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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 760
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER A RUG AT ***'S FOOD STORE AND FELL ON BOTH HANDS AND L KNE E. DX. SPRAIN /CONT R/L HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Doors |
| PT STATES SLIPPING ON CARPET IN HOME,HITTING RT HAND AGAINST DOOR. DX:R T HAND CONTUSION; PARONYCHIA RT THUMB,DRAINED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2002 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 78 YOF TRIPPED ON RUG FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 58 YOM INSTALLING CARPET SPRAIN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 70 Y/O FEMALE WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE TRIPPPED OVER A ROLL OF CARPET CAUSI NG A FX TO HER LT 4TH AND 5TH METACARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Paper products |
| 83YOF FELL WHILE WALKING W/ A PAPER IN HER HAND, FELL TO GROUND(CARPETO N CONCRETE) DX: CONT/ABRASION TO HAND KNEE R/L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL ONTO CARPET HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG AT *** DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CHIP FX TRIQUETRUM - TRIPPED OVER RUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, General purpose household cleaners |
| PATIENT HAS RASH TO HANDS/LEGS SINCE CLEANING CARPETS 6 WEEKS AGO. D: ATOPIC DERMATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Doors |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND CAUGHT HAND ON DOOR - DX PROXIMAL PHALANX FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 55-YOM SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS HAND AS A RESULT OF TRIPPING ON A C ARPETED FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR DX. HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED FELL OVER CARPET LAST PM; RT 5TH METACARPAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Chairs |
| FELL ONTO CARPET FROM CHAIR DX: ABRASION/ CONTUSION LT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ONTO CARPET AT THE AIRPORT STRIKING LEFT HAND STRAINED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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