Accidents - Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting - 50+ years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,109
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	384	Face:	381
Lower Trunk:	294	Upper Trunk:	241
Knee:	239	Neck:	182
Upper Arm:	159	Lower Arm:	77
Lower Leg:	70	Foot:	30
Upper Leg:	15	All Of Body:	15
Toe:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
73YOM FELL STRUCK CHEST AGAINST A CARPETED FLOOR FRACTURED RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2009	Age: 95 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: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
A 95YOF FELL ON CARPET AND INJURED RIBS. DX: RIGHT RIB FRACTURES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
82 YOF PRESENT TO ER AFTER A ,ECHANICAL FALL HITTING FACE ON CARPET AT HOME- DX- CONTUSION AND ABRASION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		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 TRIPPED ON CARPETED FLOOR, DX: CLOSED FEMORAL FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
73YOF SIMPLY WALKING AND FELL TO CARPET FRACTURED RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2009	Age: 93 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, Elevators or other lifts
93YOF WALKING INTO THE ELEVATOR AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL ONTO THE C ARPET CLOSED HEAD INJURY ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 80 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 SLIPPED AND FELL ON CARPET BECAUSE PROSTETIC LEG LOCKED DX: FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 80 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
PT FELL AT HOME, SCRAPPED FACE AND ARM ON CARPET, CONTUSION AND ABRASIO N TO NOSE AND LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT CAUGHT GREAT TOE ON CARPET AND PULLED IT BACK, DX: LAC TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT FELL ON A CARPET HITTING HEAD, CERVICAL SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2009	Age: 65 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 WITH CONTUSION TO LEFT HIP AFTER TRIPPING OVER RUG. DX CONTUSION LEF T HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/28/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		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 AT HOPE HOSPICE FELL ONTO CARPETING AND FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		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 TRIPPED AND FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME LANDED ONTO RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
FOUND DOWN ON CARPETED FLOOR AT CARE CENTER WITH ABRASION TO FACE. DX : CONTUSION, ABRASION FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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, Eyeglasses
PT STATES SHE TRIPPED ON CARPET AT A LOCAL RESTURANT AND FELL BREAKING HER GLASSES HAS ABRASIONS TO RIGHT SIDE OF FACE DX ABRASION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2009	Age: 75 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, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME LANDED ONTO HIP FRACTURED PELVIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/28/2009	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
THORACIC SPINE FX-LEAVING A RESTAURANT SLIPPED AND WAS THROWN BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON A CARPETED FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/27/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		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, Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING WITH A WALKER AT HOME AND FELL TO THE CARPET ONTO RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured 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
CARPET GOT WET IN MOBILE HOME,WHICH CAUSED MOLD AND MILDEW,HAD ASTHMA ATTACK *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT SLEEPING AND DROPPED A LIT CIGARETTE AND THE CARPET CAUGHT ON FIRE S USTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO FEET NS IF FD ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	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
PT WAS BENDING OVER TO HELP WIFE, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS ON TO CARPET, DX: BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Furniture
PT FELL WHEN SHE TRIPPED ON CARPET AND HIT A PIECE OF FURNITURE/ HEMATO MA TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 79 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
PT WALKING BAREFOOT AND FOOT CAUGHT ON THE CARPET FELL FORWARD STRUCK F ACE LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	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
89YOF, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CARPETED FLOOR, BACK HURTS , LUMBAR SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2009	Age: 99 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
PT WITH PELVIC FRACTURE, FELL ON CARPET
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/24/2009	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
PT TRIPPED AND HITHEAD ON CARPET, DX: HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2009	Age: 80 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
FRACTURE OF (C2) CERVICAL SPINE - WHILE WALKING IN, STEPPED ON CARPET, FELL, HITTING BACK OF HEAD AND RIGHT SIDE OF BACK/NECK.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/04/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT STATES SHE LOST HAER BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HER HEAD ON CARPET, DX. HEMATOMA TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT WAS WALKING FROM HER GARAGE AND TRIPPED OVER CARPETING AND FRACTURED LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2009	Age: 60 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
FELL ON CARPET. DX HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2009	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 FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR LAST EVENING AT HOME AND LANDED ONTO LEFT H IP FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/16/2009	Age: 77 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 AT THE NURSING HOME AND STRUCK FACE ON A CARPETED FLOOR SUSTAIN ED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY ADMITTED FOR COPD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/06/2009	Age: 94 years	Sex: Male	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, Day wear
PT AT THE NURSING HOME FELL WHILE PUTTING ON PANTS AND STRUCK FACE ON CARPETING SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		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
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL ON BOTH KNEES, BILATERAL ABRASIONS TO BOTH KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2009	Age: 66 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, Tables
PT FELL ON CARPET AND STRUCK CHEST ON THE COFFEE TABLE COMPLAING OF CHE ST PAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 84 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 AT DOCTORS OFFICE TRIPPED ON A WRINKLE IN CARPET INJ HEAD AND KNEES/ DX CHI BILATERAL KNEE TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT JUST GOT NEW CARPET IN HER CONDO AND DEVELOPED A RASH TO LOWER LEGS FROM THE CARPET CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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, Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WALKING BACKWARDS WITH WALKER AND FELL ONTO THE CARPET ABRASION RIGH T HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME. DX ARM CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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, Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF CARPETED STAIRS ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED H EAD INJURY AND SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/22/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Bedspreads, throws or comforters
PT AT A HOTEL ROOM AND TRIPPED OVER A BED SPREAD TO A CARPETED FLOOR AN D FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/14/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	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 CARRYING HER DOG AND SLIPPED ON THE WET CARPET AT HOME STRAINED LOWE R BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2009	Age: 53 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 AT HOME TRIPPED ON CARPET FELL TO TILE LANDED ONTO LEFT HIP FRACTURE D HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/01/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
VISITING @ NIECE'S HOUSE, SLIPPED ON AREA RUG, FALLING BACKWARDS HITTIN G HEAD----C2 FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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