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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,714
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2006 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Mobile/manufactured homes |
| PT LIVES IN A MOBILE HOME AND FELL OVER A ROLL OF CARPET TO THE FLOOR O F THE TRAILER FRACTURED UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/22/2006 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET. DX CONTUSION R SHOULDER AND R HIP# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2006 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A HIP BY FALLING ON CARPETED FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2006 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR THIS AM AT NURSING HOME RIGHT HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/06/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| TRIP & FALL ON CARPET FX PUBIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR FRACTURED RIGHT DISTAL FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/30/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PTS FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN THE CARPET AND FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING NOSE F RACTURED NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| WHILE VISITING MOTHER AT CARE CENTER SUST INJ TO LOW BACK WHEN SLIPPED ON CARPET FALLING BACKWARD ONTO FLOOR DX BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2006 | Age: 94 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL, HAS LEG PAIN. DX: FEMUR FX. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/30/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED ON A CARPETED FLOOR ONTO OUTSTRETCHED LEFT HAND CONTUSION HA ND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| TRIPPED OVER A CARPET ROLL AND CAUGHT SELF ON LEFT HAND FALL WITH STRAIN LEFT SHOULDER GIRDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Footwear |
| WEARING RUBBER SOLED SHOES WHICH CAUGHT ON ROOM TO ROOM CARPET AND FELL INJURING PELVIS. DX: FRACTURE PELVIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 09/01/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Day wear |
| NON-SKID SOCKS STUCK IN CARPET, LOST BALANCE & FELL HIP FX, HX OF AORTIC VALVE & MITRAL VALVE REPLAMIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/01/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT CLEANING CARPET C/O BACK PAIN DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Pins and needles |
| PT WALKING BAREFOOT ON CARPET, STEPPED ON A SEWING NEEDLE, FB FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT GETTING OUT OF BED TO GO TO BATHROOM AND FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR DX: HUMERAL HEAD FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2006 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL ON FLOOR IN HOUSE WHILE WALKING ACROSS CARPETED FLOOR DX: FX/DISLOCATION R HUMERUS |
| 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: 07/10/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 76YOF FELL ON CARPETED FLOORING BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT WALKING ON BURBER CARPET, PIECE OF GLASS IN CARPET, PT STEPPED ON IT , FB LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2006 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HAD A NONSYNCOPAL FALL TO THE CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME FRACTURED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/09/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT LOST FOOTING AND FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON THE CARPET FELL TO THE FLOOR STR IKING CHEST CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL ON THE STEPS OF HIS HOUSE STRIKING FACE ON THE CARPET SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT FELL ONTO A CARPET AND LANDED ON LEFT HIP TRANSFERRED FRACTURED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/06/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT.FELL AND STRUCK FACE ON CARPET AND CAUSED A FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/22/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 82YOM FELL AGAINST WALL TO FLOOR CONTUSION SHOULDER HIP, LIP, ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| KNELT ON A TACK STRIP FOR A CARPET AT HOME INJURING KNEE. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 04/12/2006 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 85YOF TOOK SLEEPING PILL LAST NIGHT LOST BALANCE FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2006 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT FELL ON CARPET AND FRACTURED RIGHT HIP DX: RIGHT FRACTURED HIP # |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/08/2006 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Benches |
| PT TRIPPED ON KNEELER IN CHURCH AND FELL TO CARPET. D: FLANK CONTUSION, ELBOW ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Footwear |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A BRAND NEW PAIR OF SHOES AND FELL TO A CARPETED FL OOR SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT WAS LAYING CARPET AT HOME A WEEK AGO AND FELT A PULL IN LEFT FOOT CO NTINUED PAIN STRAINED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 66 YOM SPRAINS KNEE WHEN FOOT CAUGHT IN CARPET AND HE LANDED ON KNEE ON FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS WALKING INTO HER GOLF CLUB HOUSE AND FELL TO THE CARPETED FLOOR FRACTURED RIGHT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL 2-3 DAYS AGO, TRIPPED ON CARPET, R HIP PAIN DX: R HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON LT SIDE,HIT CARPETED FLOOR CONTUSION LT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/24/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PATIENT TRIPPED ON A CARPET & SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL LAST EVENING TO A CARPETED FLOOR STRIKING LEFT KNEE FRACTURED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/01/2006 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT HAVING CARPET CHANGED AT HOME, FELL, STRAINED RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| TORN EXTENSOR TENDON R DISTAL 3RD DIGIT; CLEANING CARPET, GOT FINGERS C AUGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A CARPET AND FELL TO THE FLOOR ONTO AN OUTSTRETCHED RIG HT HAND FRACTURED FINGER |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT WAS HAVING CARPETS CLEANED THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING PARKED IN THE GARAG E AND DEVELOPED A SEVERE EHADACHE CO2 POISONING COHGB-1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT TWISTED ANKLE ON CARPET. DX: LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|