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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,774
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RNNING IN HOUSE, SLIPPED ON CARPET. ELBOW - FROM - NV INTACKT. ELBOW CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL AT HOME ON THE CARPET AND INJURED THE RIGHT ELBOW. FX RIGHT ELBOW* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL WHILE PLAYING; HIT ELBOW ON CARPET. D : FX RIGHT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RIGHT ELBOW CONT. PT FELL OVER CARPET HITTING ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET & FELL, STRUCK LT SIDE OF HEAD. FALL, CONTUSION RT ELBOW, LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL ON CARPET WHILE PLAYING AT HOME AND HURT ARM; NURSEMAIDS ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG & LANDED ON LT ARM; CRIED A LOT. FX LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ON RUG IN GROCERY STORE & FELL ON CONCRETE. HIT MOUTH, R EL BOW. FX SUPRACONDYLAR - ELBOW, LIP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| GOT FOOT CAUGHT ON A RUG @ THE STORE&FELL HITTING ELBOW >>HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL ONTO CARPET AT NURSING HOME. DX: R ELBOW CONT/SKIN TEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| SLIPPED ON RUG AT HOME. DX ELBOW ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL ONTO CARPET, DX; NURSEMAID ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS AT DAYCARE, FELL ON A CARPETED FLOOR CAUSING A DISLOCATED ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED & FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME INJURING ELBOW DX: FRACTURED LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT STATES FELL AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER RUG, THINKS BROKE R ELBOW, HEARD I T POP. DX. R HUMERUS, DISTAL ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED&FELL LANDING ONTO CARPETED SURFACE HITTING ELBOW WHICH NOW PAIN FUL&SWOLLEN>>SPRAIN/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LEFT ELBOW FX. PT INJURED ELBOW WHEN FALLING TO CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RIGHT ELBOW ABR. PT TRIPPED OVER CARPETING INJURING ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PLAYING&TRIPPED OVER THE CARPET&FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED ARMS, NOW WITH E LBOW PAIN&DEFORMITY>> FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Beds or bedframes |
| TRIPPED AND FELL ON RUG WHILE TRYING TO GET INTO BED AND FX ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT FELL FACE FIRST & HIT HER MOUTH. UPPER LIP SWOLLEN AND BRUISED. C RAWLED ON CARPET TO PHONE TO CALL FOR HELP. DX. CONTS TO ELBOWS , KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT WRESTLING WITH FATHER AND LANDED ON CARPET. DX. LAC TO R ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPET AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| R ELBOW PAIN, TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPET DX; ELBOW PAIN LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT WAS MOVING SOME CARPET THAT HAD SOME WOOD IN IT NOW COMES IN WI TH INFECTION FROM WOOD SLIVERS INNER ARM BY ELBOW DX ABCESS R INNER ELB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 3 YOF FELL AT HOME ON CARPET SUSTAINING A FRACTURED ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL OFF BROTHERS BACK TO CARPET/ELBOW FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LT ELBOW DISLOCATION.PT SLIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LACERATION ON RIGHT ARM, TRIPPED OVER RUG, RIGHT ELBOW SKIN TEAR. DX-RIGHT ELBOW LACREATION/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| L ELBOW CONT/3YOM AT HOME AT 9P, FELL APPROX 5 FEET ONTO CARPETED FLOOR . NO LOC. FELL FLAT ON L SIDE OF FACE, STOMACH AND L ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Heaters or heating systems |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG AT SCHOOL AND FELL AND HIT EDGE OF HEATER CONTUSING EL BOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Beds or bedframes |
| FELL OFF BED ONTO CARPET DX: R ELBOW FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| YESTERDAY PLAYING WITH OLDER FRIEND, CLIMBED OVER HIS BACK&FELL HITTING ELBOW ON CARPET, NOW WITH PAIN&SWELLING>> FX/SPRIAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON A RUG IN BEDROOM FELL FRACTURE LEFT ELBOW SUPRACONDYLAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL FORWARD FX ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL ONTO CARPETED SURFACE WHILE RUNNING, & UNCLE PULLED HER UP BY HER LT ARM, NOW WON'T USE ARM. DX;NURSEMAID'S ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT RECEIVED CONTUSION TO ELBOW WHEN FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Beds or bedframes |
| FELL FROM BED TO CARPETED FLOORING DX: FX ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN 2 CARPETED STEPS, NOW HAS LT ARM PAIN DX: LT ELBOW FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET IN DR'S OFFICE/ELBOW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PUSHING A ROLL OF CARPET AT HOME, HAVING RIGHT ELBOW PAIN. DX; ELBOW S TRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET/ELBOW ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL IN CLASSROOM, ONTO CARPETED FLOOR, GUARDING LT ARM DX: SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG FELL ONTO ELBOW DX: CONTUSION TO ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| ELBOW PAIN-FELL ONTO CARPET-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL AT HOME, C/O PAIN RIGHT ELBOW AND LACERATAION ELBOW, 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| AT COUSINS HOUSE STANDING ON RUG & PULLED FROM UNDERNEATH FEET, FELL ON ARM, FX ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG AT HOME AND FELL ONTO (L) ARM C/O ELBOW PAIN DX- CO NT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRAUMA LT.ELBOW.PT.REFERS TRIP OVER RUG,FALLING DOWN ON FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 7 YOM FELL ONTO RT ARM / ELBOW LAST NIGHT, WHILE RUNNING ON CARPETED FLOOR. DX: NON-DISPALCED LATERAL CONDYLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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