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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 278
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL ONTO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME. DX LEG CONTUSIO NS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 56 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LEFT L OWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON CARPET, FELL IN FLOOR AT HOME. DX LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT RUBBED HIS SHIN AGAINST A HARSH CARPET A FEW DAYS AGO CAUSED AN ABRA SION WHICH GOT INFECTED WOIUND INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX FX TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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