Accidents - Rugs or carpets - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,280
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Date: 12/19/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT FELL OVER RUG, CONTUSION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
DISTAL RADIUS FX WITH DISLOCATION - FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
61 YO FEMALE TRIPPED ON CARPET AND HURT RIGHT SHOULDER AT CONVENTION CENTER - FRACTURE RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON RUG - FRACTURE RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Radiators
TRIPPED ON CARPET - STRUCK ARM ON RADIATOR - LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL/ FX LT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
FX ARM WHEN FELL OVER RUG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED & FELL ON CARPET @ HOME - DX RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON RUG AT CREDIT UNION DX:CONTUSION TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
STATES SHE HAD PICKED UP A RUG AT HOME, LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL ON THE CARPET, INJURING HER LT WRIST. LAC AT LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF CARPETING AND GOT A DISTAL RADIUS FX WITH MILD DISPLACEMENT TO HER RT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Rugs or carpets
INSECT BITES - 52 YOF WAS CLEANING CARPETS AFTER AN EXTERMINATOR HAD BE EN AT HER HOME, HAS BUG BITES TO HER RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
SKIN TEARS L FOREARM & ELBOW/90YOF AT HOME TRIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL ON HER L ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
LEFT RADIAL HEAD #, LEFT ELBOW DISLOCATION. TRIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL AT HOME, ACUTE FALL L FOREARM ELBOW SKIN TEARS, R DORSAL HAND HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL IN HALLWAY AT HOME DX: FX RT RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
89 YO M TRIPPED, FELL OVER RUG, WRIST PAIN. DX CLOSED FRACTURE DISTALUL NA AND RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
56 YO F TRIPPED ON CARPET LANDED ON ARM CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
FELL IN BEDROOM @ HOME-TRIPPED ON RUG. ACUTE CT LT ARM & CHEST WALL CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
FX L RADIAL HEAD - TRIPPED ON A RUG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
DISPLACED FX L DISTAL RADIUS & ULNA/80YOF SLLIPPED ON RUG IN BATHROOM A T HOME EARLY THIS AM. C/O L WRIST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT HURRYING TO BATHROOM, TRIPPED ON CARPET, FELL FX. RT ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/08/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CARPET 2 DAYS PTA DX: RT RADIUS AND ULNA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON RUG FELL ON WRIST - DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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