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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,297
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2009 | Age: 41 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| STRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE -KNEE PAIN SINCE TRIPPING OVER RUG (RUNNER PER NURSE) AT HOME LAST NIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 29 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 WAS RUNNING AND SLID DOWN ON A RUG, DX: KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 38YOF, TRIPPED OVER WELCOME MATE&FELL LANDING ONTO KNEE C/O>>KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2009 | Age: 50 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 50YOM TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL TO THE FLOOR STRUCK CHEST CONTUSION R IBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 27 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 |
| STEPPED ON DOOR MATT AND MATT SLID INJURING ANKLE...SPRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT SLIPPED ON FLOOR RUNNER 1 WK AGO. DX: R KNEE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| BACK PAIN-39YOM-SLIPPED ON A RUG-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT WAS WALKING OUT OF HOTEL ROOM WHILE CARRYING YOUNG SON AND SLIPPED ON A MAT AND FELL ONTO KNEE. DX KNEE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 45 YO M TRIPPED OVER RUG, WALKING OUT OF HOSPITAL, FELL ON KNEE. DX KNE E SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| FEMUR FX. PT FELL OVER FLOOR MAT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 43 Y/O F TRIP AND FALL ON MAT AT SCHOOL LS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 27YOF TRIPPED OVER A RUG STRUCK LOWER BACK AGAINST A DRESSER CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Floors or flooring materials |
| 34 YO F TRIPPED OVER THROW RUG, FELL IN FLOOR AT HOME. DX SHOULDER STRA IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 26 YOF WAS ON A MAT AND FELL KNEE SMASHED HER HAND. DX-CONTUSION HAND AND WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| FACE CT-TRIPPED ON A RUG AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 44Y/O,M,SLIPPED ON RUBBER MAT AT HOME, TWISTED ANKLE, FX L ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT SLIPPED ON A WET MAT AT HOSPITAL, CONTUSION TO BACK(LUMBAR) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT STATES WHILE AT HOME TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND NOW HAS BACK PAIN DX STR AIN THORACIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 36YOF TRIPPED OVER A THROW RUG AND FELL C/O RIGHT WRIST PAIN AND SWELLI NG. DX: WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 38 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 STR. PT STRAINED ANKLE WHEN FALLING OVER A MAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 26 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 |
| TWISTED ANKLE TRIPPED OVER DOOR MAT DX: ANKLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 30 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| KNEE CT-SLIPPED ON A RUG-FELL ON KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| SHAKING OUT A RUG AT HOME. DX BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| P TRIPPED OVER AN AREA RUG USING LEFT ARM TO BREAK THE FALL FRACTURED L EFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| CHIP FX RIGHT GREAT TOE, PT WAS AT MOTHERS HOUSE AND TRIPPED OVER 2 PLASTIC MATS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| RT ANKLE SPRAIN: 33YOM TRIPPED OVER A THROW RUG, CAUGHT HIMSELF, TWISTED HIS FOOT, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT PRESEN TO ER AFTER A SLIPPED ON A THROW RUG AT HOME HITTING BACK OF HEAD WITH 1 INCH LACERATION- DX- HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| SLIPPED ON RUG AND FELL. DX BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT SLIPPED ON A RUG AT THE DELI IN *** STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 34 YO F CONTUSION TO ELBOW TRIPPED ON CARPET IN KITCHEN AND FELL BACKWA RD ONTO ELBOW* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL ON FLOOR. DX WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| TRIPPED ON A THROW RUG AT HOME. DX HAND SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 39 YOF TRIPPED ON RUBBER FLOOR MAT OUTSIDE DOOR AT *** CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2009 | Age: 48 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 |
| TRIPPED ON MAT, SCALP LAC DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT SLIPPED ON A RUG TWISTING LEFT ANKLE STRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| LOW BACK PAIN-AFTER CARRYING A WET AREA RUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT HIT EYE ON MAT PT HAS MENTAL RETARDATION HEMORRHAGE OF EYE # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 43Y/O,F,SHAKING OUT CARPET WITH BROKEN GLASS, EYE IS IRRITATED NOW, L CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 & FELL ON THE MATT. ANKLE TWISTED & SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/24/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG LAST EVENING AND FELL ONTO RIGHT UPPER ARM STRA INED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| ^PASSENGER ON BUS THAT FELL TO KNEES ON WET FLOOR MAT. DX KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT FELL OVER A RUG ON MONDAY NIGHT STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER AND FRACTURE D FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 29 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| RIGHT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN SLIPPING ON A MAT WHEN GETTING UP OFF FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| DX SPRAIN, L ANK: ROLLED L ANK YTDY W STEP'G UNTO UNEVEN MAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT WITH SPRAINED SHOULDER TRIPPED OVER A RUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AT HOME AND FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 30 YO F SPRAINED WRIST,MUSCLE SPASMS TRIPPED ON RUG WALKING INTO *** AN D FELL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2009 | Age: 29 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 SLID ON A DOOR RUNNER AND INJURED ANKLE. D: ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| TRIPPED OVER MAT AND FELL ONTO SHOULDER DX: SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| GREAT TOE STRAIN-FELL OVER A RUG-HIT TOE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AT HOME LAST EVENING AND STRAINED RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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