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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,076
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/12/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 20 YR OLD FEMALE FELT LIGHTHEADED AND PASSED OUT ON CARPET RESULTING IN SYNCOPAL EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 16 YOM, CLEANING A DIRTY RUG & ALSO HIS ROOM W/ LOTS OF DUST, WHEEZING DX: ALLERGIC RXN, ACUTE BRONCHOSPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Luggage |
| DX SZ/HEADACHE/ELEVATED BLD PRESS: PT PACK'G DUFFLE TO GO BACK TO HI. HAD TYPICAL SZ, PT CAUGHT BY HUSBAND & GOT RUG BURN TO HEAD/KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| DX HEADACHE/SYNCOPE: W LY'G IN BED GOT UP & THEN PASSED OUT. PT W FOUND UNCONSCIENCE BY BOYFRIEND ON CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| STATES SHE FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE CARPETED FLOOR. DX SYNCOPAL EPISODE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT EXPOSED TO NEW CARPET @ HOME TRIGGERED ASTHMA ATTACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Alcohol |
| PT FELL ON CARPET WHILE RUNNING. +4 SHOTS OF ETOH. D: ETOH INTOXICATION /ABUSE, HYPOKALEMIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Furniture |
| RED MARKS ON BODY POSSIBLE BUGS IN CARPETING AND FURNITURE POSSIBLE CON TACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT DEVELOPED HIVES THIS MORNING. ON DAY 7 OF *** FOR SINUS INFECTION. A LSO LAYED ON NEW CARPET LAST NIGHT. D:URTICARIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 16 YO FEMALE WAS SLEEPING ON RUG AND HAS RASH ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT WITH FULL BODY RASH AFTER FALLING ASLEEP ON CARPET LAST NIGHT. D: UR ITICARIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Chemicals |
| THROAT PAIN - 23 YOF C/O THROAT PAIN AFTER HUSBAND USED A CHEMICAL TO C LEAN THEIR CARPETS A FEW DAYS AGO, HAS BURNING SENSATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, General purpose household cleaners |
| MOM CLEANED CARPETS W/A NEW CARPET CLEANER, TIGHTNESS OF CHEST, DIFFICU LTY BREATHING. DX. HIVES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RASH X 2 MONTHS STARTED AFTER EXPOSURE TO NEW CARPET. DX RECURRENT URTI CARIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Exercise |
| DERMATITIS. PT WAS EXERCISING ON CARPET AND HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PTC/O RASH TO BODY WITH ITCHING TO FACE AND SHOULDER SUSTAIN WHILE SLEEPING ON CARPET & BITTEN BY INSECT. DX-GERENALIZED ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Bleaches |
| PT STATES WAS CLEANING CARPET WITH BLEACH AND CHEST STARTED TO HURT AND HAD DIFFICULT BREATHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| GENERALIZED HIVES & ITCHING-? CARPET AT FRIEND'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING, HAD HELPED MOVE CARPET EARLIE R; ASTHMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2000 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/1999 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/1998 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, General purpose household cleaners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/1998 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/1997 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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