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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 917
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Exercise |
| DERMATITIS. PT WAS EXERCISING ON CARPET AND HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT CAUGHT FOOT ON CARPET AND FELL. DX: WEAKNESS, UTI, FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Furniture |
| PATIENT PLAYED IN ROOM WITH NEW CARPET AND NEW FURNITURE, HAS WHEEZING AND HEADACHE; ASTHMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PTC/O RASH TO BODY WITH ITCHING TO FACE AND SHOULDER SUSTAIN WHILE SLEEPING ON CARPET & BITTEN BY INSECT. DX-GERENALIZED ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Bleaches |
| PT STATES WAS CLEANING CARPET WITH BLEACH AND CHEST STARTED TO HURT AND HAD DIFFICULT BREATHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT COMPLAINT OF HIVES LAYING NEW RUG AND TOOK COD LIVER OIL TABLETS, AC UTE ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| VASOVAGAL RXN - FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL BACK ON CARPET DX. SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, General purpose household cleaners |
| CHEMICAL EXPOSURE-PT C/O SOB WITH PRODUCTIVE COUGH & SITTING IN ROOM AF TER CARPETING HAD BEEN CHEMICALLY CLEANED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Chemicals |
| WAS AT CASINO WHERE CARPETS WERE BEING TREATED WITH CHEMICAL DX.INHALAT ION OF CHEMICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT WITH RASH, POSSIBLE DUE TO NEW CARPET IN HOUSE, RASH BECAME WOR SE AFTER SIBLING PUT ON BATH AND BODY WORKS LOTION; URTICARIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT, LIGHTHEADED/WEAK, TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL IN BEDROOM. COULD N'T GET UP. RECENT ANTIBIOTICS. D: DEHYDRATION. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT MOVED TO A NEW HOUSE WITH OLD CARPET; CONTACT DERMITITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 76 YO F SLIPPED ON CARPET SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PALPITATIONS/ DEHYDRATION-AFTER MOVING A ROLL OF CARPET W/ SON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| GENERALIZED HIVES & ITCHING-? CARPET AT FRIEND'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Liquid drugs |
| POSSIBLE INGESTION OF *** - PT WAS FOUND SITTING ON THE CARPET PLAYING WITH PINK MEDICINE. D: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL STRIKING HEAD ON PARTIALLY CARPETED FLOOR.DX: IMPACT SEIZURE, R OM W/MASTOIDITIS, HX FEBRILE SZ. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Adhesives |
| BEGAN HAVING SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND OBTAINED A RASH AFTER PULLINGUP A RUG AT HOME THAT HAD GLUE ON IT. ALLERGIC RXN GLUE ON RUG $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT HAVING BREATHING DIFFICULTY WITH LOW GRADE TEMP., HAD EATEN FEC ES OFF DR'S OFFICE CARPET 1 WEEK AGO; DX: BRONCHOSPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CHILD PLAYING ON CARPET THAT HAD BEEN SPRAYED WITH ***. PT DEVELOPED AC UTE ASTHMATIC ATTACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT FELL HITTING HEAD ON CARPET 2 DAYS AGO, HAS BEEN VOMITING SINCE HIT HEAD AT SHUNT SITE; VIRAL ILLNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| MULT CONT. PT FELL WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER A RUG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT PULLED UP TO STAND AND FELL OVER ONTO CARPET, HIT SIDE OF HEAD D:VOMITING, LIKELY VIRAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, General purpose household cleaners |
| ACUTE ASTHMA EXACERBATION-WHEEZING & RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTIES STAR TED AFTER VACUUMIN CARPETS W/ CARPET CLEANER-UNEMPLOYED PER CHART |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| ALTERED LOC - FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING, HAD HELPED MOVE CARPET EARLIE R; ASTHMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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