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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,083
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 29YOF AMERICAN INDIAN SLIPPED & FELL OVER A RUG,BUMPED HEAD,NLOC DX HEAD CONTUSION,ABDOMINAL PAIN, GENERALIRZED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT PASSED OUT AND FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR HAS CONTINUOUS HEADACHE SY NCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL INTO A CLOSET AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE CARPETED FLOOR, C/O HEAD PAIN. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS HITTING HEAD ON A DOOR AT BOTTOM OF STEPS AT HOME DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Ceilings and walls |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO HEAD AFTER TRIPPPING ON CARPET AND HITTING HEAD ON WALL% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CHI,SCALP LACERATION.PT TRIPPED ON SOME CARPET AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CHI. PT FELL OVER ROLL OF CARPET AND HIT HEAD ON SHELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELT DIZZY,FELL AND HIT CARPET CLOSED HEAD INJURY * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Doors |
| 42 YO FEMALE FELL ON CARPET AND HIT HEAD ON DOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Poles |
| GOT HIT IN HEAD WITH POLE WHILE PULLING ON RUG DX: HEMATOMA TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 47 YO TRIPPED OVER RUG STRIKING HEAD ON FLOOR CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Sinks |
| 27 YO SLIPPED ON RUG STRUCK HEAD ON SINK HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| SLIPPED ON RUG DX: HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Chairs |
| SLIPPED FELL OVER A RUG HIT HEAD AGAINST A CHAIR CLOSED HEAD INJURY CON TUSION LEFT PERIORBITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES HER CARPET WAS WET AND CAUSED HER TO SLIP ON THE KITCHEN FLOO R, ETOH. DX. CONT BACK OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CHI.PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Doors |
| TRIPPED FELL ON CARPET GOING OUT OF FRONT DOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT.INJ.HEAD AT HOME WHEN SLIPPED ON RUG & FELL. DX; MILD C.H.I. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, NECK STRAIN, HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| 30YFC FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS HITTING HEAD/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 50YOM WAS HOME ACCIDENTLY FELL DOWN CARPETED STAIRS,STRIKING HEAD AGAINST BANISTER;CLOSED HEAD INJURY,RIGHT KNEE PAIN,LEFT WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/26/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON CARPET DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN 14 CARPETED STEPS. DX: CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| SLIPPED LAST NIGHT ON CARPET&FELL HITTING HEAD, C/O HEADACHE SINCE >> CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO CARPET STRIKING HEAD AND BUTTOCKS CONTUSING THEM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHI,CHIN LACERATION.PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND HIT CHIN ON THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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