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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 914
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON BATHROOM RUG DX: LT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT. TRIPPED OVER CARPET, HYPEREXTENDED L KNEE. DX. FX KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG AND CONTUSED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CAUGHT L KNEE BETWEEN CARPET ROLL & PALLET JACK ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| GOING OUTSIDE TO SMOKE, STUMBLED ON RUG DX R KNE & ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| PT. SLIPPED ON CARPETED STEPS INDOORS, FELL DOWN A FEW STEPS. DX. SPRA IN/STRAIN R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 18 YEAR OLD FEMALE FELL AND TRIPPED ON CARPETED SURFACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Tools |
| PT WAS USING CARPET KICKER AT HOME AND STOOD UP AND KNEE GAVE OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 24 YO MALE WAS REMOVING CARPETING AND HAS KNEE PAIN FOLLICULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 24 YEAR OLD MALE, RUG BURN TO KNEE WHILE INSTALLING CARPET RIGHT KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT CAUGHT LEFT FOOT ON A RUG - FELT LEG "LOCK UP" DID NOT FALL, LATER K NEE BEGAN TO SWELL. DX PATELLA DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RIGHT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN TRIPPING ON CARPET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON RUG LAST PM. DX L KNEE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT FELL ON A RUG IN BEDROOM AT HOME. DX: RT KNEE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| SLIPPED ON CARPET. DX. L KNEE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Beds or bedframes |
| PT TRIPPED ON EDGE OF CARPET AND HIT KNEE ON BED WHEEL. D: PATELLA FX, ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| PT STATES SHE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN 6 CARPETED STEPS INJURING KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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