Accidents - Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,627
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	668	Lower Trunk:	497
Lower Leg:	271	Knee:	249
Upper Trunk:	244	Lower Arm:	234
Toe:	218	Face:	173
Elbow:	161	Upper Arm:	147
All Of Body:	146	Foot:	146
Shoulder:	120	Finger:	96
Neck:	90	Ankle:	86
Wrist:	73

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL ONTO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME. DX LEG CONTUSIO NS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
PT STATES THAT SHE HAS BEEN DIZZY SPELLS THAT MAKE HER FALL. FELL TO CA RPETED FLOOR. DX. ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
PT AT HOME FELL ON KITCHEN CARPET HITTING FACE/ DX CHI R FOREARM ELBOW CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT FELL TO CARPETING AND SUSTAINED A SKIN TEAR TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
PT STATES SHE GOT UP THIS AM AND BECAME DIZZY AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON CARPETED FLOOR DX COMPRASSION FX OF C SPINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT FELL LAST EVENING LANDING ONTO CARPET FRACTURED CLAVICLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT WAS WALKING ON SOME CARPET AND SUSTAINED A HYPEREXTENSION INJURY TO LEFT GREAT TOE SUSTAINED AN ABRASION FROM THE CARPET GOT INFECTED CELLU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
PT SLIPPED OVER CARPET AND FELL TO THE FLOOR CONTUSION TO LOWER ARM AND KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF CARPET ONTO OUTSTRETCHED RIGHT LOWER ARM FRAC TURED RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	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
PT WAS TRYING TO PICK UP SOME GARABAGE AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO THE CARPET SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO FACE BUT ADMITTED FOR WEAKNESS AND UTI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/21/2008	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
FELL ON LIVING ROOM CARPET LT FOOT SPRAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		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, Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME STRIKING FACE ON THE CARPET ABRASIONS FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PATIENT STATES HER HEEL GOT CAUGHT IN THE CARPET, SHE FELL TO THE GROUND, C/O MILD LOW BACK PAIN. DX-LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Beds or bedframes
PT WAS GETTING OUT OF BED AT THE NURSING HOME AND IT WAS DARK AND FELL TO THE CARPET SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF HER WHEELCHAIR ONTO CARPETED FLOOR HAS BEEN THERE THROUG H OUT THE NIGHT DX DEMENTIA PLACED IN NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2008	Age: 59 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
PT STATES WAS ON HER BACK PORCH AND SLIPPED ON A RUG FALLING DX LEFT HI P CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	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
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME, C/O FEMUR PAIN. DX-FRACTUE RIGHT HIP.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/10/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT LAYING SOME CARPET IN A HOT ROOM AND PASSED OUT SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LEFT L OWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 85 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, NO THROW RUG, INJURING HIP. DX; FRACTURE HIP. AT CARE CENTER.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/26/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		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
DX KNEE CONTU: TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPET IN OUTPATIENT PHARMACY, L KNEE RED NO SWELL'G OR DEFORMITY NOTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	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, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL TO THE CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME AND FRACTURED LEFT HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 63 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
PT TRIPPED AND FELL TO CARPETING STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD IN JURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Golf
FELL AT MINATURE GOLF COURSE ON THE OUTDOOR CARPET CATCHING HIMSELF WITH THE LT HAND. FRACTURE LEFT WRIST*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2008	Age: 78 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 STATES "GRANDSON WAS LAYING CARPET' IN HER HOUSE WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR DX LEFT HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Eyeglasses
88 YOF WALKED INTO LEISURE CENTER AND TRIPPED ON CARPETED FLOOR, FELL AND BROKE GLASSES CUTTING LEFT ELBROW. DX: LACERATION L ELBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 84 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, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR AT THE NURSING HOME AND SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2008	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR/ THORACIC SPINE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 51 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
PT WAS HELPING A FRIEND PULL UP CARPET YESTERDAY AND STRAINED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2008	Age: 56 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
STEPPED ON SOMETHING THAT WAS IN THE CARPET DX FB REMOVAL L HEEL#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		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
PT SLIPPED ON A WET CARPETED FLOOR AND STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
86YFC HAD CARPETS CLEANED STILL DAMPWALKED ACROSS ONTO KITCHEN FLOOR SLIPPED AND HIT FACE ON FLOOR/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	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
PATIENT HURT WHEN FELL AT HOME ON CARPET DX: NON DISPLACED FX OF PELVIS/CONTUSION RT HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 84 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 WALKING ON A CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME SLIPPED AND FELL STRUCK BACK OF HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	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
RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER INJURY FROM LAYING CARPET, DISLOCATED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. DX- RIGHT LONG FINGER EXTENSOR TENDON TEAR(MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 83 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
PT STATES WHILE WALKING INTO HER HOUSE SHE STUMBLED AND FELL ONTO CARPE T DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT MOVING A ROLL POF CARPET AT HOME AND STRAINED CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		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, Floors or flooring materials
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE KNEES BY FALLING TO CARPETED FLOOR AT T HE CLINIC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		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
PT WITH CONTUSION TO CHEST WALL IN FALL ONTO CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT C/O FOOT PAIN AND SWELLING AFTER TWISTING FOOT WHILE WALKING AND GET TING FOOT CAUGHT ON CARPET. LPTMS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/01/2008	Age: 86 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
SLIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL. DX SPRAIN L ANKLE#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE CARPETING IN HIS BEDROOM UNABLE TO GET UP ST RAINED GROIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
SLIPPED ON CARPET, FELL IN FLOOR AT HOME. DX LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
TRIPPED ON CARPET. DX HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL TO THE CARPETED FLOOR ON SATURDAY AND FRACTURED RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT SLIPPED ON WET OUTDOOR CARPET AT THE YACHT CLUB AND FRACTURED RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
PT SLIPPED AND FELL TO A WET CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME FRACTURED RIGHT ANK LE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/02/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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, Chairs
PT FELL FROM A CHAIR TO A CARPET SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2008	Age: 65 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 AT SISTERS HOUSE DRINKING ALCOHOL AND TRIPPED OVER OWN FEET STRIKING HEAD ON THE CARPETED FLOOR SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2008	Age: 87 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: Laceration
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR AT THE NURSING HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		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
PT TRIPPED OVER HER OWN FEET AND FELL TO THE CARPETED FLOOR SUSTAINED A SHOULER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJUR Y
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPET IN BEDROOM. HIT SOMETHING METAL AT H OME. DX: LACERATION LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2008	Age: 86 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, Floors or flooring materials
PT AT A PUBLIC FUNCTION AND TRIPPED ON THE CARPET AND FELL STRIKING HEA D ON THE FLOOR SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 70 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
PATIENT HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE AT HOME, FELL FROM STANDING ON CARPET. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, 3 CM SUPERFICIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/22/2008	Age: 87 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, Nightwear
PT GOT UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM TRIPPED AND FELL OVER PAJAMA PANTS AND STRUCK HEAD ON THE CARPET SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/22/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
FELL IN CARPETED FLOOR THIS MORNING NECK PAIN/SYNCOPE *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/21/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		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
PTSLIPPED AND FELL FROM A STANDING POSITION STRIKING HEAD ON THE CARPE T SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 83 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 WAS WALKING AT THE REHAB CENTER AND FELL TO THE CARPETING SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND LEFT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
PT FELL STRUCK HEAD ON THE CARPET A FEW DAYS AGO NOW HAS A SUBDURAL HE MATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT RUBBED HIS SHIN AGAINST A HARSH CARPET A FEW DAYS AGO CAUSED AN ABRA SION WHICH GOT INFECTED WOIUND INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT WAS WALKING INTO THE BATHROOM AND SLIPPED ON THE CARPET LANDING ONT O RIGHT UPPER ARM FRACTURED ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/28/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER END OF CARPET AT HOME DX: RT GREAT TOE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 79 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 SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE CARPET AND FRACTURED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/15/2008	Age: 81 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
SLIPPED ON CARPET AT HOME,FELL RT HIP FX *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT FELL TO THE CARPET IN HER CONDO AND DISLOCATED LEFT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT WALKING ON HIS CARPET AND GOT TOENAIL CAUGHT IN THE CARPET BENT BACK AVULSION TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 83 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, Footwear
PT TRIPPED OVER SLIPPERS LANDING ONTO CARPET LANDING ONTO RIGHT HIP CON TUSION HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Beds or bedframes
85 YOF ROLLED OUT OF BED ONTO A CARPETED FLOOR, C/O RT SHOULDER, RIGHT HIP AND ALSO NECK PAIN. DX-RIGHT HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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