Accidents - Rugs or carpets - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 720
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/19/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
58 Y/O MAILE TRIPPED & FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME DX; SPRAINED RIGHT INDEX MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Rugs or carpets
90YOM TRIPPED AND FELL OVER RUG AT BANK DX: RT 5TH DIGIT DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades
53YOM WAS CUTTING CARPET WITH KNIFE + CUT PINKY DX;* (R) SMALL FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades
61 YOM, INSTALLING CARPET AT HOME , CUT SELF WITH UTILITY KNIFE, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
FINGER LAC, 62 YOF INJURED FINGER WHEN TRIPPING OVER RUG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
RT 5TH FINGER FX.72YOF SLIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades
62YOM CUTTING UP CARPET USING A CARPET KNIFE ACCIDENTLY CUT LT HAND THUMB;THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Wheelchairs
79 YOM SLIPPED ON BATHROOM RUG AND FELL HITTING WHEELCHAIR DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
63YOF-FINGER FX-INJURED WHILE SCRUBBING CARPET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
87YOM, STUMBLED ON CARPET, FELL, INJURED FINGERS, CONTUSION R 4TH FINGE R, LACERATION L 4TH & 5TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
59 YOF HIT FINGER ON CARPET WHILE CLEANING IT. DX: R MIDDLE FINGER EXTENSOR TENDON RUPTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
88 Y/O MALE TRIPPED OVER RUG & FELL HITTING FINGER ON FLOOR AT HOME DX: DISLOCATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
52YOM, REPORTS SUDDENLY HEARD A "CRACK" IN THE LT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE P ULLING UP VS CLEANING UP CARPET>>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
82 Y/O/F TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL AT HOME INJURED FINGER DX// RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
81YOM, ON ASA, TRIPPED OVER THE CARPET&FELL TO THE FLOOR CUTTING LT RIN G FINGER>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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