOM OF FLIGHT OF STAIRS, VISIBLE HEAD INJU RY NOTED BY EMS, BROUGHT TO HOSPITAL AS DOA AS HAD NO VITAL SIGNS
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/24/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT WAS WALKING OUT OF KITCHEN OF SOCIAL CENTER AND FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD ON CONCRETE STEP
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/28/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN 10 STAIRS. DX: ANOXIC BRAIN INJURY, ARREST.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stairs or steps
SEEN BY NEIGHBORS AS APPARNET FALL DOWN STAIRS
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/23/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STAIRS AND STRUCK HEAD HEADACHE AND + LOC SUBDURAL HEAMTOM A
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/28/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
PT SUST HEAD INJURY FELL BACKWARDS DOWN STAIRS AND EXPIRED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/18/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
PT. FELL ON STEPS AND HIT HIS HEAD - DX. INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE PATIENT EXPIRED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/03/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
HEAD INJURY - CARDIAC ARREST; PT FOUND @ BOTTOM OF STAIRS BY SISTER
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF FLIGHT OF STAIRS AT HOME UNRESPONSIVE CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH DEATH
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/24/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS AT HOME STRIKING HEAD BECAME UNRESPONSI VE CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/12/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS AT HOME DX: DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/25/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FOUND DOWN AT BOTTOM OF STAIRS IN POOL OF BLOOD DOWN FOR UNDERTIMIN ED AMMOUNT OF TIME DXD: DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
SKUL FX, INTRACRANIAL BLEED, SUBDURAL BLEED, OPEN FX R WRIST; FELL DOWN STAIRS @ HOME
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/26/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FOUND DOWN AT BOTTOM OF STAIRS
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/03/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL BACKWARDS DOWN 4 CONCRETE STEPS
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/03/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps, Ceilings and walls
PT WAS FOUND AT BOTTOM OF STAIRS , PT FELL DOWN STAIRS AND STRUCK HEAD AGAINST THE WALL PUTTING A HOLE IN THE WALL
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps, Rugs or carpets
PT FELL DOWN 10 STEPS LANDING ON THINLY CARPETED LANDING HITTING HEAD
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/08/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT SUST HEAD CONCUSSION FELL ON STEPS AND EXPIRED IN E.D.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/12/2002	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
FOUND AT BOTTOM OF STEPS UNRESPONSIVE FOR UNKNOWN,AMMOUNT OF TIME DX: DOA,SDH L CEREBRAL CONVEXITY W 2 CM LAC TO R MIDLINE.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stairs or steps
PT ALLEGEDLY FELL DOWN STEPS AT HOME WITH LAC TO HEAD TO SKULL BONE AND MULTI FACIAL ABRASIONS CAUSING FATAL INJURY
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/09/2001	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps, Panel doors
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/11/2001	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/27/2001	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/16/2001	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/11/2001	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/21/2001	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/15/2000	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/12/2000	Age: 95 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/04/1999	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/09/1999	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/15/1999	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/18/1998	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/30/1998	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/24/1998	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/25/1997	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: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/09/1997	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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