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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,282
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO HAND AFTER CUTTING CARPET WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER A RUG AT ***'S FOOD STORE AND FELL ON BOTH HANDS AND L KNE E. DX. SPRAIN /CONT R/L HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Doors |
| PT STATES SLIPPING ON CARPET IN HOME,HITTING RT HAND AGAINST DOOR. DX:R T HAND CONTUSION; PARONYCHIA RT THUMB,DRAINED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 78 YOF TRIPPED ON RUG FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS RUNNING AND FELL ONTO A NAIL WITH HAND WHILE PARENTS WERE TAKING UP THE CARPET. D: LACERATION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSED HAND WHEN FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 58 YOM INSTALLING CARPET SPRAIN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| AT HOME- PUNCHED A CARPETED FLOOR, RIGHT HAND PAIN DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 70 Y/O FEMALE WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE TRIPPPED OVER A ROLL OF CARPET CAUSI NG A FX TO HER LT 4TH AND 5TH METACARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Paper products |
| 83YOF FELL WHILE WALKING W/ A PAPER IN HER HAND, FELL TO GROUND(CARPETO N CONCRETE) DX: CONT/ABRASION TO HAND KNEE R/L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RIGHT HAND CELL. PT INJURED HAND WHEN RECEIVING A RUG BURN, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives |
| 37 YO M CUT HAND ON KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CARPET LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| LT HAND FB-LAYING CARPET -RAN A STAPLE INTO PALM OF LT HAND W/ A STAPLE GUN-LOCALE NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL ONTO CARPET HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| BOXER FX 5TH DIGIT L HAND - HIT HAND ON CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG AT *** DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 36 Y/O M C/O BLEEDING FROM NOSE - SPIDER BITE TO HANDS, AND FEET, WHILE PULLING CARPET. DX: INSECT BITE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CHIP FX TRIQUETRUM - TRIPPED OVER RUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PUTTING OUT FIRE ON RUG AT HOME AND BURNED HIS RIGHT HAND, FIRE DEPARTM ENT IS NOT MENTIONED ON ER CHART. DX BURNS OF RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT TRIPPED ON A RUG AT HOME AND FELL, LANDING ON HER RIGHT HAND. DX CONTUSION RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, General purpose household cleaners |
| PATIENT HAS RASH TO HANDS/LEGS SINCE CLEANING CARPETS 6 WEEKS AGO. D: ATOPIC DERMATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 11 Y F HANDS STARTED HURTING AFTER WRESTLING ON CARPET. DX: ABRASIONS RUG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Doors |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND CAUGHT HAND ON DOOR - DX PROXIMAL PHALANX FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG FELL TO FLOOR DX: FRACTURE TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 55-YOM SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS HAND AS A RESULT OF TRIPPING ON A C ARPETED FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR DX. HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED FELL OVER CARPET LAST PM; RT 5TH METACARPAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Chairs |
| FELL ONTO CARPET FROM CHAIR DX: ABRASION/ CONTUSION LT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Tables |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER RUG, PUT OUT HAND TO CATCH HERSELF FROM FALLING AN D HAND WENT THROUGH GLASS TABLE AT NEIGHBOR'S; HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ONTO CARPET AT THE AIRPORT STRIKING LEFT HAND STRAINED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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