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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 254
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN CARPETED STAIRS. DX: LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL FROM STANDING POSITION ONTO CARPET AT HOME INJURING LOWER LEG, HAS FRACTURE LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS STARTLED WHILE WALKING INTO ROOM AT HOME, & SOMEONE JUMPED OFF THE COUCH,- FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR, ANKLE SWOLLEN. DX: TODDLER'S FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| CONTUSION L LOWER LEG FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT TRIPPED ON CARPET WHEN WALKING AT HOME YESTERDAY; FIBULA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL TO CARPET;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON THE CARPET, AT HOME, LAST NIGHT, & NOW C/O LT LEG PAIN DX: LT DISTAL TIBIAL METAPHYSEAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO LOWER LEG AFTER TRIPPING OVER A CARPET* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL THREE FEET OFF SOFA TO CARPETED FLOOR FX LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL ON CARPET;DX STRAINED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL WHILE WALKING ON THE CARPET NOW CRYING DUE TO PAIN. DX LEG PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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