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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 741
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CARPET. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN 2 CARPETED STEPS. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| TRIPPED OVER A FRIEND AT SCHOOL AND LANDED ON CARPET. DX CHIN LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL TO CARPET. DX MOUTH INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 9 months | 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Beds or bedframes |
| PT FELL OFF A HIGH BED ONTO CARPET SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A HEMTOMA TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| MOM HOLDING PT AND TRIPPED AND FELL - BABIES HEAD HIT CARPET. DX ABRAS ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL ON HEAD. DX HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2008 | Age: 9 months | 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT FELL STRUCK HEAD ON THE CARPET SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CARPET. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STEPPED ON A NAIL THAT WAS UNDER THE CARPET AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTUR E WOUND TO BOTTOM OF LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OFF DADS SHOULDERS TO CARPETED FLOOR. DX CHEEK HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL ONTO CARPET. DX CONTUSION UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Bunk beds |
| FELL OFF LADDER OF BUNK BED ONTO A CARPETED SURFACE. DX RADIAL HEAD DI SLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Beds or bedframes |
| FELL OFF BED TO CARPET. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT WAS ON THE CARPET AT HOME, WHEN MOM ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON PT'S FOOT DX: CONTUSION TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL AT HOME ONTO A CARPETED SURFACE. DX LIP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF COUCH TO CARPET. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 5 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Beds or bedframes |
| JUMPING ON BED AT GRANDPARENTS HOUSE AND FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR. DX HE AD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Beds or bedframes |
| JUMPED OFF BED ONTO CARPET. DX FOOT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Car seats |
| IN CAR SEAT - FLIPPED OVER AND FELL ON CARPETED SURFACE. DX EPISTAXIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| GRANDMOTHER HOLDING PT AND DROPPED TO CARPETED FLOOR. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS WALKING WHEN HE REACHED THE END OF THE CARPET AND FELL FORWARD T O THE TILE STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL FROM SOFA TO CARPET. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Chair, rocking |
| PATIENT'S SIBLING WAS ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED OUT OF A LOW ROCKING CHAIR, FELL OUT LANDING ON CARPETED FLOOR. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL ON CARPET AND TOOTH WENT THROUGH LIP. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS ONTO CARPET. DX FACE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT WAS PLAYING ON A ROLL OF CARPETING 2 DAYS AGO WHEN SHE FELL. PARENTS NOTICED HER LIMPING. DX R HIP INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| 208YMC FELL DOWN 12 CARPETED STEPS/ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT FELL OFF 2 1/2 DAYS AGO FROM THE SOFA TO A CARPETED FLOOR, AT ABOUT A TWO FEET HEIGHT. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX FX TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL ONTO CARPET. DX FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| ROLLED OFF COUCH ONTO CARPETED FLOOR. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| RUNNING AND TRIPPED ON CARPET. DX FOOT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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