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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 162
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Cabinet or door hardware |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET WHILE REACHING FOR DOOR KNOB, FALLING TO THE FLOOR. DX: FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 91 Y/O FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR. DX-NO INJURY, CHF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ON RUG IN CHURCH BASEMENT AND FELL, DX FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Doors |
| TRIPPED ON A RUG IN THE BASEMENT FELL AND STRUCK DOOR DX MINOR ABRASIONS CONTUSIONS AND LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SLIPPED ON RUG IN STORE, FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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