Accidents - Rugs or carpets - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,369
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Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT LEANED FORWARD TO FIX RUG AND FELL DX: LAC TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2007	Age: 67 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 OVER ROLL OF CARPET & LANDED ON OUTSTRETCHED HAND DX DISTAL RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2007	Age: 76 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
TRIPPED & FELL ON RUG @ RESTAURANT DX DISTAL RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2007	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: Avulsion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Other ranges or ovens
SKIN TEAR L ARM/80YOF AT HM TRIPPED OVER RUG AND HIT ARM ON OVEN CAUSIN G SKIN TEAR. PT ON ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	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
PT TRIPPED ON RUGH AND FELL INTO THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR, LACERATION OF RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2007	Age: 85 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, Tables
PT RECEIVED LACERATION TO FOREARM WHEN FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AND HIT TABLE ON THE WAY DOWN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS WALKING & TRIPPED ON CARPETED FLOOR INJURING ARM IN NURSING HOME DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
87 YOM TRIPPED OVER RUG ABRASION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2007	Age: 78 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 OVER RUG AND FELL FX OLECRANON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2007	Age: 75 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 CARPET AND FELL AT HOME RT DISTAL RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 76 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
PT TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL. NOW WITH PAIN, SWELLING IN HAND/WRIST. D:DI STAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	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 ON RUG. DX- R FOREARM ABRASION AND SUPERFICIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2007	Age: 89 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 OVER CARPET AT HOME, FELL, C/O LOWER ARM, WRIST PAIN, FX ULNAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME NOW HAS ARM PAIN LT ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIP OVER RUG SKIN AVULSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2007	Age: 57 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 OVER CARPET FX RADIUS AND ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
RIGHT FOREARM STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN SHAKING OUT RUGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 82 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
PT HAD FALL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAND S/P TRIPPING ON RUG. D: RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
RT FOREARM STRAIN-C/O PAIN TO RT ARM AFTER INSTALLING CARPET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 55 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
TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL ONTO HANDS/ FX LT RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2007	Age: 86 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: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
WOUND RT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS TRIP OVER RUG FALLING DOWN AT HOTEL ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2007	Age: 80 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, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
80 YOF, CAUGHT TOE ON THE RUG, CATCHING HERSELF ON THE CURTAIN AND CURTAIN ROD. DX: LACERATION AND SKIN TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007	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
SLIPPED ON WET CARPET AND FELL FX RT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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