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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 534
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 77YOF; PT FELL ONTO CARPET FLOOR;PT C/O SWELLING AND BRUISING TO RIGHT KNEE; DX: CONTUSION RT. KNEE# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 11YOF SUSTAINED KNEE SPRAIN WHEN ACCIDENTALLY TRIPPED & FELL ON THE CARPET.@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Mobile/manufactured homes |
| 68YOM PULLING CARPETING OUT OF HIS TRAILER AND STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 3 YO FEMALE SLID ON A RUG. DX KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 96YOF WALKING IN HER HOUSE AND TRIPPED TO A CARPETED FLOOR CONTUSION KN EE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 69YOF SUSTIANED KNEE INJURY WHEN TRIPPED ON A CARPET@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 54 YOM FELL DOWN AT HOME ON CARPET AND NOW KNEE IS RED AND SWOLLEN. DX : CELLULITIS OF KNEE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 84 YOF FELL ON CARPET/KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 54YOF WALKING INTO A STORE WHEN THERE WAS A ROLLED UP CARPET THAT SHE TRIPPED OVER STRUCK RIGHT KNEE ON THE FLOOR CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 82YOF GOT FEET TANGLED UP AND FELL STRUCK KNEE ON CARPET LACERATION KN EE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 85YOF SLIPPED AND FELL TO CARPET SUSTAINED A SKIN TEAR TO BOTH KNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 42YOF STRUCK LEFT KNEE ON A CARPETED SURFACE TWO WEEKS AGO AND NOW IT I S INFECTED OSTEOMYLITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 7YOM PLAYING IN HOUSE AND FELL TO THE CARPET AND SUSTAINED A KNEE LACE RATION ON SOMETHING THAT WAS UNDER THE CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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