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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 787
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT JUST MOVED INTO A BRAND NEW APARTMENT WITH BRAND NEW CARPET AND DEVE LOPED A RASH TO LOWER ARMS AFTER LAYIN ON THE CARPET CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| TRIPPED AND FELL OVER ROLL OF CARPET, FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED HAND/ BIL HA ND CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT HAS ARTHRITIS, PT WAS TEARING UP AN OLD CARPET, CRAWLING AROUND DOWN ON KNEES, CAUSING PAIN IN KNEES. DX: KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| WRESTLING WITH BOYFRIEND, FELL HIT KNEE ON CARPETED FLOOR. DX KNEE STRA IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CAUGHT TOE ON EDGE OF CARPET. LEFT GREAT TOE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, General purpose household cleaners |
| PT HAD ARPETS CLEANED AND THEY PUT SOME SORT OF MOLD REMEDIATION CHEMIC AL IN CARPET WHICH GAVE HER A HEADACHE AND NAUSEA POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT AT A WEDDING WALKING BAREFOOT ON THE CARPET AND STEPPED ON A TOOTH P ICK PW FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO LOWER LEFT ARM AFTER TRIPPING OVER CARPET AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT CARRING ROLL OF CARPET-ROLL WAS FALL ING-LANDED ON HIS NECK-STRAIN N ECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Plastic containers |
| PT WAS WALKING AND TRIPPED ON THE CARPET AND FELL STRUCK CHEST ON THE P LASTIC MILK CRATE CONTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| HURT SHOULDER LAYING CARPET AT HOME. DX SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | 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, Exercise |
| WALKING AND CAUGHT FOOT IN RUG AND FELL, LEFT FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT WAS WALKING ACROSS THE CARPET AND FELL ONTO THE CARPET. C/O THIGH PA IN. D: FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT TRIPPED ON FRONT MAT AND SPRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 37 YOM WAS REACHING BACKWARD WHILE LYING DOWN CARPET, C/O ACUTE LT SHOULDER PAIN AND DEFORMITY. DX-LT SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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