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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 343
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT SLIPPED ON CARPET HITTING HEAD ON CORNER OF WALL; EYEBROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Nonglass doors |
| HEMATOMA FOREHEAD, RUNNING THROUGH HOUSE, SLIPPED ON A RUG, FALLING FACE FIRST INTO A STEEL DOOR, NO LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Bathtubs or showers |
| SLIP ON RUG IN BATHROOM, HIT HEAD ON TUB FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER CARPET AT HOME AND FELL, HIT CEMENT FLOOR WITH CHIN. DX LACERATION OF CHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FACIAL LAC-"DOING A MOVE-FELL-FACE HIT CARPET"-LWOT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT WITH FACIAL SWELLING EVERYDAY AFTER NAPPING ON CARPET; FACIAL S WELLING/ALLERGY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT TRIPPED WHEN RUNNING AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON METAL CARPET STRIP BE TWEEN CERAMIC FLOOR; FOREHEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Doorsills or frames |
| *14YOM WALKING INTO ROOM TRIPPED OVER CARPET STRUCK DOOR CASINGDX: PERI ORBITAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSED FACE WHEN FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT WITH FACIAL RASH AFTER LYING ON FRIEND'S RUG; CONTACT DERM ATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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