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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,509
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 42 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER CARPET AT CASINO BUFFET AND FELL TO FLOOR CONTUSION KNEE AND ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| PT TRIPPED ON CARPETED STAIRS, CONTUSION TO KNEE, PREGNANT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED / FELL OVER A RUG DX: L PATELLA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CARPET HITTING KNEE HARD ONTO FLOOR DX: KNEE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| SPRAIN RT KNEE, BETWEEN KITCHEN GOING TO LIVING ROOM, LEG GAVE OUT, FELL TO CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER RUG; KNEE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT STATED THAT SHE ACCIDENTLY CUT HER KNEE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE WHILE CUT ING CARPET, SUSTAINED" LT KNE LACERATION'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 47 YO BM - ABRAISION & CELLULLITIS OF L KNEE - PLAYING AROUND & HELD ON FLOOR & GOT "RUG BURN'" ON KNEE - OCCURRED AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 35 YEAR OLD FEMALE TRIPPED ON RUG AT CASINO STRAIN LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET & FELL DX: CONTUISON LT. KNEE W/ DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LEFT KNEE CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER SOME CARPET AND INJURED KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT FELL ON WOOD COVERED WITH CARPET AT HOME. DX-ABRASIONS, CONTUSIONS RIGHT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED AND FELL DOWN 10 CARPETED STAIRS. DX- L KNEE CONTUSION AND INJU RY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LEFT KNEE CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED ON SOME CARPET AND INJURED KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET DX. KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| STATES SHE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A RUG ON THE FLOOR DX LT KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CARPET INJURING KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CONTUSION L KNEE, PT SLIPPED ON A CARPET AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS & SWELLING, NO DEFORMITY, ROM ABNORMAL, NO LOC OR DIZZINESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET & FELL. ACUTE RT KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CARPET AND FELL ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CARPET. DX: R PATELLA DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT WAS WALKING ON THE CARPET, TWISTED HIS KNEE. DX-RIGHT KNEE PAIN . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT SLIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL AT *** STORE.DX-KNEE AND WRIST SPRAIN . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURE WOUND KNEE - 39 YOM C/O RIGHT KNEE PAIN AFTER KNEELING DOWN IN CARPET ONTO A UPRIGHT CARPET TACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED & FELL ON CARPETED WOOD FLOOR DX: CONTUSION LT.KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED ON CARPETED STEPS DX. KNEE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIP ON CARPET ONTO KNEE KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL ON CARPETED STAIRS. DX: R KNEE CONT/SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 33 YOF TRIPPED OVER A RUG IN A BAR AND HAS CONTUSION TO RIGHT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 31 YOF FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN CARPET, TWISTING LEFT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON A RUG - FELL HEARD A "POP" RIGHT KNEE EFUSSION W/ ASPIRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT WAS MOVING SOME CARPET AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| KNEE SPRAIN - 31 YOF TRIPPED OVER CARPET AT A STORE AND TWISTED HER LEF T KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT CAUGHT FOOT ON CARPET AND FELL INJURING KNEE DX: KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ON RUG; STRAIN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. SLIPPED ON RUG AT HOME, LANDED ON FLOOR. DX. SPRAIN R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| SPRAIN KNEE - 35 YOF C/O RIGHT KNEE PAIN AFTER TRIPPING OVER CARPET WHI LE SHOPPING, LOST HER FOOTING AND NOW HAS INCREASED PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2004 | Age: 41 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| WHILE AT AUTOSHOW, PT SLIPPED ON A RAISED CARPET AND FELL ON SIDE TO FL OOR, SPRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT STUMBLED ON CARPET. DX: L KNEE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | Age: 45 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: Rugs or carpets |
| PULLING OUT CARPET @ *** AND IT FEL ON HERE L WRIST AND L KNEEDX WRIST MINOR CONTU. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET - FELL SPRAIN RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVERDOG ONCARPETED FLOOR AT HOME TWISTING AND LANDING ON KNEE RT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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