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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 514
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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) |
| 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: 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: 04/17/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 SLIPPED ON UNEVEN CARPET DX; NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUS NECK & R HIP; FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/1999 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/06/1997 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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