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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 942
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 1 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 1 MO FEMALE FELL FROM MOMS ARMS TO CARPET. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| 9 YO MALE FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2009 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| 11 MO MALE FELL DOWN 15 CARPETED STEPS. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2009 | Age: 93 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Elevators or other lifts |
| 93YOF WALKING INTO THE ELEVATOR AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL ONTO THE C ARPET CLOSED HEAD INJURY ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/22/2009 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| 11 MO FEMALE FELL DOWN 4-5 CARPETED STEPS. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2009 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| 8 MO MALE FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS AT HOME. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2009 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Beds or bedframes |
| 8 MO MALE FELL OFF BED TO CARPET. DX SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2009 | Age: 33 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 |
| FELT LIGHTHEADED, FELL HIT HEAD ON CARPET DX: HEAD CONTUSION, VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE, CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| 19 MO MALE FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS AT HOME. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| 2 YO FEMALE FELL ON CARPETED STEPS. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2009 | Age: 8 months | 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 |
| 8 MOM WAS ATTEMPTING TO WALK AND FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR SUSTAINED A C LOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN 4 CARPETED STEPS. DX SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS (TRIPPED ON BLANKET). DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| HORSEPLAYING AT DAYCAMP AND FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| WRESTLING WITH DAD AND HIT HEAD ON CARPETED FLOOR. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN 14 CARPETED STEPS. DX SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL TRIPPED ON CARPET HITTING HEAD ON CARPETED FLOORS DX ACUTE HEAD ACHE 2ND TO FALL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 12 months | 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, Beds or bedframes |
| PT FELL OFF THE BED TO A CARPETED FLOOR STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Beds or bedframes |
| FELL FROM BED TO CARPET. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| HIT BACK OF HEAD ON CARPETED FLOOR. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 84 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 |
| PT TRIPPED AND HITHEAD ON CARPET, DX: HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL BACKWARD TO CARPETED FLOOR. DX SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF COUCH TO CARPET. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT STATES SHE LOST HAER BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HER HEAD ON CARPET, DX. HEMATOMA TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 10 months | 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, Nightwear |
| MOM WAS HOLDING INFANT AND BENDING OVER PICKING UP PAJAMAS, INFANT FELL OUT OF ARMS ONTO CARPETED FLOOR, HAS CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CARPETED FLOOR. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2009 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Beds or bedframes |
| FELL FROM BED TO RUG. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CARPETED FLOOR. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2009 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| FELL OUT OF MOMS ARMS TO THE CARPET. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 CLIMBING ON DAD AND FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 4 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 |
| FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2009 | Age: 77 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL AT THE NURSING HOME AND STRUCK FACE ON A CARPETED FLOOR SUSTAIN ED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY ADMITTED FOR COPD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Day wear |
| PT AT THE NURSING HOME FELL WHILE PUTTING ON PANTS AND STRUCK FACE ON CARPETING SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 84 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT AT DOCTORS OFFICE TRIPPED ON A WRINKLE IN CARPET INJ HEAD AND KNEES/ DX CHI BILATERAL KNEE TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2009 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT ON DADS LAP - DAD FELL ASLEEP AND PT ROLLED ONTO CARPETED FLOOR. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2009 | Age: 78 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF CARPETED STAIRS ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED H EAD INJURY AND SUBDURAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/18/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN 4 CARPETED STEPS. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN 4 CARPETED STEPS. DX SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| PT WITH CHI, LIFTING A HEAVY ROLL OF CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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