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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 226
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 25 YOM WAS TEARING OUT CARPETING AT HOME; DEVELOPED SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND WHEEZING. BRONCHOSPASM D/T CARPET DUST EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT. GOT A RUG BURN TO ANKLE 2 DAYS AGO, NOW HAS CELLULITIS OF ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 24 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Doors |
| PT. STATES SLIPPED ON CARPET AND HIT HEAD ON DOOR YESTERDAY. NO LOC. C/ O N/V X 1.DX. CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| INJURED BACK DOING CARPET INSTALLATION UNABLE TO STAND STRAIGHT PAIN RA DIATES DOWN R RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| LOW BACK PAIN SINCE SUNDAY, WAS ON HANDS AND KNEES FOR LONG PERIOD OF T IME LAYING CARPET/ LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| STATES SHE WAS LAYING CARPET AND HURT HER BACK DX LOWER TRUNK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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