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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 606
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 06/15/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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, Footwear |
| PT WALKING DOWN THE HALLWAY OF THE HOSPITAL AND SHOE GOT CAUGHT ON THE CARPET AND FELL ONTO RIGHT ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT TRIPPED ON THE CARPET AT THE NURSING HOME ALNDING ONTO LEFT ELBOW SU STAINED A SKIN TEAR TO ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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, Wheelchairs |
| PT WAS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY ABOUT TO SIT IN W/C WHEN W/C ROLLED OUT FROM UNDER PT AND PT HIT LT ELBOW ON CARPET FLOOR-HIT HEAD; SKIN TEAR LT ELB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2001 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2001 | Age: 69 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2000 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Beds |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/1997 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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