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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,675
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2005 | Age: 36 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, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN 10 CARPETED STEPS. DX-BLUNT TRAUMA CHEST WALL, SPRAIN R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2005 | Age: 35 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 |
| STATES SHE FELL ON THE CARPETED FLOOR AND INJURED HER LEFT KNEE. CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2005 | Age: 37 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT W/ KNEE PAIN/SWELLING. INJURED KNEE IN FALL 7 YEARS AGO. 2 DAYS AGO, KNEE POPPED AFTER CARPET BURN DURING SEX. D:MENISCAL TEAR, EFFUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2005 | Age: 32 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 |
| CLEANING CARPET SLIPPED AND FELL STATES PAINFUL KNEE RT KNEE CONTUSION SPRAIN AFTER FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON RUG DX: STRAIN LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2005 | Age: 40 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 |
| RT KNEE SPRAIN.PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND TWISTED KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FELL -TRIPPED OVER RUG STRAIN LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2005 | Age: 35 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 STATES FELL ON CARPET AT HOME STRAIN RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| KNEE PAIN&SWELLING, WAS REMOVING CARPETING. " CELLULITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 36 YO MALE SLIPPED BETWEEN RUBBER MATS AND TWISTED KNEE STRAIN RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PAIN TO KNEE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR DX: KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 50 YEAR OLD FEMALE FELL ON CARPET AND TILE THAT WAS WET AT CASINO RIGHT KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 47 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 ON CARPET. DX: INTERNAL DERANGEMENT L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2005 | Age: 27 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: Rugs or carpets |
| PT WITH RUG BURN ON KNEE X 3 DAYS. INFECTED, SWOLLEN. D: CELLULITIS, IM PETIGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 35 Y/O W/FM RECEIVED KNEE PAIN WHEN FELL ONTO CARPET LAST NIGHT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 32 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 |
| PT GOT A RUG BURN ON KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2005 | 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 |
| TWISTED KNEE TRIPPED FELL OVER CARPET RIGHT KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SLIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL. DX: L KNEE CONT/7 CM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 49 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: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| R KNEE STRAIN,CHIP FX PATELLA - FELL ONTO KNEE WHEN RUG SLIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 36 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL ON KNEE ON CARPETED FLOOR, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 43 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. FELL YEST SLID ON CARPET AT HOME. DX. CONT R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2005 | Age: 31 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 TRIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL ON WET FLOOR DX LT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/30/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL ON CARPET; KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2005 | 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 |
| RIGHT KNEE AND ANKLE SPR. PT SLID ON RUG INTO KITCHEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION LT KNEE - FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR WHEN KNEE GAVE OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2005 | Age: 47 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 |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG AT POST OFFICE CONTUSION KNEE, FINGER, FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON RUG DX: STRAIN RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2005 | Age: 38 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 AND FELL ONTO RUG C/O PAIN RT KNEE RT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2005 | Age: 39 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 |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG&FELL LANDING ON FLEXED KNEE SUSTAINED " KNEE SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 A RUG &FELL ON KNEE SUSTAINED " CONTUSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SLIPPED ON BATHROOM RUG. DX: R KNEE EFFUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PATIENT CUT KNEE WITH A KNIFE PUTTING DOWN CARPET. DX-1.5 CM LEFT KNEE LACERATION. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2005 | Age: 37 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, Stairs or steps |
| 37 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL DOWN STEPS AT HOME KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SPRAINED A KNEE FROM TRIPPING ON A RUG AND FALLING TO THE FLOOR AT H OME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2005 | 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 |
| FELL ON CARPET AT HOME-ACUTE KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LT KNEE PAIN AFTER LAYING CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2005 | Age: 50 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 |
| KNEE CONT. PT SLIPPED ON RUG ON NEWLY WAXED FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2005 | Age: 41 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT TRIPPED OVER RUG AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON COUCH C/O PAIN LEFT KNEE FRACT URE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2005 | Age: 34 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 |
| SKIN RASH AFTER INSTALLING CARPET AT HOME KNEE CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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