Accidents - Rugs or carpets - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Knee

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Date: 12/31/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
64 YOF HAS CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE AFTER FALL TO CARPET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT FOOT CAUGHT IN CARPET FALLING ONTO KNEE C/O SEVERE SWELLING DX FX KNEE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/14/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
RIGHT KNEE PAIN. PT SLIPPED ON A RUG INJURING KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
FELL, TRIPPED ON RUG, R LEG/SHOULDER PAIN DX: R KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT LOST HER FOOTING AND FELL ONTO CARPET SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT WAS WORKING ON SOME CARPETING YESTERDAY DOING ALOT OF BENDING AND LI FTING COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN LEFT KNEE KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PAIN IN THE LEFT KNEE AFTER TRIPPING OVER A RUG AND FALLING TO THE FLOO R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
CONTUSION KNEE - 59 YOF C/O BILATERAL KNEE PAIN AFTER TRIPPING OVER A R UG AND FALLING TO THE FLOOR OF AN OFFICE BUILDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT, WHO HAD SURGERY ON KNEE 2 WEEKS AGO, FELL ON KNEE AFTER TRIPPING ON A RUG. D: KNEE CONTUSION, POSSIBLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
FELL BACKWARDS ONTO CARPET, C/O PAIN R KNEE, CX; KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIP ON CARPET CELLULITIS KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2004	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL, SPRAINING HIS KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT TRIPPED ON THE CARPET AT A HOTEL AND FELL ON THE CARPETED FLOOR DX-CONTUSION KNEES, BILATERAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
STRAIN/CONTUS R KNEE; FELL @ HOME YESTERDAY. TRIPPED ON CARPET, TODAY WHEN LEAVING DIALYSIS, TRIPPED ON CURB & FELL AGAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER RUG / FELL DX: R KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT. REPORTS THAT SHE FELL TODAY IN HALLWAY OF NH WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER CARPET. DX. CONT CHEST, R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/27/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
76 YO FEMALE TRIPPED ON CARPETING AT *** STRAIN RIGHT KNEE STRAIN RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
75 YOF TRIPPED OVER CARPETING AND STRUCK R KNEE ON FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2004	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
ABRASION R KNEE, VIA EMS, PT SLIPPED ON A RUG, LANDED ON THE FLOOR WHIL E TRYING TO OPEN DOOR, C/O PAIN, DIZZINESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
STANDING ON SISTER'S CARPET AND FELL STRAINING KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT SLIPPED ON CARPET FELL INURED KNEE C/O SWELLING AND VERY PAINFUL DX; FX KNEE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/05/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT WAS WALKING TRIPPED&FELL ON CARPET,INJURIED KNEE, SUSTAINED "LT KNEE LACERATION''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
85 YO F TRIPPED ON CARPET HIT KNEE AGAINST FLOOR CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets, Crutches, canes or walkers
PT. STUMBLED WHEN L FOOT CAUGHT ON HOME CARPET WHILE USING CANE. DX. S PRAIN/CONT L KNEE, L INTERNAL DERANGEMENT OF KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT SUST SPRAIN TO KNEE TRIPPED ON RUG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET INJURING KNEE DX CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
63 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON RUG AND FELL TO FLOOR RIGHT KNEE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED ON RUG AND HIT KNEE ON FLOOR AT HOME, CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT STATED THAT SHE TRIPPED ON A RUG, FELL, STRUCKING KNEE,SUSTAINED " RT KNEE CONTUSIONS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT. TRIPPED ON RUG AND LANDED ON L KNEE ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME. D X. CONT L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2004	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT HAS PROBLEMS WITH BALANCE, TRIPPED AND FELL ON A CARPETED FLOOR THIS AM SUSTAINED"LT KNEE CONTUSION"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/06/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET FALLING ONTO KNEE DX CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON EDGE OF RUG AND INJ KNEE-PAINFUL NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL IN STORE - CONTUSION LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
FELL ONTO RUG AND CONTUSED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT. TRIPPED OVER A RUG AT HOME AND FELL AND HIT HER KNEE ON THE FLOOR CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON A RUG / FELL ON KNEE DX: R KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Doors
R PATELLAR FX - SLIPPED ON RUG,HIT WOODEN DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON CARPET DX. KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2004	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
RT KNEE AND HIP STRAIN.PT TRIPPED ON A RUG AND INJURED KNEE AND HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
