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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,421
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Footwear |
| FX R RADIAL HEAD; TRIPPED ON CARPET @ ASSISTED LIVING HOME WHILE WEARIN G NEW SHOES& FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 20YOM GOT A SPLINTER UNDER L 4TH FINGERNAIL FROM FLOOR WHILE TAKING UP CARPET DX: FB LT 4TH DIGIT REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| ABRAS R UPPER EYELID; FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| TRIPPED OVER CARPET TODAY, FELL, LANDING ON LT SIDE. LT HIP FX & LT DIS TAL RADIUS/ULNA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 71 YOM WAS LAYING CARPET IN THE BATHROOM; HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING RT. SIDE OF CHEST ON AN INHALER THAT WAS IN HIS POCKET. CONTUS.,CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| DX;MUSCULAR STRAIN LEFT TRAPEZIUS AND RHOMBOIDS. PULLING CARPET FREE AND FELL DOWN THE STAIRS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CARPET AT *** RESTURANT HITTING NOSE ON FLOOR; FX NOSE OSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT DROPPED ROLLED UP CARPET ON FOOT; FOOT CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| BILATERAL RIB PAIN - BENT OVER AT HOME TO PICK UP SOMETHING. PAIN IN RIBS CAUSED HER TO PASS OUT - FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| BECAME SHAKEY, FELL ONTO ROOM TO ROOM CARPETED FLOOR INJURING LOW BACK. DX: ANXIETY DISORDER, LOW BACK PAIN. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| CAUGHT ON CARPET; FX TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| DX RIGHT FOOT SPRAIN: TRIPPED ON CARPET AT HOME, TWISTED FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT WAS SHAMPOOING HER CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURE LEFT RADIUS - FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| STUMPLED OVER OWN FOOT FELL LANDING ON THE CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Ceilings and walls |
| 83 Y/O FEMALE WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE STUMBLED OVER A CARPET AND HIT A WAL L CAUSING A FX TO HER NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PULLED UP CARPETING..UPPER BACK PAIN...MUSCLESKELETAL BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Doorsills or frames |
| 2 YOMC - WALKING TOWARD DOOR, TRIPPED ON PIECE OF LOOSE CARPET AND FELL HEAD FIRST INTO DOOR FRAME/ FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 85 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE WALKER CAUGHT ON THE CARPET CAUSING A F ALL CAUSING A LWR BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 52 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 |
| W/M SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HEAD AFTER FALLING ON WET CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSION LT SHOULDER, FELL AT HOMESTRIKING SHOULDER ON CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL ON CARPET AT HOME. LARGE SKIN TEAR TO RIGHT LOWER LEG. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Pacifiers or teething rings |
| PT FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR W/ PACIFIER IN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| *50YOF FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR DX: CONT L THENAS EMINENCE L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| SPRAIN RT ANKLE, TRIPPED OVER OWN FEET AND FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSION LIP AND NOSE, ABRASION LT WRIST, SYNCOPAL EPISODE, FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT FELL ON CARPTED FLOOR DURING NIGHT WHILE GOING INTO BATHROOM.CONTUSI ON R RIB AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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, Eyeglasses |
| PT HAD A SEIZURE AND FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR. PT EYE GLASSS CAUSED ANABR ASION OVER L EYEBROW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 91 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSION OF HEAD/FELL AT N.H AND STRUCK HEAD ON CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT AT HOME AND FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR DX CONT E LBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT STATES WAS LIFTING A ROLL OF CARPETING INJURING HIS BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF CARPETED STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | 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, Beds |
| PT FELL OFF OF BED ONTO CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| LOW BACK STRAIN AT HOME, LIFTED RUG AND BACK PULLED OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| PT STATES WAS WRESTLING WITH FRIENDS PLAYING AROUND & HIT HAND ONCARPET ED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURE LEFT WRIST, FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR AT FRIEND'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PATIENT COMPLAINING OF ARM PAIN AFTER CARRYING AND CLEANING ROLLS OF CARPET TODAY. D:TRAPEZIUS STRAIN, DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSION OF NOSE; FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| RUNNING AT HOME FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR AND HIS FIST WAS KNOCKED I NTO HIS ABD BLUNT TRAUMA TO ABD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL, LANDED ON CARPETED FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 5 months | 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FATHER HOLDING INFANT AND ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED INFANT ON CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME R/O CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DWON 15 CARPETED STAIRS DX BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 3 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT RUNNING SLIPPED ON CARPET HIT HEAD ON FLOOR DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Chairs |
| PT TRIPPED ON CARPET FELL HIT HEAD ON CHAIR DX TOOTH DISPLACED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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