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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 364
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT HAD SYNCOPE EPIDODE IN ***, FELL HITTING FACE ON CARPETED FLOOR , WAS WEARING THICK JACKET IN WARM STORE; FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| TRIPPED OVER A FRIEND AT SCHOOL AND LANDED ON CARPET. DX CHIN LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT WAS TRYING TO PICK UP SOME GARABAGE AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO THE CARPET SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO FACE BUT ADMITTED FOR WEAKNESS AND UTI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/17/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Wheelchairs |
| PT FELL OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME STRIKING FACE ON THE CARPET ABRASIONS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OFF DADS SHOULDERS TO CARPETED FLOOR. DX CHEEK HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS AT SCHOOL TRIPPED OVER THE CARPETING EDGE HITTING THE FLOOR CAUSING A LACERATION TO CHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 86YFC HAD CARPETS CLEANED STILL DAMPWALKED ACROSS ONTO KITCHEN FLOOR SLIPPED AND HIT FACE ON FLOOR/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Car seats |
| IN CAR SEAT - FLIPPED OVER AND FELL ON CARPETED SURFACE. DX EPISTAXIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STEPS ONTO CARPET. DX FACE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Tables |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET FLOOR STRUCK HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE DX LACERATION TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Bunk beds |
| FELL FROM TOP BUNK ONTO CARPETED FLOOR. DX NOSE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FELL ONTO CARPET. DX FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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