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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 808
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 78 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 |
| HUMERUS FX-78YOF IN THE KITCHEN, LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO INDOOR/OUTDOOR CARPET AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/02/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 88 YOF, CONTUSION UPPER ARM, PT. STATES AT CHURCH, GOT TOE CAUGHT ON CA RPET, FELL, CONTUSION UPPER ARM, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 02/01/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT WAS WALKING IN THE HOSPITAL WHEN A PIECE OF THE CARPET WAS PEELED B ACK AND SHE TRIPPED OVER IT FELL CONTUSION TO RIGHT UPPER ARM KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 61 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 |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE CARPETING AT HOME FRACTURED UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 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: 06/28/2000 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/1998 | Age: 68 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/1997 | Age: 89 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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