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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 990
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| R HAND CONT: 19YOF FELL @ FRIEND'S HOUSE (2) NIGHTS AGO, IMPACTED CARPETED FLOOR, INJURYING R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Drinking glasses |
| 30YOM SLIPPED ON A RUG WITH A GLASS IN HAND AND HIT WALL DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 72YOF-HAND LAC-TRIPPED ON TORN CARPET-FELL-CUT HAND ON A SCREW IN THE F LOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| 16 YOM-BECAME ANGRY & PUNCHED A CARPETED STEP-C/O HAND PAIN DX FX R 5TH METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 18YOWF PT FELL TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL BACKWARDS CATCHING SELF W/R HAN D. DX. SCAFFOLD TENDERNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 2 YO F CRAWLING AROUND CARPET IN HOUSE WHEN STUNG ON HAND BY SCORPION. DX:SCORPION STING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 29 Y MALE FELL INJURING HAND ON CARPETED FLOOR WHEN HAVING SEIZURE DX: HAND SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 42 YOF TRIPPED ON A RUG DX: L HAND SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| HAND FX-61YOM TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL TO THE FLOOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 30 YOM TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL AT MOVIED TONIGHT. DX-PAIN ELBOW AND HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| DX R HAND CONTU': 20YOM FELL DWN 10 CARPETED STEPS. INJ' R HAND, C/O PN & SWELL' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| R HAND INJ/34YOM STS RE-INJURED R HAND INSTALLING CARPET ON SATURDAY AT HOME. NOW VERY SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL. (HAPPENED 2 DAYS AGO) LEFT ER AMA. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 88 YOM LAC TO L HAND, FELL IN BATHROOM BENDING TO ADJUST RUG DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Wooden containers |
| 76YOM TRIPPED ON A RUG WHILE CARRYING A WOODEN BOX & FELL, HAS LAC TO ( R) HAND DX;* LAC (R) HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 51YOF WAS PULLING UP CARPET AND TWISTED RT KNEE DX: RT KNEE INJ, AB RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 75YOF STAYING AT GUEST HOUSE TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCH ED HAND C/O HAND AND WRIST PAIN DX MUSCLE STRAIN AND TENDON RUPTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 72 YOF SLIPPED ON RUG AND FELL DX: HAND FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 4 YOF FELL WHILE RUNNING, LANDED ON PALMS ON METAL DIVIDER ON CARPET. DX: LACERATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 29 Y/O MALE WAS CUTTING CARPET WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT HAND AT HOME DX:: LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 22 YOM WAS CUT ON GLASS ON CARPET. DX: R HAND LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 59YOF, TRIPPED OVER THE CARPET THIS AM&FELL LANDING ONTO HAND >>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| BIL HAND STR. 29 YOF STRAINED HANDS WHEN FALLING TO CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2010 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Doorsills or frames |
| DX SPRAIN HAND: 28YOF PN IN WRIST & HAND; FOOSH TYPE INJ THIS A.M. & STRUCK HAND ON DOOR JAME; FELL ON CARPET, R HAND INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER ROLL OF CARPET,FELL ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR CONTUSION RT HAND * 9 Y/O W/F |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR HAND CONTUSION 35YOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| 18YOM GOT ANGRY, AT GROUP HOME STAFF, & PUNCHED CARPETED STAIRS- HAND SWOLLEN. DX; RT 4TH METACARPAL FRACTURE, WITH DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 15YOM FX RIGHT HAND, STRUCK CARPETED FLOOR WHEN AGITATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| DX SKIN TEAR: 80YOF MISSTEP WALK' HOME F NEIGHBORS HOUSE; TRIP' ON RUG GRANDSON GRAB' HER HAND RESULT' IN LG SKIN TEAR TO L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| HAND AB-26YOM-SCRAPED HAND ON CARPET-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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