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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 516
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TO ER WITH C/O OF COUGH,CHEST CONGESTION, STATES WET CARPETING IN BU ILDING DUE TO FLOODING,CONCERNED ABOUT MOLD,DXLATERAL EPICONDYLITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT TRIPPED OVER A MAT AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| DIFFICULT BREATHING WITH DAD STEAMING CARPETS;DX DIFFICULT BREATHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| NECK PAIN-STUMBLED ON CARPET-FELL-RECENTLY INCREASED HER ***-HER GAIT H AS BEEN UNSTEADY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| MULTIPLE ABRASIONS.PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| DX: RASH FROM BEING ALLERGIC TO PLASTIC IN NEW CARPETING AT HOME; GIVEN BENADRYL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Mattresses |
| SLIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL AGAINSTG MATTRESS AND UNABLE TO GET UP--RENAL FAILURE, TACHYCARDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 31 YO MALE WAS RIPPING UP CARPET AND SMELLED STRONG CHEMICAL SCENT ANOXIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 12 YO MALE HAS RASH FROM CARPET DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT W. RASH, CHEST STIFFNESS, SOB X 7-8 DAYS. MOVED INTO HOUSE W/ NEW CA RPET & PAINT 2 WKS AGO. D:UPPER LOBE PNEUMONIA, ALLERGIC REACTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME DX: WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RASH ALL OVER AFTER LAYING ON CARPET DX; CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Beds or bedframes |
| PT WAS GETTING OUT OF BED AND DOES NOT RECALL FALL TO CARPET. UNABLE TO GET UP. D: SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| H/O SEIZURE D/O, FELL AT HOME & HIT HEAD ON CARPETED FLOOR, IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SEIZING X15MINS, SWELLING ABOVE EYE, LOC X25MINS; IMPACT SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AND HIT HEAD AND GOT KNOCKED OUT --SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Bleaches |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO BLEACH FUMES FROM FATHER CLEANING RUGS - HAD AMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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