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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 782
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 87 YOF HAD A MECHANICAL FALL WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER A CARPET LANDING ON HER FACE, C/O FACE PAIN. DX-FOREHEAD LACERATION, RIGHT KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT FELL AND LANDED ON THE CARPET. DX: FOREHEAD LACERATION 3 CM, SIMPLY, REPAIRED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR. DX EPISTAXIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Car seats |
| IN CAR SEAT - FELL TO CARPET. DX EYELID HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT FELL TO A CARPETED SURFACE LANDING ONTO FACE SUSTAINED AN ABRASION T O FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| PT WALKING IN TO THE GIFT SHOP AT THE HOSPITAL AND SLIPPED ON THE CARPE TED FLOOR FELL STRIKING FACE SUSTAINED A NASAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Footwear |
| TRIPPED OVER ANOTHER PERSONS SHOE ONTO CARPET. DX HEMATOMA EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL FROM A CHIN UP BAR AT HOME TODAY LANDING ON CARPETED FLOOR INJURING HER NOSE. DX-NASAL FRACTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| EPISTAXSIS; 5 YR OLD DROPPED INFANT ON HER FACE ONTO CARPET WHILE STAN DING UP @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TOOK AN AMBIEN AND GOT DIZZY AND FELL FACE FIRST TO A CARPETED FLOOR SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| PT WAS AT CHURCH VERY HOT AND PASSED OUT STRIKING FACE ON THE CARPET AB RASIONS FACE AND SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT TRIPPED ON CARPET FELL FACE FIRST INJURED FACE AND KNEES DX// FACIAL AND BILAT KNEE CONTUSION FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/16/2007 | Age: 2 years | 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE NOSE BY FALLING TO THE CARPETTED FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| PLAYING ON CARPETED STEPS AND FELL. DX LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| CONTUS NOSE; FELL FACE FIRST ONTO CARPET @ *** LIVING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2007 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Portable baby swings |
| FELL OUT OF BABY SWING ONTO CARPET. DX FACIAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2007 | Age: 8 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 |
| LAC L EYEBROW; AUNT BABYSITTING, INF CRAWLING & HIT METAL CARPET STRIP |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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