Accidents - Rugs or carpets - Year 2007 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,494
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	18
16-25 years old:	6
26-50 years old:	140
50+ years old:	1,329

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/27/2007	Age: 89 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
PT TRIPPED ON LOOSE CARPET. DX: L FEMORAL NECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/26/2007	Age: 22 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
PT WAS @ HOME WHEN SHE TRIPPED ONTO THE CARPET THEN 6 YEAR OLD SIBLING FELL ONTO HER UPPER LEG. DX FEMUR FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/17/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades
LACERATION TO UPPER LEG, PT AT HOME CUTTING CARPET WITH UTILITY KNIFE , KNIFE CAME BACK AND CUT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED OVER RUG AT HOME,. DX. CONT L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
L HAMSTRING STRAIN:L INTERCOSTAL:CARRYING IN THINGS TO LOCAL FIRE HOUSE SLIPPED ON RUG CAUSING HIM TO DO 1/2 SPLIT,PT NOT ASSOC. WITH FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2007	Age: 69 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, Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED ON CARPET W/WALKER DX; L FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/13/2007	Age: 3 months	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
FX UPPER LEG, MOM TRIPPED ON RUG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2007	Age: 56 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 SLIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL DX: DISTAL FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/04/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
LEFT HAMSTRING STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN TRIPPING OVER A LOOSE RUG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	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
83 YO FEMALE TRIPPED ON RUG AT CAESARS FRACTURE FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets, Exercise equipment
LOST B ALANCE ON TREADMILL AND FELL ONTO CARPET AND SPRAINED THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2007	Age: 83 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
83YOM AT HOME TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL HITTING THE FLOOR LEFT SIDE THIGH;FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 63 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 RUG FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 87 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 SLIPPED AND FELL ON A RUG DX: RT FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/03/2007	Age: 93 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
FEMUR/ HUMERUS FXS-CAUGHT TOENAIL ON CARPET-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/27/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL/ CONTUSION RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2007	Age: 66 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
SLIPPED AND FELL ON RUG LANDING ON HIP FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/10/2007	Age: 28 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: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades
2 CM LACERATION THIGH: CUTTING CARPET WITH UTILITY KNIFE, CUT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2007	Age: 64 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 TRIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL IN BATHROOM. DX: L FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 73 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: Hematoma
Product: Rugs or carpets, Crutches, canes or walkers
PT SLIPPED AND FELL 4 DAYS AGO WHEN CANE CAUGHT ON BATHROOM RUG. D:UPPE R LEG HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2007	Age: 84 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 FRACTURED LEG, TRIPPED ON RUG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 75 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, Floors or flooring materials
AT HOME PT FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR,TURNED,POPPED L KNEE DX SMALL LINEAR DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 80 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
TRIPPED ON RUG ON CONCRETE FLOOR DX FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/06/2007	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
TRIPPED ON CARPET OR RUG AT HOME FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/25/2007	Age: 66 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
TRIPED ON RUG FELL FX UPER LEG FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/23/2007	Age: 16 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: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Scissors
SLIPPED ON CARPET ONTO SCISSORS THAT WHERE ON FLOOR DX: LAC TO R UPPER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2007	Age: 15 months	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
FELL AT HOME WHILE WALKING ON CARPET AND POSSIBLY TWISTED LEG, FUSSY AN D WON'T STAND SINCE, FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/01/2007	Age: 95 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: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
LIVES ALONE, TRIPPED OVER RUG&FELL " FEMUR FX" S
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/28/2007	Age: 75 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, Crutches, canes or walkers
PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHEN CANE CAUGHT ON RUG. D: FEMUR FX. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/27/2007	Age: 83 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, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER RUG & FELL TO FLOOR @ HOME DX FEMORAL FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 60 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: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER RUG IN GARAGE AT HOME FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 73 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 FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2007	Age: 87 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 ON A RUG AND FELL/ FX PROXIMAL FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/15/2007	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 AND FELL OVER A RUG AT HOME DX:CLOSED FX RT DISTAL FEMUR, CHEST TRUAMA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/05/2007	Age: 82 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
TRIPPED ON CARPET DX L FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/23/2007	Age: 87 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, Crutches, canes or walkers
AMB C WALKER, TRIPPED OVER A RUG&FELL " FEMUR FX"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/08/2007	Age: 79 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
79 YOF TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL SUSTAINING A FRACTURED RIGHT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/05/2007	Age: 84 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&FELL ONTO R SIDE ' FEMUR FX"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/05/2007	Age: 66 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
FEMUR FX. PT TRIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL TO CONCRETE FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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