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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,260
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 16 YO TRIPPED OVER RUG AND HIT HAND ON DRESSER FX METACARPAL CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2004 | Age: 12 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 |
| PT TRIPPED OVER DOG AND FELL CATCHING HAND ON CARPET METAL GUARD. D: HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND LANDED ON A PIECE OF GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2004 | Age: 94 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, Furniture |
| FELL AT HOME ON THE CARPETED FLOOR, HIS RT HAND ON FURNITURE. CONTUSION/SKIN TEAR TO RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2004 | Age: 37 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 |
| R 5TH MC FX - FELL WHEN CATCHING TOE ON RUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2004 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG RAN INTO COUCH DX: FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2004 | Age: 3 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| TRIPPED OVER SOME CARPET , CARPET TACKS IN CARPETING CAUSED FX LAC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2004 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| HAND FRACTURE, DOING FLIPS ON CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER RUG; HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/18/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON RUG DX: LAC LT PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2004 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT PUNCHED CARPETED FLOOR. DX: R FIFTH METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2004 | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR. DX- R HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CUT TO HAND ON PIECE OF GLASS IN CARPET DX: LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/13/2004 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 83 YOF TRIPPED OVER RUG INJ HANDS CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2004 | Age: 3 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FELL DOWN IN KITCHEN AND LANDED ON TACK THAT WAS HOLDING DOWN CARPET . D: HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2004 | Age: 69 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 |
| LEFT HAND CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND INJURED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 44 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON RUG FELL HAND PAIN...CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FELL 2 DAYS AGO ON CARPET DX: R HAND CONTUSON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2004 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON RUG - FRACTURE HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPET IN RESTUARANT DX: CONTUSION TO HAND AND CHEST WALL, LAC TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON RUG; FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2004 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SUSTAINED FRACTURE OF HAND FROM FALL ON RUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2004 | Age: 75 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 |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME FRACTURED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Blankets |
| PT WITH BURNS TO FINGERS FROM BURNING CARPET. PUT OUT FIRE WITH BLANKET . NO OTHER DETAILS. ?FDA. D: BURNS, 2ND DEGREE, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT WAS HELPING HUSBAND TOSS CARPET AND FELT POP. DX: R HAND SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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