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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 100
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/24/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| TRIPPED ON LOOSE CARPETING, FELL DX; WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Baseball |
| PT WAS AT THE BATTING CAGE AND WENT TO HIT THE BALL FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE CARPET AS HE SWUNG AND HE FELL FRACTURED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR. DX FX WRIST# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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