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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 582
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT HAD SYNCOPE EPIDODE IN ***, FELL HITTING FACE ON CARPETED FLOOR , WAS WEARING THICK JACKET IN WARM STORE; FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PLAYING WITH BROTHER AND FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS AT SCHOOL TRIPPED OVER THE CARPETING EDGE HITTING THE FLOOR CAUSING A LACERATION TO CHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| WRESTLING W MOTHER AT HOME WHEN FELL LANDING ON OUTSTRETECHED L ARM ON CARPETED FLOOR DX L HUMERAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| RUNNING AT HOME AND TRIPPED ON CARPET. DX KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT KNEELING ON CARPET, FELT SOMETHING GO INTO RIGHT KNEE, JUMPED UP, FA LLING ONTO RIGHT KNEE AGAIN DX; CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| JUMPED OFF COUCH ONTO CARPET. DX NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT FELL ON METAL CARPET STRIPS AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| STRAINED TO WHEN STUBBED ON THE CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Pins and needles |
| PT STEPPED ON A SEWING NEEDLE THAT WAS IN THE CARPET AND BROKE OFF INTO LEFT FOOT FB FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PATIENT AT MOTHER'S PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, SOMEONE THREW PIECE OF CARPET, HIT PATIENT IN KNEE CAUSING CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Tables |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET FLOOR STRUCK HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE DX LACERATION TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Bunk beds |
| FELL FROM TOP BUNK ONTO CARPETED FLOOR. DX NOSE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT WAS PLAYING AT THE DAY CARE AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF CARPET THAT H AD A PIECE OF WOOD UNDER IT AND ROLLED ANKLE FRACTURED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Doorsills or frames |
| PT TRIPPED ON CARPET STRIKING FINGER ON A DOOR JAM FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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