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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 148
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL, -LOC, TRIPPED ON CARPET, HEAD PAIN DX: CONCUSSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2005 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE SCALP BY FALLING ONTO A CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT USUALLY WALKS WITH A WALKER AND DID NOT USE IT WHEN SHE FELL TO A CA RPETED FLOOR STRIKING HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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