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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 366
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL WHILE RUNNING ON CARPET. DX HEMATHROSIS - KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2007 | Age: 13 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Pillows |
| PT CARRYING A PILLOW AND FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2007 | Age: 9 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT RUNNING AND FELL STRIKING RIGHT KNEE ON A CARPETED FLOOR CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL FROM A CHIN UP BAR AT HOME TODAY LANDING ON CARPETED FLOOR INJURING HER NOSE. DX-NASAL FRACTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PATIENT PULLED UP CARPET WHEN CUT KNEE ON CARPET STAPLE; KNEE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT WAS AT CHURCH VERY HOT AND PASSED OUT STRIKING FACE ON THE CARPET AB RASIONS FACE AND SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| WALKING BAREFOOT ON NEW CARPET AND STEPPED ON SOMETHING. DX FB FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/20/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, General purpose household cleaners |
| MOM HAS NEW CLEANING SPRAY AND NEW CARPET PUT IN, PT WITH ALLERG REACTI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL ONTO CARPET WHILE WRESTLING. DX FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT JUST MOVED TO A NEW HOME WITH A BRAND NEW CARPET AND DEVELOPED AN AS THMA ATTACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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