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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,893
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL ONTO CARPETED SURFACE CONTUSED, LAC ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT FELL ON ARM ON CARPET WHEN TRYING TO DO A CARTWHEEL AT GRANDMOT HER'S HOUSE; NURSEMAID'S ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT WAS DROPPED BY FATHER ONTO CARPET. DX: L ELBOW CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 46 YOF TRIP/FALL ON KITCHEN RUG-FALL ONTO L ARM.DX: MULTI CONTUSIONS, L ARM/ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 74 YO FEMALE TRIPPED ONTO CARPETED FLOOR CONTUSION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT WAS PLAYING AND LANDED ON WRIST - FELL ONTO CARPET. D: SUBLUXATED RADIAL HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LT ELBOW FX-TRIPPED ON CARPET-CAUGHT HERSELF ON LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CHILD FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAND/ ARM ONTO CARPET. DX REDUCED NURSE-MAIDS ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT TRIPPED ON RUG AT HOME, FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED ARM; NURSEMAID'S E LBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | 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: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSED ELBOW,SYNCOPE - FALL FORWARD ONTO CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED & FELL ON CARPET DX: FRACTURE RT. ELBOW` |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| SPRAIN/CONTUS L ELBOW; FELL ON CARPET WHILE CHASING PET FERRET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RIGHT ELBOW PAIN. PT WAS SHAKING AN AREA RUG AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN ELBO W |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| MOM STATES PT FELL FROM STANDING POSITION AND FELL ONTO CARPET, TWISTED ARM. D: FRACTURE ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL BACK ONTO CARPET TODAY, HURT LEFT ELBOW. D: DISLOCATION OF RI GHT RADIAL HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| SLIPPED ON A WET CARPET. DX. CONTUSION L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO CARPET HITTING LEFT ARM . DX ELBOW STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| ELBOW DISLOCATION - 37 YOF TRIPPED ON A RUG AT CHURCH LANDING ON RIGHT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Tables |
| PT.INJ.L.EYEBROW AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN TRIPPED ON RUG & FELL HITTING EL BOW ON COFFEE TABLE. DX; LAC.L.ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT FELL ON CARPET WHEN RUNNING; ELBOW PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPET ABRASION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURED ELBOW WHEN FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL ON CARPET-FRACTURED RIGHT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT WAS PUSHED BY BROTHER - FELL AND LANDED ON CARPET ON LEFT ELBOWD: L EFT ELBOW SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| BURN ELBOW - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH SWELLING, REDNESS AND TENDERNESS INR IGHT ELBOW AND REPORTS WRESTLING WITH FRIENDS & SUSTAINING RUG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LEFT ELBOW FX - TRIPPED OVER A RUG @ GRAND DAUGHTES SCHOOL ONTO ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| ELBOW AND KNEE PAIN - FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR IN HOSPITAL LOBBY, PAIN IN LEFT ELBOW AND KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL ONTO ELBOW DISLOCATING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SLIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL CATCHING WEIGHT ON R ARM INJ ELBOWDX CONTU SION R ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL RUNNING AND TRIPPED LANDING ON INDOOR CARPET W/CUT TO L ELBOW. DX . ABRA L ELBOW, CONT L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 76YOF SLIPPED ON RUG DX: FX/DISLOCATION L ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| PT GOT FOOT CAUGHT COMING DOWN CARPETED STAIRS FELL ON RIGHT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 73 Y/O B/F CAUGHT FOOT ON RUG FELL ON PORCH SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO ELBO W |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FRACTURED ELBOW WHEN PLAYING WITH SIB AND FELL TO CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| SHE SLIPPED ON A RUG AT HOME AROUND 1830 AND FELL ONTO HER LEFT ARM. DX CONTUSION LEFT ELBOW AND FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL AT SCHOOL, LANDED ON CARPETED FLOOR ONTO RIGHT ELBOW. D: FRAC TURE SUPRACONDYLAR, DISTAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG DX: ELBOW FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CARPET. DX: CONT L ELBOW, POSS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FRACTURED ELBOW WHEN FELL TO CARPET OFF DADS BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT TRIED TO CLIMB ON DOG, DOG STOOD UP AND PATIENT FELL ON CARPET ON ELBOW AT HOME; ELBOW FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Tables |
| PT FELL OFF A TABLE APPROX 2 FT TO CARPET DX: NURSEMAIDS ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG IN FLOOR AT MOTHER'S HOUSE. DX. CONT L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PLAYING TAG IN HOUSE FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR DX: ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON RUG, FELL ON FLOOR DX. ELBOW ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| ELBOW DISLOCATION - AT SENIOR CENTER, TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL TO FLO OR INJURING LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| FELL ON THE CARPETED STEP AT THE BANK(STATES BIFOCALS ARE NEW AND ARE NOT USE TO THEM), C/O LT ARM PAIN, LT ELBOW DISLOCATION-REDUCED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| SLIP & FALL ON RUG DX: FX ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH THE DOG AND SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO LEFT ARM ONT O CARPET FROM STANDING POSITION. D: CONTUSION LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Skating |
| PT WAS SKATING AND FELL ON LEFT ARM ONTO CARPET LAST NIGHT, ARM WA S BEHIND HIM WHEN HE FELL. D: CONTUSION LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARD ONTO CARPET ON FRI; CONTUSION BOTH EL BOWS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR/SPRAIN LT ELBOW, CONTUSION RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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