Accidents - Rugs or carpets - Year 2009 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,249
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	87
6-15 years old:	6
16-25 years old:	6
26-50 years old:	212
50+ years old:	937

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/15/2009	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
FELL ON CARPET;DX FRACTURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2009	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
18MOM FELL FROM STANDING POSITION, AT HOME, LANDING ON HIS LOWER LEG, ON CARPETED FLOOR. TODDLER'S FRACTURE- LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2009	Age: 22 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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Rugs or carpets
PATIENT WITH APARTMENT COMPLEX INFESTED WITH BED BUGS,HAS GOTTEN NEW CA RPET, HAS RASH ON LEGS, DAD IS ITCHY; CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
RIGHT LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
61 YOF FELL AFTER TRIPPING OVER CARPET, INJURED LOWER LEG. DX-LEFT TIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2009	Age: 3 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
PATIENT JUMPED OFF ROLL OF CARPET AT GRANDPARENT'S HOUSE, FELL TO GROUN D; LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
40YOF CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG, HAND AND WRIST FELL ON CARPET AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2009	Age: 81 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, Chairs
81YOF BECAME UNSTEADY FELL LANDED ON CARPET,HUSBAND WAS TRYING TO HELP ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A CHAIR ONTO HER LT LEG;LEG CONTUSION/ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/16/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
C/O TRAUMATIC ANKLE PAIN, SLIPPED ON RUG AND FELL AT HOME. DX-FX FIBULA DISLOCATED ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2009	Age: 76 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
DX ANEMIA: NUMB LEG S/P GLF ONTO CARPET: DOP REPROTS NAUSEA W IN WAIT'G RM. PT CAN'T RECALL ACTUAL FALL. GLASSES DAMAGED F FALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/10/2009	Age: 57 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
PT SLIPPED ON A THROW RUG AND FELL. DX: R DISTAL TIB/FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2009	Age: 63 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
LEFT FIB FX. PT FELL OVER A PIECE OF LOOSE CARPETING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2009	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT DX LT LEG CONTUSION - DUE TO FALL ROLLING OVER CARPET AT HOME PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2009	Age: 20 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER CARPET AND SPRAINED LEG AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 91 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: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
LT LEG PAIN: PT STATES SHE FELL 2 WEEKS AGO ON BEDROOM CARPET, STILL HAS PAIN, LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2009	Age: 4 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
MOM HOLDING BABY, TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL;DX FRACTURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
ABRASIONS BOTH LOWER LEG FROM CARPET ;DX ABRASIONS LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2009	Age: 59 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
FX R DISTAL FIB/59YOF WAS ENTERING *** WHEN SHE TRIPPED ON A RUG AND TW ISTED R ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT CUT LOWER LEG WHEN FEET CROSSED UP AND FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2009	Age: 88 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
TIBIAL FX. PT FELL OVER CARPET INJURING LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 67 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
67YOF WAS IN KITCHEN ATTEMPTED TO KICK A RUG TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT, TRIPPED AND FELL INJURED LT LOWER LEG;LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
DX SPRAIN ANK/AVULSION CHIP FX DISTAL FIBULA: S/P INVERSION INJ THIS AM STEP'D OFF A RUG THAT W APPROX 1IN THICK & HEARD POP & FELT IMMED PN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2009	Age: 67 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
FELL AND HIT CARPET AT HOME, HAS FRACTURE OF LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
WAS CUTTING CARPET AND HAS LAC TO R SHIN DX= LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	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
PT WAS RUNNING AROUND AT HOME AND R TOE GOT CAUGHT ON CARPET, PTS R FOO T INTERNALLY ROTATED, LEG BUCKLED. REFUSES TO BEAR WEIGHT DX R TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON A RUG, CLOSED FX TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/21/2009	Age: 77 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
TRIPPED ON CARPET WHILE GOING TO SIT DOWN. DX. FX. TIBIA.*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/20/2009	Age: 86 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
STATES SHE FELL ON THE CARPET AND INJURED HER LEFT LOWER LEG. DX: CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Rugs or carpets
ALLERGIC REACTION-C/O RED, ITCHY RASH ON LOWER LEGS AFTER INSTALLING NE W CARPET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2009	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets, Containers
JUMPED OFF 4 FT OF BOXES TO CARPET;DX SPRAINED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2009	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT WAS BEING CARRIED BY AUNT WHO TRIPPED ONTO THE CARPET FELL WITH CHILD IN ARMS. DX SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2009	Age: 5 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
FELL OVER BATHRUG;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2009	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT WAS BEING CARRIED BY MOM WHEN MOM TRIPPED OVER THE CARPET AND FELL W ITH THE BABY. D: CONTUSION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT FELL IN BEDROOM AND SCRAPED AGAINST CARPET DX:LEG AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL DOWN 6-8 STAIRS. DX: R FIBULAR FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2009	Age: 82 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, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL ON FLOOR/ RLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2009	Age: 81 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, Chairs
81 YOF TRIPPED THIS MORNING ON A RUG WALKING FROM CHAIR TO WALKER AND F ELL SUSTAINING CONTUSION TO HER LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2009	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON RUG WHILE BENDING OVER TO PET DOG, FELL & LANDED ON (R) KNEE ON WOOD FLOOR--DX; (L) LEG SKINTEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2009	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
LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE AFTER WRESLTING WITH BROTHER CAUGHT LEG ON RUG.DX FEMUR FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/19/2009	Age: 90 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
LOWER LEG CTS-TRIPPED ON CARPET-FELL-@ HOME-2 DAYS PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON RUG;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2009	Age: 57 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 AND FELL OVER WRINKLED CARPET CONTUSING AND SPRAINING LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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