Accidents - Rugs or carpets - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,266
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Date: 12/29/2009	Age: 87 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
87YOF FELL AT HOME ONTO CARPET LANDING ON R WRIST AND HIP DX- RADIUS FX HIP CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2009	Age: 67 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: Avulsion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER A RUG @ A RESTAURANT&FELL FROM STANDING POSITIOH SCRAPING AMR>>SKIN TEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2009	Age: 72 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, Floors or flooring materials
CLOSED FX DISTAL RADIUS: FELL IN LIVING ROOM ON CARPETED FLOOR ON OUTSTRETCHED HAND, TENDERNESS, SWELLING DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2009	Age: 70 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
TRIPPED OVER A RUG AS SHE ENTERED THE GROCERY STORE INJURING HER FACE AND SWELLING TO THE RT ARM. DX: CONTUSION TO RT ARM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT SLIPPED ON WET RUG AND FELL ONTO KNEES AT 30TH ST STATION. DX ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2009	Age: 61 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
PT WITH FRACTURE TO LEFT LOWER ARM AFTER TRIPPING OVER RUG. DX FRACTURE LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A RUG DX: FX LT RADIAL HEAD AND NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2009	Age: 84 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
84 YOM SLIPPED AND FELL ON CARPET SUSTAINING LACERATION TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 95 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, Floors or flooring materials
95YOF STUMBLED FORWARD ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME INJURED RT FOREARM;FOREARM LACERATION,6CM AND 2CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2009	Age: 86 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: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT AT HOME TRYING TO STOP WIFE FROM FALLING PT FELL HIMSELF HIT ARM ON CARPET/ DX 20CM SUPERFICIAL LAC R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2009	Age: 88 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: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER CARPET INJURED ARM LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPET AT BINGO HALLDX: HEMATOMA RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades
FOREARM LAC-CUTTING CARPET W/ UTLITY KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 61 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
SLIPPED ON RUG FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2009	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: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Footwear
AT CHURCH, BELIEVES SHOES CAUGHT THE CARPET CAUSING HER TO FALL DX: DISTAL RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 83 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: Avulsion
Product: Rugs or carpets
SKIN TEARS TO ARMS;R ELBOW INJ/83YOF FELL FROM STANDING POSITION AT HOM E ABOUT 1 HR AGO ONTO CARPET.UNABLE TO STAND BACK UP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER RUG DX: RADIAL HEAD FX , ULNAR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2009	Age: 74 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: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Tables
PT TRIPPED ON RUG IN LIVING ROOM AND STRUCK FOREARM ON TABLE, LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2009	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
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL. DX: L RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2009	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 SKINNED ARM ON A RUG. DX: R FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Rugs or carpets
HAS FALLEN FREQUENTLY OVER PAST 2 WEEKS, HAS SKIN TEARS TO LOWER ARM FR OM FALLING ONTO CARPET AT HOME. HAS HYPOKALEMIA, SKIN TEARS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GO TO BATHROOM. FELL ONTO OUTS TRETCHED HAND. +ETOH. D:DISTAL RADIUS FX, ETOH INTOXICATION, FACE DROOP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2009	Age: 57 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
RADIAL HEAD FX-TRIPPED ON CARPET-FELL ON ARM-@ HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT WITH FRACTURE TO RIGHT RADIUS AFTER TRIPPING ON RUG WHILE IN STORE. DX FRACTURE TO RIGHT RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
TRIPPED OVER A RUG IN THE POST OFFICE CONTUSION RIGHT FOREARM PAIN RIGHT SIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2009	Age: 71 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
FELL AND HIT CHIN ON CARPET, LAC, R ARM PAIN DX: CHIN LAC, FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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