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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,811
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2009 | Age: 69 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 SLIPPED AND FELL ON RUG DX: ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 63 YOF ANKLE SPRAIN, TRIPPED ONTO CARPET AND TWISTED HER ANKLE, INJURY OCCURRED 12/08/08 PAIN GRADUALLY WORSENED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 78YOF TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL TO FLOOR ANKLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 74 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 TWISTED ANKLE. DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT AT HOME TRIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL INJ R ANKLE/ DX SPRAIN R ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 63 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 |
| WAS PULLING MATS OFF HIS TRUCK-VISE GRIPS SLIPPED-FELL BACKWARDS & STEP PED ON OTHER MATS & FELT ANKLE/LEG GIVE OUT DX L FIBULA DISTAL FX * |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 85 YOF PRESENT TO ER AFTER A MECHANICAL TRIP AND FALL OVER RUG AND LAND ED ON LEFT ANKLE- DX- LT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2009 | Age: 81 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| ACUTE RT ANKLE FX: L ANKLE & R KNEE SPRAINS S/P FALL;LEGS GAVE OUT,FELL IN LIVING ROOM ON CARPETED FLOOR, PAIN KNEE, ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| DX L MEDIAL MALLEOLUS FX/MECH FALL: "ANK GIVE OUT" WALK'G AROUND LIV'G RM L ANK EVERT'G THEN FELL ONTO CARPET FLOR LAND'G ON R HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 75 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 STATES SHE TRIPPED ON A RUG AT HOME AND FELL, C/O R ANKLE PAIN W/EDE MA. DX. ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 55 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 |
| 55YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME CHASING DOG,SLIPPED ON RUG,C/O L ANKLE PAIN, DX R LATERAL MALEOLUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT C/O RT ANKLE PAIN & SWELLING AFTER A TRIP & FALL TODAY ON EDGE OF CARPET. DX - RT ANKLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 81 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS WALKING AND FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME DX: FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2009 | Age: 73 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 OVER A RUG AT HOME AND INJURED HER LEFT ANKLE. DX: LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2009 | Age: 51 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 |
| PT TRIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL. DX: L BIMALLEOLAR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2009 | 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, Stairs or steps |
| LEFT ANKLE STR. PT STRAINED ANKLE WHEN FALLING DOWN CARPETED STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 82 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, Stairs or steps |
| R ANKLE FX/82YOF AT HOME WENT TO KICK A RUG OFF THE 2ND STEP AND ROLLER HER ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2009 | Age: 60 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 |
| 60 YOF, TRIPPED ON CARPET, FRACTURE ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/10/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED&FELL ONTO CARPET @ RESTAURANT PRIOR TO ARRIVAL >>ANKLE SPRAIN/KNEE CONTS/BACK&SHOULDER MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 85 YOF, TRIPPED ON CARPET FELL, CONTUSION ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 60 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 |
| SLIPPED ON A RUG SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 64 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 |
| ANKLE INJURY FROM FALLING ON RUG. DX-FRACTURE RIGHT FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2009 | Age: 88 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 |
| SLIPPED ON CARPET ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 56 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 SLIPPED ON WET CARPET DX: RT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 78 YO F SPRAINED ANKLE TRIPPED ON CARPET AT NURSING HOME AND TWISTED HER ANKLE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TWISTED ANKEL ON CARPET EDGE FRACTURE ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL AT HOME ON CARPET DX: ANKLE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER CARPET EDGE AT CASINO ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | 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, Stools |
| GOT TOE CAUGHT ON A RUG&FELL HITTING CHEST WALL AGAINST A STOOL >>CONTS/ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| SLIPPED ON A RUG&FELL OVERLY INVERTING ANKLE, +PAIN&SWELLING >>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AT HOME AND INJ RT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 82 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, Doors |
| PT DX LT ANKLE SPRAIN - PT'S RT FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER A CARPET WHILE WALKING THROUGH A DOOR AND FELL ONTO HER LT SIDE,INJURED HER ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 75 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 |
| 75 YOM TRIPPED OVER PIECE OF CARPET AND SUSTAINED A SPRAINED ANKLE, HIT HEAD SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2009 | Age: 60 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 60YFC FELL CROSSING MOLDING BETWEEN LINOLEUM AND CARPETED FLOORTWISTING /FRACTURE ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 72 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 |
| RT ANKLE SPRAIN.PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND TWISTED ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG INJURED ANKLE FX ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 53 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, Footwear |
| 53YOF STS AT HOME SLIPPERS CAUGHT ON CARPET-SLIPPED & FELL TWISTED ANKLE, DX ANKLE FRACTURE - BIMALLEOLAR CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/18/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT ROLLED ANKLE WHILE WALKING ON CARPET DX: ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 60 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL TO FLOOR, FRACTURE OF LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 88 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 |
| TURNED AND WENT DOWN ONTO CARPET AND FX ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 62 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 |
| HURT L ANKLE WHEN CARRYING A ROLL OF CARPET DX: ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT HAD A MECHANICAL TRIP WHEN HER FOOT CAUGHT ON THE CARPET, FELL ONTO LT FOOT AND TWISTED ANKLE. DX-LT ANKLE STRAIN & CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2009 | Age: 76 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 FELL OVER CARPETING INJURING FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/26/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CARPET, R ANKLE PAIN DX: ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 67 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 |
| RT ANKLE SPRAIN.PT TRIPPED OVER SOME CARPET AND TWISTED ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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