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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 229
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| PT, SEEN IN ER EARLIER FOR FALL, FELL AGAIN ON THIN CARPET UPON RETURN TO ASSISTED LIVING. HIT BACK OF HEAD. NO LOC. D: HEAD LAC, CHI. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | 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, Doorsills or frames |
| PT WAS WALKING INTO HIS HOUSE AND PASSED OUT STRIKING HEAD ON THE DOORF RAME THEN TO THE CARPET NAUSEA CLOSED HEAD INJURY/SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/30/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| PT TRIPPED IN CHURCH ON CARPETING THEN AGAIN IN PARKING LOT DX// HEAD INJURY SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/14/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Beds or bedframes |
| PT GETTING OUT OF BED AND TRIPPED OVER OWN FEET FELL STRIKING HEAD ON T HE CARPET SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2006 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Chair, recliner |
| PT AT HOME FELL OUT OF RECLINER CHAIR AND HIT HEAD ON CARPET DX 3CM SUPERFICIAL LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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