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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 732
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT. STATES SLIPPED ON AREA RUG, FELT POP AND FELL ON R HIP. DX. R HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| LAYING CARPET AT HOME YESTERDAY, HAS HAND PAIN TODAY. DX: TENDONITIS H AND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN CARPETED STAIRS AT HOME INJURING LT ANKLE-C/O PAIN AND SWELLING; AVULSION FRACTURE LT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2003 | Age: 39 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPET AT HOME DX; LT KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| DX:SEIZURE. HAS NOT TAKEN MEDS FOR SZ AND HAD ONE FALLING DOWN ONTO CAR PET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| LAYING CARPET - PAIN IN LOW BACK ON L SIDE - ABDOMINAL PAIN LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL AND CUT CHIN ON CARPET DX CHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STUBBED LT GREAT TOE ON CARPET FLOOR; SPRAIN LT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL ON CARPET FLOOR AT HOME INJURING LOWER BACK AND BILATERAL STUMPS (LEGS); CHRONIC PAIN LOWER BACK AND BILATERAL STUMPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Chairs |
| FELL ONTO CARPET FLOOR WHILE TRYING TO SIT DOWN IN CHAIR AT HOME INJURING LOWER BACK; LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| JAMMED FINGER WHEN WIPING COFFEE SPILL OFF CARPETING/ RT MIDDLE MALLET FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Footwear |
| WALKING DOWN HALL IN HOSPITAL,SHOE CAUGHT ON CARPET AND SHE FELL ONTO HER KNEE DX: CONTUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| BILATERAL ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS. HAVING EYE IRRITATION SINCE HELPING REMOVE SOME CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT STEPPED ON BROKEN GLASS THAT WAS IN CARPET DX F.B GLASS IN FOOT AND FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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