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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 291
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/31/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 33YOF WAS PULLING UP CARPET IN RM @ HM WHN SLIPPED FELL LANDING ON CA RPET KNIFE SUST LAC TO L FOREARM DX LAC L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT PULLING UP CARPET AT HOME AND CAUGHT CARPET TACK IN LOWER ARM CAUSED AN ABRASION THAT GOT INFECTED ADMITTED FOR CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 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: 03/16/2001 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Tables |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/1999 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/1997 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Steam irons |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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