Accidents - Rugs or carpets - Year 2009 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,526
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	256
26-50 years old:	91
50+ years old:	1,178

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2009	Age: 86 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
86 YOWM TRIPPED ON CARPET FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME AFTER PROCEDURE LACERATION FEMORAL ARTERY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
2 YO M PLAYING IN BEDROOM WITH 8 YR OLD SISTR WHEN SHE TRIPPED HIM & HE FELL ONTO HANDS AND KNEES ON CARPET. DX:SPIRAL FEMUR FX. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR. DX: L THIGH PX, FAILURE TO THRIVE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/26/2009	Age: 70 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 RUG. DX: R OPEN FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/16/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
FELL ONTO CARPET AND INJURED HER LEFT LEG AREA. DX: CONTUSION TO LEFT THIGH*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2009	Age: 80 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
80YOF SLIPPED AND FELL ON CARPET FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 58 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
58 YOF PT TRIPPED OVER CARPET AND FELL. FX L DISTAL FEMUR SHAFT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/22/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Tables
LEFT THIGH CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL INTO A TABLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2009	Age: 90 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, Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN 3 CARPETED STEPS AND INJURING LEG DX: FRACTURED LEFT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/17/2009	Age: 55 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
SLIPPED ON A RUG AT HOME AND FELL TO FLOOR TWISTING L LEG DX FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/10/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	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, Stairs or steps
CONTUSION RT UPPER LEG-SLIPPED OVER RUG AT HOME AND FELL DOWN STAIRS HI TTING RT UPPER LEG. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 6 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
DX R FEMUR FX/FALL F 2FT/FELL OUT OMF MOM'S ARMS BACKWARDS ONTO FACE/ ARM/SIDE. LANDED ON CARPET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL DX: FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON BATHROOM RUG, THIGH PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
R FEMUR FX/83YOF TRIPPED ON CARPET AT RESTAURANT AND FELL INJURING LEG TONIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	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
62 YO M ABRASION TO THIGH FELL COMING OUT OF BATHROOM TRIPPED ON CA RPET*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/10/2009	Age: 3 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
RUNNING AND TRIPPED ON RUG;DX FRACTURED UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/10/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER NEW CARPET AND FELL LEG SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 78 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 A RUG WHEN GETTING UP FROM BEDSIDE COMMODE. TOOK SOME *** PRIOR TO FALL. ALSO ON ABX SINCE MONDAY FOR UTI. D:FEMUR FX. ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/26/2009	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 RUBBERIZED RUG AT HOME AND FELL AND FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/15/2009	Age: 86 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 CARPET AND FELL. DX: L FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 71 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 CARPET AND FELL. DX: L FEMUR FX, CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE, UNCONTR HTN, HYPONATREMIA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/01/2009	Age: 79 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
TRIPPED ON A RUG AT MALL AND FELL DX- FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/24/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
WAS WALKING ON THE CARPET, AT HOME, & FELL FORWARD ON HIS KNEE DX: UPPER LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 75 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
75YOF AT HOME SLIPPED ON THE CARPET FELL ONTO LT SIDE,INJURED FEMUR; FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/19/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF CARPETED STEPS. DX THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/15/2009	Age: 88 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
PT FRACTURED AN UPPER LEG BY TRIPPING ON RUG AND FALLING TO THE FLOOR A T HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/05/2009	Age: 68 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 WAS AMBULATING AT HOME FROM LIVING ROOM TO KITCHEN & TRIPPED ON CARP ET, FELL ONTO L SIDE DX HYPONATREMIA/L FEMUR FX **
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/02/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Footwear
DX SUBTROCHANTERIC L FEMUR FC/ANEMIA/RENAL INSUFFICIENCY: FEET CAUGHT UP IN CARPET; TRIP'D ON HER SHOES & FELL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/02/2009	Age: 78 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 RUG IN BATHROOM. L DISTAL FEMUR SUPRACONDYLAR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/28/2009	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
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL. DX: R DISTAL FEMUR FX, R 2/3/4/5 METACARPAL FX, R 2ND METACARPOPHALANGEAL DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/25/2009	Age: 78 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
TRIPPED AND FELL OVER RUG AT DOCTORS OFFICE. DX FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/23/2009	Age: 91 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, Beds or bedframes
PT TRIPPED OVER RUG WHILE GETTING OUT OF BED AND FELL. NOW WITH THIGH P AIN. D: FEMUR FX. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 70 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'S LEG GAVE OUT AND SHE FELL ONTO CARPET. DX: THROMBOCYTOPENIA, L FEMORAL NECK FX, RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/06/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT SLIPPED ON RUG IN KITCHEN AND HIT LEG ON CABINET DX// LEFT THIGH STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2009	Age: 56 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
TRIPPED&FELL ON CARPET LANDING ONTO HANDS&KNEES C/O THIGH PAIN >>THIGH HEMATOMA/KNEE CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	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
PT INJURED KNEE AFTER GETTING RUG BURN X1WK & NOW INFECTED, SWELLING TO THUMB X1DAY & BITES NAILS; PARONYCHIA OF THUMB, HEALING THIGH ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2009	Age: 64 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
LEFT FEMUR FX.PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/10/2009	Age: 85 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, Crutches, canes or walkers
TRIPPED WHILE AMUBLATING WITH THE WALKER&FELL TO THE CARPET, NOW WITH F EMUR PAIN, SWELLING>>FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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