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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,006
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| STRAINED ANKLE WHEN TRIPPED ON A FLOOR MAT AT STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 44 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| TRIPPED ON A MAT AND FELL SPRAINING ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| TWISTED ANKLE STEPPING ON DOOR MAT FOOT FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT SLIPPED ON A RUG AT HOME LANDING ONTO LEFT KNEE CONTUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| SCALP LAC-TRIPPED ON RUG-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| STEPPED ON FLOOR MAT THAT SLIPPED CAUSING HER LOSS OF BAL FELL ON FOOT FOOT FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT INJURED BACK LIFTING A HEAVY MAT 5 DAYS AGO DX// LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 41 YO SLIPPED ON WET DOOR MAT INJURED ANKLE SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT GOT TOE STUCK ON FLOOR MAT AND TWISTED IT. DX; TOE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| ANKLE SPRAIN-TRIPPED-FELL ON A RUG-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| SLIPPED ON AREA RUG AT HOME AND FOOT SHOT OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HI M TO FALL SUST INJ TO LOW BACK DX ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| L ANKLE SPR/34YOF WHILE AT BROTHERS HOUSE TWISTED ANKLE WHEN SLIPPED OF F WELCOME MAT. C/O PAIN AND SWELLING L ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| CONTUSION TO LEFT WRIST, RIGHT KNEE, AND LEFT SHOULDER - FELL ON RUBBER MAT OUTSIDE HOSPITAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PICKED UP A RUG WITH A RAZOR BLADE IN IT LAC RT INDEX * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Floors or flooring materials |
| 36 YO MALE TWISTED BACK STEPPING OVER MATS ON FLOOR AT MISSION LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT.INJ.L.ANKLE AT HOME WHEN TWISTED ON A FLOOR MAT. DX; L.ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Tables |
| STUMBLED ON RUG FELL HIT HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE AT HOME. DX CLOSED HEAD I NJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Ceilings and walls |
| WHILE AT HOME PT SLIPPED ON A CARPET MAT AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE WALL. NO LOC. C/O NECK PAIN DX: NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Other containers |
| 39 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER MAT WHILE CARRYING BASKETS OF FOOD CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT WITH LAC TO UPPER ARM FROM FALL, TRIPPED ON A CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| REPORTS SLIPPING ON A SLIPPERY SLID MATT ON THE GROUND&FELL LANDING ONT O EXTERMELY INVERTED ANKLE>>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| RIGHT WRIST AND RIGHT ANKLE STR. PT TRIPPED OVER A WET MAT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT SLIPPED ON A THROW RUG AT HOME AND STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT SLIPPED ON THE BATHROOM THROW RUG AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON THE SIDE O F THE BATH TUB LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| RT SHOULDER STRAIN-SUS INJ TO LEFT SHOULDER WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL O N A WET MAT AT THE GAS STATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Bathtubs or showers |
| 44 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON BATHMAT AND FELL IN SHOWER CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| C/O TRAUMATIC SHOULDER PAIN, SLSIPPED ON DOORMAT AND FELL AT A STORE, C/O SHOULDER AND KNEE PAIN. DX-DISLOCATION SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| INJURY TO LEFT KNEE FROM SLIPPING AND FALLING ON WET MAT. DX-KNEE PAIN/TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Tables |
| FOREHEAD LAC-SLIPPED ON RUG-FELL-FACE HIT TABLE-@ POLICE STATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Ceilings and walls |
| PT SLIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL STRIKING CORNER OF A WALL WITH FOREHEAD SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| LEFT ELBOW STR. PT GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN A MAT AND TRIPPED HITTING ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| RIGHT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN TRIPPING OVER A CARPET RUNNER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 27 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT WAS AT HOME, SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC RUNNER CAUSING A CONTUSON TO LT RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Alcohol |
| TRIPPED OVER DOOR MAT AT HOSP IS +ETOH C/O PAIN TO (R) ARM AND BACK PT LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT LIFTED MAT AT SHELTER. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT WITH SPRAINED ANKLE, TRIPPED ON A RUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| AVULSION FX RT 1ST TOE DISTAL PHALANX: TRIPPED OVER THROW RUG AT HOME, S/P FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT WITH ANKLE SPRAIN, TRIPPED OVER AN ENTRANCE RUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Tables |
| PT STUMBLED OVER THE THROW RUG AT HOME AND STUMBLED OVER THE COFFEE TAB LE STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRIPPED OVER A RUG HITTING A WALL CAUSING A CONCUSSION A ND A CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Stairs or steps |
| DX L ANK SPRAIN, L 5TH FINGER EXTENSOR: TRIPPED OVER RUBBER MAT AND FELL DOWN STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| TWISTED ANKLE ON RUBBER DOOR MAT FRACTURE LEFT DISTAL FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Counters or countertops |
| 29YFC TRIPPED OVER A THROW RUG AND HIT NOSE ON COUNTER/FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Floors or flooring materials |
| 33 YO F SPRAINED ELBOW TRIPPED ON THROW RUG AND LANDED ON BASEMENT FLOOR AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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