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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 882
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/10/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 23 YOM, CONTUS LEG, TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER CARPET AND SPRAINED LEG AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 21 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: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 21 YO M FRACTURED FIBULA RUNNING IN HOUSE SLIPPED ON RUG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT DX LACERATION OF RT MEDIAL LEG/CALF - S/P PT WAS CUTTING CARPET AT HOME WHEN CUT HIMSELF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SLID ON CARPET AND LACERATED LOWER LEG ON PIECE OF GLASS. D: LACERAT ON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX-R FIBULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LEFT LOWER LEG ABRASION.PT WAS WRESTLING AND FELL AND SUSTAINED A RUG B URN TO LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENTS TOES GOT CAUGHT IN THE CARPET AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE, HAS SWELLING AND PAIN. DX-DISTAL TIBIA/FIBULA FRACTURE ON THE LEFT SIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AT GYM. DX: TIB/FIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 16 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: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| DISTAL FIBULA FX - FELL ONTO CARPETING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT WAS LYING DOWN ON HER CARPET & A NAIL IN THE CARPET PUNCTURED HER RT TIBIAL REGION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON A RUG AND INJURED LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT WITH ITCHY RASH ON ARMS/LEGS, NEW CARPET IN HOUSE; CONTACT DERM ATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT. WAS LYING ON CARPET TONIGHT, STARTED ITCHING AROUND MIDNIGHT. DX. SKIN RASH, ACUTE ALLERGIC REACTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2001 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2001 | Age: 19 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: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2000 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2000 | Age: 23 years | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/1999 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/1997 | Age: 20 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: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/1997 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/1997 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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