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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 937
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SLIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL ONTO HIP. HIP/KNEE PAIN. D: FEMUR FRACTUR E. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| THIGH STRAIN-TRIPPED ON CARPET-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Beds |
| LEFT THIGH CONTUSION - FELL ONTO CARPET WHEN GETTING OUT OF BED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FALL, GOT CAUGHT IN CARPET. DX. FX L FEMUR PROXIMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Light bulbs |
| UPPER LEG LACERATION - 10 YOF LACERATED LEFT THIGH ON A BROKEN LIGHTBUL B IN THE CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED IN DARK AND LANDED ON CARPETED FLOOR. DX: R FEMORAL NECK FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SLIPPED ON BATHROOM RUG AND FELL, MUSCLE TEAR R THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL OUT OF GERICHAIR ONTO CARPET. DX HEMATOMA L UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL OFF CARPET;SPRAIN, LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LEFT FEMUR FX. PT GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN A RUG AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 80 YOM TRIPPED ON RUG FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON RUG @ APT. YESTERDAY & FELL TO FLOOR, COULDN'T GET UP. ACUTE LT FEMORAL NECK FX, HIP PAIN@ |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT FELL ON THE CARPET AT HOME. DX-THIGH STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| L INTERTROCHANTERIC FEMUR FX - GROUND LEVEL FALL ON CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FEMUR FRACTURE - COMING OUT OF A RECREATION CENTER AND TRIPPED ON THE C ARPET AND FELL INJURING LEFT FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| UPPER LEG LACERATION - LACERATED RIGHT THIGH ON THRESHOLD EDGE OF CARPE TING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELT SOMETHING SHARP IN THIGH WHILE SITTING ON CARPET, FEELS LIKE FOREI GN BODY IN IT, ?GLASS. LEFT THIGH FOREIGN BODY WITH LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Not recorded | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RT THIGH WHILE CUTTING CARPET THIS AFTER- NOON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT WAS STRETCHING CARPET AT HOME WHEN ACCIDENTALLY PUNCTURED RT THIGHT WITH AN AWL (LIKE AN ICE PICK) DX: PW RT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON RUG IN GARAGE,FELL ON CEMENT/RT FEMERAL NECK FX |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FRACTURED LEFT DISTAL FEMUR S/P FALL AT HOME TO FLOOR AFTER TRIPPING OVER CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| NURSING HOME RESIDENT WHO FELL OVER A RUG AT NURSING HOME, HER RIGHT UPPER LEG IS PAINFUL. DX RIGHT FEMORAL HEAD FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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