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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 780
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 58YOFC FELL ONTO KNEE AFTER TRIPPING ON RUG/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT STATES SHE TRIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL AT *** PT C/O RT KNEEPAIN RT KN EE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES SLIPPED ON THROW RUG LAST NITE ? LOC +NECK PAIN STATES WAS ON FLOOR X 45 MIN RT KNEE SWELLING FALL RT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| TRIPPED ON DOOR MAT AT STORE DX. KNEE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| SLIP ON THROW RUG IN BATHROOM CHEST WALL TRAUMA, KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| TRIPPED ON A MAT. DX. L KNEE SPRAIN, POSSIBLE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPING OVER A MAT ONTO CARPETED FLOOR RIGHT KNEE INJURY EFFUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 18YOF-CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE-TRIPPED OVR FLOOR MAT IN EMERGENCY ROOM-INJU RED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| FELL ONTO PLASTIC RUG COVER, OR RUNNER, IN KITCHEN W/ POINTY SIDE UP; KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG IN GROCERY KART & FELL TO FLOOR HITTING R) KNEE ON FLOOR. DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT, WITH HISTORY OF KNEE SURGERY, TRIPPED ON THROW RUG AND LANDED ON SI DE OF LEG. D: KNEE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| WALKING ON *** PT @ ART FESTIVAL, TRIPPED ON A MAT ANDLANDED ON LEFT K NEE. DX LEFT KNEE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT TRIPPED ON MAT AT GAS STATION, CONTUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT SLIPPED ON A THROW RUG AT HOME STRAINED RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| KNEE CT-TRIPPED ON A MAT ON PORCH-FELL-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| PT WALKING INTO A PUBLIC STORE TRIPPED OVER THE FLOOR MAT LANDING ON BO TH KNEES CONTUSION KNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Runners, throw rugs or doormats, Stairs or steps |
| KNEE INJURY-TRIPPED ON MAT-FELL DOWN 5 STEPS-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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