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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 736
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/12/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CARPETING AND STRUCK LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE STEPS CONTUS ION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 27 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 |
| PT WAS WALKING AND PLANTED RIGHT FOOT ON THE CARPET AND KNEE GAVE WAY S TRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME. ABRASION OF KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Manual cleaning equipment |
| DX RIGHT KNEE STRAIN: KNEELING ON CARPET AT HOME, SCRUBING SPOTS WITH BRUSH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Animal induced injury |
| PT PLAYING WITH HIS DOG AND SLID ON THE CARPET AT HOME STRAINED RIGHT K NEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT LAYING CARPET IN THE HOUSE THIS AM KNEELING ON THE CARPET AND DEVELO PED A RASH TO KNEES CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| KNELT ON A TACK STRIP FOR A CARPET AT HOME INJURING KNEE. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 48YOF LANDED ON BOTH KNEES ON CARPETING CONTUSION L KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Footwear |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A BRAND NEW PAIR OF SHOES AND FELL TO A CARPETED FL OOR SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 66 YOM SPRAINS KNEE WHEN FOOT CAUGHT IN CARPET AND HE LANDED ON KNEE ON FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS WALKING ON CARPETED FLOOR AND FELL - DISLOCATED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PATIENT TRIPPED ON A CARPET & SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL LAST EVENING TO A CARPETED FLOOR STRIKING LEFT KNEE FRACTURED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/01/2006 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT HAVING CARPET CHANGED AT HOME, FELL, STRAINED RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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