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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 962
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT, KNEELING WHEN PLACING CARPET ONE WEEK AGO, STUCK ON KNEE BY CARPET STAPLE/TACK. NOW RED, SWOLLEN, WARM TO TOUCH. D:ABSCESS, CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT FELL & HURT L FINGER TRIPPED ON CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| LACERATION KNEE - PATIENT REPORTS RUNNING ACROSS CARPETED FLOOR AND TRI PPING AT HOME - FELL AND HIT RIGHT KNEE ON METAL CARPET STRIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 26 Y/O F C/O WALKING ON CARPET AND TWISTED FOOT. DX: RT. FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT INJURED CLEANING CARPET; LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 34 YOWM STATES INJURED HAND WHILE LAYING CARPET TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT WAS LAYING CARPET WHEN HE INJURIED HIS LOWER BACK. NOT WORK RELATED - UNEMPLOYED DX. LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2004 | Age: 39 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 |
| MOVING CARPET YESTERDAY, LBP DX: LS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2004 | 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PATIENT WALKING DOWN HALL WHEN FOOT CAUGHT ON CARPET AND TURNED BACKWAR DS/ ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL ON CARPET AT HOME DX CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2004 | Age: 38 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, Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED OVER A CABLE CORD AT HOME AND FELL ONTO CARPET FLOOR 1 WK AGO- C/O PAIN RT HIP; ACUTE RT FLANK MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH WALKER ON CARPET AT HOME AND TRIPPED AND STUBBED RT GREAT TOE ON CARPET-C/O PAIN; CONTUSION RT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PULLING OUT CARPET 3 WEEKS AGO. LT SHOULDER TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| PT LAID CARPET LAST WEEK AND INJURED BACK DX: LBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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