Accidents - Rugs or carpets - Year 2002 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 665
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	35
26-50 years old:	178
50+ years old:	451

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS CUTTING OLD CARPET,AND BOX CUTTER CUT LT LEG TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON A RUG COMING INTO CARDIAC REHAB AT HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Crutches, canes or walkers
74YOF-FRACTURE RIGHT LOWER LEG-SLIPPED ON WET RUG AT HOME-WHILE USING W ALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT INJURED LEG/FOOT, FELL ONTO CARPTED FLOOR. DX RIGHT DISTAL TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON LOOSE RUG AT LOCAL RESTAURANT TWISTING L LEG DX STRAIN L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
LEFT LEG PAIN. PT STUMBLED OVER A RUG AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
69 YO F TRIPPED ON CARPET FX TIBIA CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
SLIPPED ON RUG IN MOTORHOME WHILE CAMPING INJRING LOWER LEG. DX; FRACT URE DISTAL FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL 2FT TO CARPETED FLOOR, LEFT LEG PAIN. D: FRACTURE LEFT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
CUT LOWER LEG WHEN TRIPPED OVER CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
60 Y.O. B MALE W/LEG PAIN. PT TRIPPED ON RUG @ HOME. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET INJURING LOWER LEG DX: CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
DX ABRASION RIGHT LOWER LEG: TRIPPED ON RUG AT ***, INJURED LEG. LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT W/MS CAUGHT FOOT ON CARPET AND FELL. DX: L FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
R TIB;FIB FX/75YOWF BENT FORWARD TO ADJUST RUG WHEN KNEE GAVE OUT FRON UNDER HER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT W/ORIF DEVICE TRIPPED ON CARPET. DX: POSS REINJ R TIB/FIB FX/ORIF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
SLIP ON RUG WHILE CHASING CAT TIBIA FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
RIGHT TIBIAL FX. PT SLIPPED ON A RUG AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/29/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
FRACTURED LOWER LEG WHEN TRIPPED ON CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
PATIENT FELL DOWN 13 CARPETED STEPS AT HOME, LOWER LEG INJURY; TODDLER' S FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON CARPET, TWISTING ANKLE DX: DISTAL FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2002	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
DAYCARE WORKER TRYING TO TAKE CHAPSTICK AWAY FROM PT AND PT TRIPPED ON RUG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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