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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 704
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 58 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 |
| HEALING ABRASION OF HANDS - SCRATCHED HANDS WHEN TEARING UP OLD CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 53 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL AT HOME ONTO CARPET FLOOR-C/O RT HAND PAIN/SWELLING; CONTUSION RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON A RUG FELL OUTSIDE OF HER APARTMENT BUILDING LEFT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 88 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 |
| LEFT HAND CONT; LUMBAR CONT. PT FELL OVER UNEVEN CARPET AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER A RUG / FELL DX: L HAND FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CARPET AND HIT RT HAND DX: RT 5TH METACARPAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SLIPPED ON A RUG & TRIED TO BREAK FALL WITH HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 52 YOBM WHO BURNED HIS HAND. POWER OUT AND WAS USING CANDLE. CANDLE FEL L OVER AND STARTED BURNING CARPET.FD? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | 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 A MAT / FELL DX: HAND CONTUSION / SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SEEN FOR HAND FX AFTER TRIPPING ON CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT'S FOOT CAUGHT IN THE CARPET CAUSING HER TO FALL ON THE FLOOR AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE. DX-FRACTURE RT. 5TH METACARPAL, CONTUSION ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ON SMALL CARPET INJURING HAND DX: FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| PT TRIPPED ON CARPET ON STAIRS FELL INJURING HAND, HEMATOMA R HAND, ABR ASION CONTUSION L KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 60 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 |
| CONTUSION HAND - 60 YOF WAS LIFTING HEAVY RUGS TODAY AND NOTICED AFTERW ARDS AN AREA OF ECCHYMOSIS ON THE BACK OF HER LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 60 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 60 YO F TRIPPED ON CARPET INJURED HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Drinking glasses |
| PT STATES SHE SLIPPED ON A RUG AND CUT HAND ON A GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 80 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 CARPET AT AIRPORT DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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