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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,032
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Date: 11/11/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Rugs or carpets
FELL FROM COUCH RESULTING IN HEMATOMA TO CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
DX FX TIBIA W FIBULA/FALL TRIPPING: TRIP'D ON CARPET STRIK'G KNEES & THEN ROLL'G TO SIDE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/25/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
LEFT TIB/FIB AND KNEE CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
DX CELLULITIS LEG/CELLULITIS FOOT: C/O R ANK/FOOT/CALF PAIN THAT STARTED TODAY. PT STATES HE FELL, TRIPPED ON CARPET AT HOME 2-3 D AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER CARPET & INJURED (R) ANKLE--(R) DYSTAL FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
LEFT LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN TRIPPING OVER CARPET AND FALLING INT O BATHROOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
ON A TRIP TO CA, TRIPPED&FELL THERE LANDING ONTO RUG, NOW WIT LOWER LEG BUISING>>CONTS/ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED OVER RUG DX: LT LOWER LEG INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON CARPET, FELL/SHIN HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
85 YOF TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL IN DOORWAY AT HOME LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Footwear
TRIPPING OVER CARPET WEARING FLIP FLOP SLIPPERS FRACTURES RIGHT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/13/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
73 YO F LACERTION BELOW KNEE WALKING IN HOUSE FELL HIT KNEE ON METAL STRIP ON CARPET*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE ON CARPET. DX-RIGHT FOOT FRACTURE,5TH METATARSAL, RIGHT DISTAL FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
DX R DISTAL FIBULA FX/R POSTERIOR MALLEOLUS FX:S STUMBLE OVER CARPET IN HOME AND LANDED HARD ON R ANK W IMMEDIATE PAIN. DIZZY BEFORE FALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT FELL ONTO CARPETING DUE TO HURT LEG, HIT HEAD BUT NOT HARD. DX. FX PROX R FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
L FIBULAR FX/76YOM TRIPPED ON RUG LAST NIGHT AND INJURED L LEG. TODAY C /O PAIN AND SWELLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PATIENET TRIPPED ON A RUG AT HOME AND FELL. DX-FRACTURE TIB/FIB.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/15/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
82YFC CAUGHT FOOT ON RUG FELL STRIKING LOWER LEG ON FLOOR LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/11/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
92 YO TRIPPED ON RUG FELL ON FLOOR INJURED LEG FX TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION TO LT LEG DUE TO TRIP AND SLIPPED OVER CARPET IN BANK LOBBY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT C/O OF PAIN, SWELLING & REDNESS OVER RT TIBIA, THOUGHT THAT SHE MAY HAVE TRIPPED OVER CARPET YESTERDAY. DX- CELLULITIS & CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
STATES ONSET YESTERDAY WAS AT HOME AND TRIPPED OVER A RUG THAT WAS ON HER PORCH, SHE LANDED ON HER KNEE. NONDISPLACED FX PROXIMAL TIBIA LT *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
DISTAL LT FIBULA FX: FELL ON CARPETED HALLWAY AT HOME YESTERDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON RUG @ HOME-FX LEFT FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED ON RUG ON BATHROOM FLOOR AND FELL. DX; LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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