Accidents - Rugs or carpets - Year 2004 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 859
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	186
6-15 years old:	12
26-50 years old:	29
50+ years old:	630

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2004	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
AT FUNERAL HOME TRIPPED ON RUG FELL INJURING HIP....L DISTAL FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/09/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL. DX: R FEMORAL NECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/03/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT FELL, DID "SPLITS" ON THE RUG, CONTUSION TO THIGH WITH STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL. DX: L FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/17/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL. DX: L FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/15/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON KITCHEN RUG HAD THIGH PAIN FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Radiators
PT FELL DOWN 18 CARPETED STEPS, HIT FOREHEAD ON RADIATOR, CONTUSION TO THIGH, HEAD AND FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
RT FEMUR FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED OVER SOME CARPET AND FELL AND INJURED FEMU R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
FELL ON CARPET DX L UPPER LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2004	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
LURCHED BACK OUT OF UNCLE'S ARMS AND FELL 4FT ONTO CARPET AT HOME; LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
PT SLIPPED ON SLING BOOK RUNNING, FELL&TWISTED LEG, ONTO RUG SUSTAINED "FEMUR FRACTURE"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 4 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT'S 10 Y/O COUSIN CARRYING HIM, FELL FORWARD LANDING ON PT ON CARPET. DX: FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/18/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT WITH SPINA BIFIDA, COUSIN WAS TRYING TO LAY HER DOWN ON CARPET PT W/ LEG PAIN. DX LEFT DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL NO LOC DX FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2004	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
CHILD WITH RED MARKS ON THIGH AND ABDOMEN. PARENT HAD PLACED CHILD ON C ARPET ON FRIEND'S FLOOR. WORRIED ABOUT CHEMICAL BURN. D: RASH. ELOPED.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives
PT WAS CUT WHILE CUTTING CARPET W/KNIFE. DX: 3 CM R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER CARPETING AND FELL ONTO HIP DX L FEMORAL NECK FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/13/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED OVER SOME CARPET AND FELL ONTO FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/01/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Footwear
89 YOF PUTTING ON SHOES, RUG SLIPPED OUT UNDERNEATH HER CAUSING FALL AN D FX OF RIGHT FEMUR. TRANSFERRED FOR FURTHER CARE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/30/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON RUG. DX: FX L FEMORAL NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED OVER CARPET IN MOTOR HOME AND FELL ONTO KNEE. D: DISTAL FEMU R FX. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/21/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED, FELL ON CARPET DX. FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/15/2004	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
PT FELL ON CARPETED STAIRS. DX: R FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/07/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT TRIPPED OF A RUG AT THE TVA OFFICE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. DX-CONTUSION THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL AT HOME. DX-RIGHT FEMUR FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER RUG & FELL IN BUILDING DOWNTOWN. ACUTE RT FEMORAL FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/22/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
PATIENT CUT LEG ON METAL CARPET STRIP AT HOME; THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
86 YO F CAUGHT IN CARPET FELL ON FLOOR INJURED LEG CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
FRACTURED UPPER LEG WHEN TRIPPED ON CARPET
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/08/2004	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OUT OF BED 2 FT ONTO RUG AND FLOOR FX UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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