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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 297
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME STRIKING CHEST SUSTAINED A CONTUSIO N TO RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 88 YOF, USING WALKER AND GOT WALKER CAUGHT ON THE CARPET CAUSING PT TO FALL, DX: RIB FRACTURE, SKIN TEAR ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Tables |
| PT IN HIS CONDOMINIUM AND TRIPPED OVER THE CARPET AND FELL STRIKING CH EST AGAINST THE CONER OF A GLASS TABLE LACERATION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT JUST HAD CARPETS CLEANED A WEEK AGO AND SINCE THEN SHE HAS BEEN VER Y DYSPNEIC DEVELOPED PNEUMONIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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