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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,202
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 45 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: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SUSTAINED CALF PAIN AFTER TRIPPING ON CARPET* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 16 months | 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 |
| FX LOWER LEG,FELL TO CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2007 | Age: 75 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: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED AND FELL OVER RUG AT AIRPORT FX LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WALKING ON CARPET GOING TO TILE FLOOR & SLIPPED,NOW NOT BEARING WEIG HT,TENDERNESS TO PALP IN TIBIA/FIBULA AREA,SWELLING AROUND KNEE;TIBA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| CUT LOWER LEG ON PLANTER WHEN TRIPPED ON RUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FX LOWER LEG, FELL ON CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2007 | 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 DISLOCATED AND FRACTURED LOWER LEG WHEN STUMBLED ON A PEICE OF CARPET AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Insect induced injuries |
| CHILD WITH RED BUMPS ON LEGS X 1 WEEK. ITCHING. HOME HAS NEW CARPET. D: BUG BITES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2007 | Age: 77 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: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Furniture |
| SKIN TEAR R LOWER LEG/77YOF AT HOME SLIPPED ON RUG AND INJURED LEG. OTH ER COMMENT STS HIT AGAINST FURNITURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2007 | Age: 95 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 |
| 95YOF WHILE AT HOME,ACCIDENTLY SLIPPED ON CARPETED FLOOR; RIGHT LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER CARPET AND FELL DX: CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | Age: 2 years | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL WHILE RUNNING & LANDED ON CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME DX: SPRAINED RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER A RUG LAST NIGHT LEFT LOWER LEG PAIN DP |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 63 years | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| MOVING A RUG C THE LEG, SUDDENLY DEV PAIN >> MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2007 | Age: 19 months | 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 |
| 19 MOF FELL DOWN 2 CARPETED STEPS SUSTAINING A FRACTURED TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21 YO M FRACTURED FIBULA RUNNING IN HOUSE SLIPPED ON RUG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 61 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED ON A RUG AT THE GAS STATION AND FELL ON THE FLOOR - CONTUSIO N TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT DX LACERATION OF RT MEDIAL LEG/CALF - S/P PT WAS CUTTING CARPET AT HOME WHEN CUT HIMSELF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 79 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 |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET AT HOME LANDING ON (L) KNEE HAS FX TO FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | Age: 88 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: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RLE INFECTION: TRIPPED ON A RUG GOING INTO A BINGO HALL 7-7-2007. FELL ON BOTH KNEES, SHIN RED AND SWOLLEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 85 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 |
| 85 YO TRIPPED OVER RUG INJURED LEG FX LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 57 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 |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL FX TIBIA AND FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 71 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 |
| DX ABRASIONS TO LEFT LOWER LEG: SLIPPED ON RUG AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT FELL AT HOME, FEET TANGLED IN CARPET, BROKE LEG 3 WEEKS AGO, REINJURED TODAY. DX-LOWER LEG PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2007 | Age: 89 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 |
| TRIPPED ON RUG/FIBULA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2007 | 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 |
| FX LEG TRIPPING ON RUG AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 12 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: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RUNNING FELL ON CARPET DX: L LEG FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2007 | Age: 57 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR DX WEAKNESS, RLE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/18/2007 | Age: 95 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON CARPET&FELL TO THE FLR " LEG ECCHYMOSIS"+ "UTI"+" DEHYDRATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 7 CARPETED STEPS- RT ANKLE SWOLLEN DX: RT LOWER LEG INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 94 YOF TRIPPED ON A RUG AT NURSING HOME AND FELL SUSTAINING A FRACTURED LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/10/2007 | Age: 86 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED ON THE CARPET AND FELL ON THE FLOOR - FX LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 52 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ONM CARPET CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Animal induced injury |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED RUG ON CAT AND IT BIT HER LEG 2 DAYS AGO AT HOM E DX// RIGHT LOWER LEG CAT BITE PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2007 | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT BECAME TANGLED IN A RUG AT HOME AND FELL ON THE FLOOR. DX-FRACTURE RIGHT TIB/FIB. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/28/2007 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| FELL DOWN 15 CARPETED STAIRS, LOWER LEG INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | Age: 59 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 |
| FRACTURE LOWER LEG - 59 YO FEMALE PRESENS WITH RIGHT FIBULAR PAIN - STE PPED ON EDGE OF RUG WHEN WALKING OUT OF HOUSE AND TWISTED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 45 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, Stairs or steps |
| SLIPPED DOWN 7 INDOOR CARPETED STEPS AND INJURED ANKLE FRACTURE FIBULA/ DISLOCATION ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2007 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT FELL DOWN 7 CARPETED STAIRS, & HIT LEG, NO LOC DX: OCCULT TODDLER'S FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2007 | Age: 52 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG FELL TRIPPED ON FLOOR AND HAS INCREASING LOWER L EG PAIN DX: LOWER LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2007 | Age: 39 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 |
| PT FELL OVER RUG AT THE ***, CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | 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 |
| RUNNING W/ BROTHER AND FELL TO CARPET DX: L LEG FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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