[Stepladder accidents--a 5-year analysis of these falls from a height].
156 injuries by a stepladder are reported. In the whole of plunge injuries occurred with a stepladder we found 12%. The painters are involved in 34.6% in this kind of accident, apprentices in 5.8%. Most people were aged from 20-24 and the lower limb was more often injured than the upper limb. Fractures were present in 24% and we registered 48.8 days in which workers were unfit to work. Most patients (95.2%) obtained total rehabilitation.
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D000041:Absenteeism; D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000059:Accidents; D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003288:Contusions / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005859:Germany, East / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation
Der Stehleiterunfall--eine 5-Jahres-Analyse dieses Absturzgeschehens.