Accidents - Rugs or carpets - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,401
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	145
6-15 years old:	39
16-25 years old:	39
26-50 years old:	231
50+ years old:	946

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN 5 CARPETED STEPS. DX- R FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2003	Age: 61 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, Stairs or steps
STATES SHE WAS COMING DOWN THE CARPETED STAIR WAY AND TWISTED HER LT ANKLE. C/O PAIN. FX DISTAL TIBIA/FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/27/2003	Age: 17 months	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
MOM TRIPPED AND FELL WHEN HOLDING PATIENT AT HOME, FELL ON PATIENT'S LE G ONTO CARPET; TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2003	Age: 77 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 TRIPPED ON CARPET. DX: L DISTAL FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2003	Age: 91 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
PATIENT TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL. DX; FRACTURE TO LEFT LOWER LEG, CONT USION TO HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	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, Doors
PT. FELL AT GROCERY STORE ON TUESDAY, TRIPPED OVER RUG AT DOOR. DX. CO NT L KNEE, L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Chairs
PT TRIPPED ON THE CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME STRIKING LEFT LOWER LEG AGAINS T A CHAIR LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	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
PT TRIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 65 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
TWISTED LT. ANKLE ON RUG, FELL DX: FIBULAR FRACTURE, DISTAL TIBIAL MALLEOLAR CHIP FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2003	Age: 70 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
TRIPPED ON DOORWAY RUG, FELL DX:; FRACTURE LT. FIBULA, SPRAIN LT. ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2003	Age: 63 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 WAS SLIDING HIS FEET ON CARPET WHEN HE GOT TRIPPED UP CAUSING HIM TO FALL. DX. FRACTURE TIB\FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2003	Age: 80 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
PT TRIPPED OVER CARPET INJURING LOWER LEG C/O SWELLING DX: FX LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/13/2003	Age: 78 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
TRIPPED ON CARPET, FELL DX. TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2003	Age: 83 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
STEPPED ON FLOOR RUG & TWISTED R LOWER LEG DX - CLOSED MIDSHIFT R TIB-FIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/08/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
TRIPPED ON CARPET IN RESTAURANT DX. LOWER LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
2 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER CARPET THREE DAYS AGO LEFT LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
BIL LEG CELL. PT TRIPPED ON A RUG WHEN GETTING UP.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
CHILD TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO CARPET PT REFUSES TO WALK DUE TO PAIN. DX SOFT TISSUE INJURY LLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
81 YEAR OLD FEMALE TRIPPED OVER CARPET IN HALLWAY LACERATION SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2003	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
PT. FELL DOWN CARPETED INDOOR STAIRS DX: LEG INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 12 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AT HOME, CONTUSION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	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 RECEIVED CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG WHEN TRIPPED OVER A RUG AT THE BANK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 69 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
PT SUST FRACTURE TO LOWER LEG SLIPPED ON RUG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT. WAS LYING ON CARPET TONIGHT, STARTED ITCHING AROUND MIDNIGHT. DX. SKIN RASH, ACUTE ALLERGIC REACTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2003	Age: 46 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
46 Y.O. W MALE W/FX FIBULA. PT SLIPPED ON A RUG @ HOME. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2003	Age: 19 months	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
PATIENT SLIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL INJURING LEG AT HOME 4 DAYS AGO, SEEN AT URGENT CARE, STILL WITH LEG PAIN; TODDLER'S FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN 12 CARPETED STEPS - ABR FIBULA LEFT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	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, Beds or bedframes
FELL OFF BED AND FRACTURED RIGHT LEG LANDING ON CARPETED FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 49 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 SLIPPED ON A RUG. DX: L TIB/FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Other playground equipment
FRACTURE TIBIA CLOSED - 19 MOM WAS PLAYING ON MALL'S CENTER PLAY AREA,* **, AND JUMPED OFF A MUSHROOM ONTO THE CARPET INJ LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
PATIENT WAS ON A BUS TRIP A FEW DAYS AGO AND BUMPED HER LEG ON CARPET, RIGHT LOWER LEG HAS BRUSH BURN. DX CELLULITIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON RUG AT HOME, FELL/ LT LEG WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/04/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN CARPETED STAIRS DX. LOWER LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2003	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
MINOR SOFT TISSUE INJURY L LEG - FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	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, Floors or flooring materials
65 YO FEMALE'S GRANDSON TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL ONTO HER LEG-SHE FELL TO FLOORCONTUSION LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2003	Age: 4 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG WHEN HE TRIPPED ON CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 59 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 TRIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL. DX: R TIB/FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Chairs
HURT LT LEG AFTER SLIDING ACROSS THE CARPET THEN HITTING A CHAIR. DX; TIBIAL FX- SPIRAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2003	Age: 32 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
RIGHT DISTAL FIBULA FRACTURE. PT SLIPPED ON A CARPET AND TWISTED HIS FOOT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
43 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER CARPET AND FELL TO FLOOR FRACTURE TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2003	Age: 51 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
51 Y/O F INJURED R LOWER LEG WHEN FELT DIZZY AND FELL TO CARPETING AT H OME. DX; R TIB FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/12/2003	Age: 26 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, Ladders
PT FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME ON CARPETED SURFACE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
PATIENT FAMILY MEMBER WAS HOLDING MASON BY ARMS AND BOUNCING UP AND DOWN ON CARPET, THEN TRIES TO WALK; LEG BUNDLES. DX. MUSCLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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