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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 833
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 69 YOF BENDING OVER TO MOVE RUG AT HOME TWISTED LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON RUG AND TWISTED ANKLE SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| STATES FELL AND LANDED ON THE CARPETED SURFACE INJURING THE RIGHT ANKLE FRACTURE TO RIGHT ANKLE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| C/O ANKLE PAIN&MILD SWELLING S/P LAST NIGHT, TRIPPED OVER A RUG&FELL >>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| ANKLE FX. PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL BACKWARDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON RUG AT HOME HAS DEFORMITY TO (L) ANKLE DX- ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL INJURING ANKLE. DX; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| PT CAUGHT FOOT IN PIECE OF TORN CARPETING , FELL DOWN STAIRS, ANKLE PAI N, DX PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 75 YOF TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL AT HOME FRACTURE ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TWISTED LT ANKLE;TRIPPED OVER RUG YESTERDAY. SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER RUG AND TWISTED ANKLE AT HOME DX// RT ANKLE FXT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| 62 YOM TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL DOWN SEVEN STEPS FRACTURE ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL. DX: R ANKLE SPRAIN, R SHOULDER CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| ANKLE FX-FELL-TWISTED FOOT ON CARPET-@ RESTAURANT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER EDGE OF CARPET AND FELL DX: BILATERAL ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Chair, recliner |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A RUG IN FRON OF THE RECLINER, C/O ANKLE PAIN. DX-FRACTURE LEFT ANKLE WITH DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RIGHT ANKLE STR. PT STRAINED ANKLEWHEN FALLING OVER A RUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| SLIPPED ON A RUG&FELL LANDING ONTO INVERTED ANKLE >FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| ANKLE FX: BRADYCARDIA: FELL ON CARPET IN HER LIVING ROOM, ANKLE "GAVE OUT" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT CAUGHT FOOT IN A RUG 2 DAYS AGO. DX: R ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 52 YOF TRIPPED OVER CARPET LAST NIGHT TWISTING LEFT ANKLE SUSTAINING A SPRAIN AND A CONTUSION TO HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LEFT ANKLE STRAIN-SUS INJ TO LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER CARPET AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL TO FLOOR,TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE, RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT STATES WAS WALKING AND TRIPPED ON A RUG DX RT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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