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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 733
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| HELPING A FREIND TO REMOVE CARPET SPRAIN LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| WRIST LAC-@ HOME-CUTTING CARPET W/ E*** KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 31 YO F TRIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL DOWN ON WRIST FX WRIST,CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FRIEND DROPPED A ROLL OF CARPET PT HELPED CARRY. DX: R WRIST STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| WRIST SPRAIN - 48 YOF WAS PICKING UP HEAVY CARPET AT *** AND THE CARPET FELL, C/O PAIN LEFT WRIST AND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED AND FELL AT HER BROTHER-IN-LAW'S, FELL ONTO CARPET ON OUTSTRETC HED ARMS W/INJURY TO LEFT WRIST. DX ACUTE LEFT WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| STATES TRIPPED ON RUG AND LANDED ON OUTSTRETCHED L UE, HURT WRIST. DX. FX L DISTAL RADIUS (WRIST) AND CONT L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RT WRIST CONTUSION.PT FELL FACE FIRST ONTO SOME CARPET AND INJURED WRIS T. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| SLIPPED ON WET CARPET AT HOME AND FELL ONTO HER OUTSTRETCHED LEFT ARM. DX ACUTE LEFT WRIST STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Toilets |
| LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHEN TRIPPED ON RUG - WAS ALSO TRYING TO GET ON BEDSIDE COMMODE - INJURED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT. FELL IN HALLWAY OUTSIDE CAFETERIA AT HOSPITAL. FOOT CAUGHT ON CARP ET. DX. FX R/L DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT WAS GETTING A ROLL OF CARPET OUT OF THE TRUCK WHEN THE CARPET FELL ON HIS HAND. DX-SECERE RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET DX. WRIST CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Razors or shavers |
| RIGHT WRIST LAC, PT CUT WRIST WHEN CUTTING NEW CARPET WITH A RAZOR BLAD E AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LEFT WRIST SPR. PT INJURED WRIST WHEN TRIPPING ON A RUG AND FALLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| HURT WHILE CUTTING CARPET SPRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CARPET AND FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAND. PT DRANK 5 TO 10 BEERS TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 37 Y.O. B MALE W/WRIST PAIN. PT HAD BEEN PUTTING SOME CARPET DOWN @ HOM E WHEN PAIN BEGAN. E927 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| PT STATES SHE FELL DOWN CARPETED STAIRS AND INJURED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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