DX STRAIN LEFT KNEE: SLIPPED ON RUG AT HOME, TWISTED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON RUG, HURT KNEE DX KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Rugs or carpets
86YOFC FELL ON A RUG AT RESTURANT HITTING KNEE/HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
63 YOF TRIPPED ON CARPET SPRAINING RIGHT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets, Footwear
89YOF AT RESTAURANT/SHOE STUCK ON CARPET PT FELL L KNEE PAIN DX/SPRAINED L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED & FELL LANDED ON CARPET KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
DX LEFT KNEE CONTUSION: TRIPPED ON RUG AT HOME AND INJURED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
L KNEE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT - SLIPPED ON CARPETED STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT RETURNING TO BED, TRIPPED OVER DOG AND FELL ONTO TO CARPETED CONCRET E FLOOR. D: KNEE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED OVER CARPET LANDING ON KNEE AT HOME RT KNEE AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON RUG, LANDED IN KNEELING POSITION W/LAC TO L KNEE AT FATHER'S HOME. DX. LAC L KNEE, 15 CM LAC COMPLEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
80 YEAR OLD MALE TRIPPED ON CARPET AT CASINO FRACTURE RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON A RUG NO LOC GOT UP LEFT KNEE SWOLLEN LEFT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Chairs
FELL ONTO CARPET, GOT OUT OF CHAIR TO WALK TO BEDSIDE COMMODE DX: FRACTURE LT. KNEE, CONTUSION LOW BACK, LT. HIP & LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED OVER LOOSE CARPET AT HOME CAUSING KNEE INJ DX:KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
77 Y/O W/FM BRUISED KNEE WHEN TRIPPED ON CARPET AND LANDED ON FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT SLIPPED ON A RUG. DX: CONT L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
CONTUSION KNEE - 57 YOF TRIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL ONTO HER KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
L KNEE CONT;OLD FIB FX/61YOF FX'D FIB 5/6/04. TODAY AT HOME STUMBLED ON LOOSE CARPET & LANDED HARD ON L KNEE AND HEARD A CRUNCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2004	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
PATIENT SLIPPED ON RUG AND FELL INJURED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
71 YEAR OLD FEMALE TRIPPED OVER RUG ON FRIENDS PORCH FRACTURE KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/26/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
SLIPPED ON RUG, HURT KNEE & ELBOW ON FLOOR DX R KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
88 YOF TRIPPED OVER CARPET CAUSING CONTUSION TO RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT HI P.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
SPRAIN L KNEE, VIA EMS, PT STS TRIPPED ON A RUG AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TEND ERNESS, LIMITED ROM, DENIES CHEST PAIN, NO LOC OR DIZZINESS, HX OF HTN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF CARPETED STEPS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/29/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED & FELL OVER RUG DX: L KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
RIGHT KNEE AND RIGHT CHEST WALL CONT. PT FELL TO KITCHEN CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON RUG & FELL TODAY. ACUTE FX RT PATELLA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
SLIPPED & FELL ON RUG @ POST OFFICE. RT KNEE STRAIN & RT ELBOW PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2004	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER RUG / FELL DX: L KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
RIGHT KNEE PAIN. PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG INJURING KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Crutches, canes or walkers
79 YOWM TRIPPED OVER A RUG WHILE WALKING WITH HIS WALKER AT AN ECF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT WITH PAIN/SWELLING OF KNEE X 1 WEEK. DENIES TRAUMA, BUT POSSIBLE CAR PET BURN ON KNEE RECENTLY. D: KNEE/SHIN TENDONITIS, POSS. CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
LACERATION KNEE - 86 YOF TRIPPED OVER A RUG AT HOME SUSTAINING A LACERA TION TO HER KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
63YOM-CONTUSION LEFT KNEE-FELL 3 TIMES TODAY-TRIPPED OVER RUG IN HOUSE & FELL ON ICE 2 TIMES-LANDED ON KNEE EACH TIME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
52 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL TO FLOOR AT RESCUE MISSION CONTUSION LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL. DX-CONTUSION BILATERAL KNEES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS KNEE AS A RESULT OF FALLING TO A CARPET TED FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
KNEE SPRAIN - 57 YOF HOMEMAKER WAS CLEANING HOUSE THIS MORNING, TRIPPED ON EDGE OF CARPET AND FELL, C/O BILATERAL KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
L KNEE FX/77YOF WAS AT GROCERY STORE AND TRIPPED ON CARPET AND INJURED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/02/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Rugs or carpets
FELL, TRIPPED ON RUG, R KNEE BRUISING/SWELLING DX: HEMATOMA R KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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