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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 730
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT HAND SPR. PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL TO FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| FELL ON CARPETED STEPS LEFT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RIPPING OUT OLD CARPET / HANDS SWELLING / RASH DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS / ALLERGIC REACTION DUST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Tables |
| 26 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER CARPET AND FELL WITH BOTH HANDS ON NIGHT STAND - CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 44 YOWM USED A BOX CUTTER TO CUT CARPET AND INJURED R HAND. DX. LACERAT ION R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 40 YO BM- CONTACT DERMATITIS - CONTACT WITH NEW CARPET PRODUCT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER MAT / FELL DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT.INJ.L.HAND AT PARENTS HOUSE WHEN USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT CARPET . DX; LAC.L.PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| MOVING RUG AND WIFE DROPPED ENTERTAINMENT CENTER ONTO HAND;HEMATOMA NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER RUG FELL ONTO HAND C/O SWELLING DX FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/23/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Baby gates or barriers |
| PT STEPPING OVER BABY GATE, FELL AND LANDED ON CARPET. D: HAND SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Drinking glasses |
| FELL ON CARPET WITH A GLASS IN HER HAND AND LAC HAND AND GOT GLASS PIEC ES IN IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG. DX: R FIFTH METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET AND THEN PUT HAND THRU GLASS CABINET LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| ABRASION L HAND - CUT HAND WHEN CUTTING CARPET WITH UTILITY KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN CUTTING CARPET AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| C/O PAIN R HAND TO ELBOW, CLEANING CARPET SATURDAY. DX. R HAND PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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