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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 919
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT. STATES SLIPPED ON AREA RUG, FELT POP AND FELL ON R HIP. DX. R HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| STOOD UP AFTER BENDING OVER FOR A WHILE AT HOME, FELL ONTO CARPETED CEM ENT FLOOR INJURING HIP. DX: HIP CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 82 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| BECAME DIZZY AFTER HAVING NAUSEA/VOMITING SINCE 11/08/03 AND FELL ON CARPET FLOOR AT HOME-C/O LT HIP PAIN; FRACTURE LT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 84 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ONTO ROOM TO ROOM CARPEDED FLOOR AT HOME INJURING PELVIS. DX: FRA CTURE PELVIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/15/2003 | Age: 32 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: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| LAYING CARPET - PAIN IN LOW BACK ON L SIDE - ABDOMINAL PAIN LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| INJURED BACK DOING CARPET INSTALLATION UNABLE TO STAND STRAIGHT PAIN RA DIATES DOWN R RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FX L HIP; TRIPPED ON CARPET @ BANK & FELL TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 94 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 |
| FELL AT HOME ONTO CARPET AFTER LOSING HER BALANCE-C/O PAIN RT HIP; FRACTURE RT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| LOW BACK PAIN SINCE SUNDAY, WAS ON HANDS AND KNEES FOR LONG PERIOD OF T IME LAYING CARPET/ LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| FELL ON CARPET AT HOME-C/O PAIN RT HIP AND TAILBONE; LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| STATES SHE WAS LAYING CARPET AND HURT HER BACK DX LOWER TRUNK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 41 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 |
| FELL ON CARPET FLOOR AT HOME INJURING LOWER BACK AND BILATERAL STUMPS (LEGS); CHRONIC PAIN LOWER BACK AND BILATERAL STUMPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Chairs |
| FELL ONTO CARPET FLOOR WHILE TRYING TO SIT DOWN IN CHAIR AT HOME INJURING LOWER BACK; LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | Age: 87 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 |
| PATIENT FELL AT HOME ON CARPET DX; PAIN TO R HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2003 | Age: 58 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT-WALKING ACROSS WET CARPET,FELL, INJURING BACK DX-L FLANK TRAUMA,CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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