Accidents - Rugs or carpets - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Wrist

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,501
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Date: 12/31/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
86YOF TRIPPED IN THE LIVING ROOM ON CARPET FELL INJURED RT WRIST; WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
56YOF TRIPPED OVER DOG FELL ONTO CARPET INJURED LT WRIST; WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER THE RUG&FELL LANDING ONTO THE FLOOR WITH OUTSTRETCHED HAND S>>WRIST FX/FACIAL ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT SLIPPED ON A RUG FALLING BACKWARDS AND HITTING TAILBONE AND LEFT ARM, LEFT WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
53 YOF SLIPPED ON A CARPET AND FELL WITH ARM HYPEREXTENDED AND FX RT WR IS SPLINT APPLIED AND SLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON RUG AND INJURED RIGHT WRIST FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
STATES SHE FELL ON INDOOR-OUTDOOR CARPET AFTER SHE FELT SOME DIZZY. C/O OF RT HAND PAIN. DX: CONTUSION TO RT WRIST*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
DX SPRAIN WRIST, R: 2D AGO STEP'D ON A STICK IN THE CARPET CAUS'G FALL; FELL BACKWARES &PLACED HANDS OUT TO BREAK FALL. NOW PN OVER DORAL WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT RIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL ONTO FLOOR INJURING WRIST AT HOME DX: FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST ADMITTED TO OR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/03/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
76 YOF TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL BACK ONTO HAND AND WRIST DX: WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
DX ELBOW/FOREARM/WRIST INJ: GLF ON CARPETED. PT W SIGN DEMENTIA. WENT F LIV'G RM TO DEN; FELL. HUSBAND FOUNT PT ON FLOOR C/O L WRIST PN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Ceilings and walls
56 YR OLD TRIPPED OVER RUG FELL AND HIT HAND AGAINST WALL AT HOME INJUR ED WRIST DX/ RIGHT WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL ON FLOOR INJURING WRIST AT HOME DX: FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
82YOF ACCIDENTLY FELL BACKWARDS FROM A STANDING POSITION ONTO A CARPET SURFACE INJURING WRIST;LT WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
BIL WRIST STR. PT TRIPPED OVER CARPETING TO OUTSTRETCHED HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
66 YOF TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL SUSTAINING A FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL FRACTURE WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
CONTUSION TO LEFT WRIST WITH SPRAIN/STRAIN - TRIPPED OVER RUG YESTERDAY AT HOME AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED & FELL ON CARPET AT THE *** INJURINGRT WRIST. DX - RT WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL AT CASINO CONTUSION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Beds or bedframes
DX GRADE II R ANK SPRAIN/SPRAIN R WRIST CANNOT R/O FX PISISFORM: C/O R WRIS & ANK PN AFTER FALL W GET'G OUT OUT BED & TRIP'D ON THROW RUG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON RUG & FELL THIS AM WHILE AT HOME IN THE KITCHEN C/O LEFT HAND/WRIST PAIN. DX: DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON CARPET FELL INJURED WRIST ...FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
FELL INJURED L WRIST BY TRIPPING ON A RUG DX L RADIUS DISTAL FX *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT'S FEET CAUGHT ON RUG AND PT FELL AND INJURED L WRIST, LAC TO L EYEB ROW. DX. L WRIST FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
SLIPPED ON THE CARPET GETTING OUT OF THE BATHROOM&FELL TO THE FLOOR >>WRIST FX/NECK MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A WRIST BY TRIPPING ON A RUG/FALLING TO THE FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPETED CEMENT FLOOR WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER CARPETED FLOOR&FELL LANDING ONTO HYPEREXTENDED WRIST >>FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
ETOH=0.125 INTOX, TRIPPED OVER A RUG&FELL LANDING ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAN DS>>WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
58 YOF HURT WRIST WHILE LIFTING CARPET WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL FROM STANDING POSITION ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME DX: SPRAINED LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2009	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
GETTING UNDRESSED, SLIPPED ON A RUG&FELL AGAINST THE BUREAU >>WRIST FX/ARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
80 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPET SUSTAINING A FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
WRIST PAIN: PICKING UP RUG YESTERDAY @ HOME, HURT RT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Elevators or other lifts
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET WHILE COMING OFF OF ELEVATOR. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT SLIPPED ON RUG AT LOCAL CASINO AND CAUGHT FALL WITH RIGHT HAND, RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER CARPETING, DX- FRACTURE R WRIST #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
STATES SHE GOT UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND FELL HITTING HER HEAD ON THE CARPETED FLOOR, INJURING HER RT WRIST. DX: FX RT WRIST*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
THINKS SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL ON THE CARPETED FLOOR INJURING HER LEFT WRIST. DX: FRACTURE TO LEFT WRIST*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
81 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL ON UNEVEN CARPET SUSTAINING A FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
SPR WRIST- TRIPPED ON RUG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
55YOM WAS AT HOME ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED ON A RUG LAST EVENING INJURED LT WRIST;WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
WRIST STR. PT SLIPPED ON RUG ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAND,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON RUG AT HOME AND FELL. DX WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
FELL OVER A RUG AND STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL. DX: DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
FELL OVER CARPET ONTO ARM FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON A RUG FELL HAS DEFORMITY TO L WIRST DX- WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON CARPET CAUSING FALL AND INJURED WRIST. DX WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON A RUG FRACTURE LEFT WRIST COLLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL. DX: L WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
C/O WRIST PAIN&SWELLING S/P SUSTAINED FALL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HANDS WHE N TRIPPED OVER THE EDGE OF THE CARPET>>FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT SLIPPED ON CARPET, FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED HAND, FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME DX: FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT SLIPPED ON LOOSE RUG AND FELL. DX: L WRIST FX, SCALP LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
67 YOF FELL AT HOME AND TRIPPED ON CARPET WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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