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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,369
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 2 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED ON A RUG AT DAYCARE AND FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR. NO LOC. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL IN FLOOR AT HOME. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHI. PT TRIPPED OVER A MAT IN STORE AND FELL TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 79 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Doors |
| PT WAS AT BOB EVANS, TRIPPED OVER A RUG, RAN INTO A DOOR CAUSING A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, SCALP LACERATIONS, RT EAR LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| SCALP LAC-TRIPPED ON RUG-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| TRIPPED ON "OVER" CARPET @ PAIN CLINIC, FELL HIT (L) SIDE OF HEAD---FAL L CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Sinks |
| PT WITH CHI, SLIPPED ON A RUG, STRUCK HEAD ON SINK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD ON CARPETED FLOOR MINOR HEAD TRAUMA # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| SCALP INJURY AFTER FALLING AFTER STEPPING ON AN AREA RUG AND SLIPPING CUT POSTERIOR SCALP. DX-SCALP LACERATION (4 CM), RIGHT SHOULDER AND HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| TRIPPED OVER CARPET, HIT HEAD. DX SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 2 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Ceilings and walls |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A THROW RUN AND FELL STRIKING HER HEAD AGAINST A WALL. NO LOC. NOT AS TALKATIVE AFTER FALL. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT HAD A TRIP AND FALL AT HOME OVER A FLOOR RUG ND STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINE D A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND SUBDURAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT WITH LAC TO HEAD FROM SLIPPING ON A RUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 80 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 80 YO M CONTUSION TO HEAD AND SHOULDER SLIPPED ON RUG AND FELL IN BATHROOM * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT FELL BACK WHILE STANDING, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON AREA RUG ON HARDW OOD FLOORNG LAST NIGHT, FELL AGAIN TODAY HITTING HEAD; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| TRIPPED ON A MAT IN FRONT OF HER HOME. DX. HEAD INJURY, HEAD LACERATION .* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| MOM TRIPPED WHILE CARRYING PATIENT. BODY HIT MAT, BUT HEAD HIT METAL. D X. HEAD INJURY, HEMOPTYSIS..* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Tables |
| STUMBLED ON RUG FELL HIT HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE AT HOME. DX CLOSED HEAD I NJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 83 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PTS WALKER CAUGHT ON FLOOR MAT AT BANK, PT WENT HEAD OVER HEELS, FALL, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT SLIPPED ON THE BATHROOM THROW RUG AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON THE SIDE O F THE BATH TUB LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 58 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: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 58 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON BATHMAT AND HIT HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Bathtubs or showers |
| 44 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON BATHMAT AND FELL IN SHOWER CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED ON RUG FELL HIT HEAD ON BROKEN CEMENT FLOOR LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT WITH CHI, SLIPPED ON A RUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL BACKWARDS STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| TRIPPED ON BATH MAT 5 DAYS AGO AND HIT HEAD C/O "MISERABLE" HEADACHE E VER SINCE DX- CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| CHI-SLIPPED ON A RUG-FELL-HIT HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT TRIPPED ON A THROW RUG A WEEK AGO CONTINUED HEADACHE WITH ALTERED ME NTAL STATUS CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG ON HER CEMENT FLOOR AND FELLOWN HITTING HER EYE A ND TEMPORAL REGION. D: MINOR HEAD INJURY, ORBITAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRIPPED OVER A RUG HITTING A WALL CAUSING A CONCUSSION A ND A CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT HAD A TRIP AND FALL THRE DAYS AGO OVER A RUG STRUCK HEAD CONTINUED H EADACHE CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON RUG IN BATHROOM FLOOR, FELL HIT HEAD. DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT TRIPPED ON FLOOR MAT AT HOME FELL AND INJURED HEAD DX// HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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