Accidents - Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting - Year 2006 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 30
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	14
16-25 years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RT LOWER SHIN FROM "METAL RUG DIVIDER". LITT LE INFORMATION GIVEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Knives with replaceable blades
PT INSTALLING CARPET IN THEIR HOME AND RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED AND PT SLASH ED L SHIN DX: L LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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