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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 350
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIP AND FALL OVER CARPET GAIT INSTABILITY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELT WEAK AND PASSED OUT IN THE BATHROOM FOR MINS. THEN GOT UP TO CA LL 9-1-1 & FELL ON CARPET. DX: SYNCOPE,PEPTIC DISEASE,ANEMIA.ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/02/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| STUMBLED AND TRIPPED OVER RUG--NOT FALLING DX UNKNOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/11/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FROM NH DUE TO FALL, STAFF FOUND PT LAYING ON HER BACK HAD GOTTEN T ANGLED IN RUG ON FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| SLIP ON RUG, WHEN GOING TO BATHROOM. NO INJURY FROM FALL DX: WEAKNESS, UTI, S/P FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET & FELL DX EXACERBATION OF MYASTHENIA GRAVIS * |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 75 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR. DX NO INJURIES NOTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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