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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 161
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES THAT SHE HAS BEEN DIZZY SPELLS THAT MAKE HER FALL. FELL TO CA RPETED FLOOR. DX. ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Beds or bedframes |
| PT WAS GETTING OUT OF BED AT THE NURSING HOME AND IT WAS DARK AND FELL TO THE CARPET SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Eyeglasses |
| 88 YOF WALKED INTO LEISURE CENTER AND TRIPPED ON CARPETED FLOOR, FELL AND BROKE GLASSES CUTTING LEFT ELBROW. DX: LACERATION L ELBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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