Accidents - Rugs or carpets - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,412
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Date: 11/17/2008	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: Avulsion
Product: Rugs or carpets
76 YOF GOT UP IN THE NIGHT AND TRIPPED AND FELL AND HURT FOREARM ON CARPET - AVULSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2008	Age: 88 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
BRUSHING TEETH, TURNED & TRIPPED OVER CARPET FALLING, HITTING (L) FOREA RM ON FLOOR DX; NS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 85 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
TRIPPED ON CARPET & FELL, DX; FA LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 88 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
88Y/O,F,TRIPPED ON RUG AT HOME, LAC. R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2008	Age: 83 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 RUG AND FELL AT HOME. DX ARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 65 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, Tables
PT TRIPPED OVER CARPET STRIKING TABLE WITH ARM FRACTURE LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON CARPET, DX; FA ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 88 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
AT HOME PT FELL ON CARPET LAST NIGHT,C/O L FOREARM PAIN DX FRACTURE ULNA, LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	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: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND INJURED ARM. DX: SUPERFICIAL SKIN TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2008	Age: 75 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
FX ARM- TRIPPED RUG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	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
SLIPPED FELL ON HER RUG FRACTURE RIGHT RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 87 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
PT CAUGHT FOOT ON CARPET AND FELL. DX: R FOREARM SKIN TEAR, R KNEE/BACK CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 78 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, Chairs
FX DISTAL RADIUS, TRIPPED ON RUG AT HOME AND FELL, HIT CHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2008	Age: 61 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT SLIPPED ON RUG AT HOME, INJURY TO RIGHT ARM, SPRAIN OF RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 81 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, Crutches, canes or walkers
PT STATES SHE FELL IN LOBBY OF MAC;PROBABLY TRIPPED OVER RUG W/CANE. BR UISE TO FOREHEAD;ABR. ELBOW,KNEE. DX:FALL,SKIN TEARS BILAT.FOREARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 80 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
PT @ BIG LOTS-TRIPPED OVER RUG-LAC ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 87 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, Floors or flooring materials
FELL VERSUS SYNCOPED&FELL FROM STANDING ONTO CARPETED FLOOR >>FOREARM LAC/KNEE PAIN/?SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/2008	Age: 77 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: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
TRAUMA LT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS TRIP OVER RUG.FALLING DOWN ON FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	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: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED ON RUG, FELL ONTO TILE FLOOR INJURING LOWER ARM AT CHURCH. DX; FRACTURE FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 90 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
LEFT FOREARM SKIN TEAR. PT WAS ROLLING CARPET AND HIT ELBOW ON CARPET E DGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 84 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
84 YOF TRIPPED OVER CARPET AND FELL INJURING RIGHT LOWER FOREARM; DX: NONDISPLACED FRACTURE RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 69 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
69 YO F FRACTURED RADIAL HEAD TRIPPED ON RUG AT HOME AND FELL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
OUTSIDE OF A MOTEL,PT SLIPPED & FELL FROM CARPET TO TILE,C/O L ARM PAIN DX L DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 76 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
FRACTURE RADIUS - 76 YO FEMALE REPORTS SHE FELL YESTERDAY - TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL LANDING ON RIGHT HAND - FOREARM IS SWOLLEN AND BRUISED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 67 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
TRIPPED OVER RUG ON PORCH & FELL DX LACERATION L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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