Accidents - Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting - 16-25 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 117
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Upper Trunk:	86	Knee:	15
Lower Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/06/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT STRAINED MID BACK WHEN LIFTING A ROLL OF CARPET. DX. T-SPINE STRAIN NOT WORK RELATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Manual cleaning equipment
DX RIGHT KNEE STRAIN: KNEELING ON CARPET AT HOME, SCRUBING SPOTS WITH BRUSH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
PT SLEEPING ON CARPETED FLOOR AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, C/O RASH TO CHEST AND NECK DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Knives with replaceable blades
PT INSTALLING CARPET IN THEIR HOME AND RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED AND PT SLASH ED L SHIN DX: L LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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