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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 846
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 11YOF SUSTAINED KNEE SPRAIN WHEN ACCIDENTALLY TRIPPED & FELL ON THE CARPET.@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| HAND CT-9YOF WALKING THROUGH SCHOOL AND FELL LANDING ON A CONCRETE FLOOR COVERED BY CARPETING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Balls |
| 14 YO M PLAYING WITH BROTHER AT HOME, TRIED TO KICK BALL, GOT TOE CAUGH T IN CARPET. DX TOE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| 15 YO FEMALE SCRAPED NOSE ON RUG. DX ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| 6 YOM RAN INTO MOTHER AND FELL BACKWARD ON THE CARPET/CLOSED HEAD INJUR Y |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 7 YO FEMALE FELL FROM A 3 FOOT LEDGE TO CARPET. DX ELBOW DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 9YOM SCRAPED HIS TOE ON CARPETING. DX. CONT & ABRASION TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 13YOF WAS WALKING FROM FRONT ROOM TO KITCHEN @ HOME WHEN STEPPED ON NAI L IN CARPET SUST FB TO L FOOT DX REMOVAL OF FB L FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 9YOM LACERATION TO TOE WAS RUNNING THROUGH HOUSE CUT TOE ON METAL CARPE T STRIP ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| 8 YO FEMALE FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX TOE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | 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 |
| 14 YO MALE FELL TO THE CARPET AT SCHOOL. DX FACIAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 9YOF WITH RASH TO FACE AFTER SLEEPING ON CARPET AT FRIENDS HOME DX: DER MAT. TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 13 YO MALE FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR. DX HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | 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 |
| 7YOM PLAYING TAG AT SCHOOL AND FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR SUSTAINED A CLO SED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 8YOM RUNNING IN DINING ROOM WITHOUT SHOES, SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FOOT UNDE R METAL EDGE BARRIER ON CARPET; FOOT LAC. W/TENDON INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Stairs or steps |
| 7 YO MALE FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 7YOF TRIPPED ON SOME CARPETING AT SCHOOL AND STRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 11YOM-@ HOME & CAUGHT FOOT ON CARPETED FLOOR & BENT R GREAT TOE CAUSING BRUISING & SWELLING DX SALTER 11 FX DISTAL PHALANX R GREAT TOE,ABRA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 7YOM PLAYING IN HOUSE AND FELL TO THE CARPET AND SUSTAINED A KNEE LACE RATION ON SOMETHING THAT WAS UNDER THE CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| 7YMC GOING UP STEPS FELL DOWN HITTING HEAD ON CARPETED STEP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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