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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,314
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PUTTING OUT FIRE ON CARPET, NO MENTION OF FD/HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| 34YMC SLID DOWN CARPETED STEPS C/O HAND PAIN/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL OUTSTRETCHED LANDED ON KNEE ON CARPET LEFT HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Heaters or heating systems |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG,HIT HAND ON HEATER CONTUSION LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER A RUG FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| C/O CUT TO HAND WHILE CUTTING CARPET @HOME, DX; HAND LAC. DID NOT CODE 2ND PRODUCT, WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS CUT WITH, SCISSORS, ETC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ON BATH MAT AT HOME AND INJURED HAND, DX; FRACTURED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| RIGHT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN CUTTING WET CARPET FROM BASEMENT FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED IN THE HOUSE ON A RUG AND FELL HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON AN INDOOR RUG AT ASSISTED LIVING HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL, JAMBING FINGER INTO CARPET; FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| HAND SPRAIN-FELL BACKWARDS-@ A STORE-WHILE PULLING ON CARPET FROM SHELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL SPRAIN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT WAS CLEANING YARD AND PICKED UP A ROLL OF CARPET INSULATION AND BROKE OUT IN RAHS ON BOTH HANDS DX; CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON A RUG DX: LT HAND AND LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER CARPET,FELL ON RT HAND RT HAND/WRIST INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 84 YO TRIPPED OVER CARPET LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2006 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL AT HOME AND HIT LEFT HAND ON CARPETED FLOOR DX/FRACTURED TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 22 YO FEMALE FELL TO HANDS AND KNEES ON CARPET ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2006 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 9 MONTH OLD MALE WAS SEATED ON CARPET AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL OVER CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| HAND CT-FELL BACKWARDS ONTO CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 29 Y/O W/FM BURNED BACK OFHAND WHEN PUTTING PEICE OF CARPET ON FIRE AT HOME. FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT NEEDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives |
| CUTTING CARPET WITH KNIFE CUT HAND DX LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Glass doors or doors with glass panels |
| TRIPPED OVER RUG. , FELL STRUCK AND BROKE GLASS PANEL IN DOOR , CUT L. HAND . DX. LAC . L. HAND. # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| HAND BURN , ATTEMPTING TO PUT OUT A SMALL CARPET FIRE BY HAND " BURN" FD DOC NOT FD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON RUG&FELL INJ HAND " CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT TRIPPED OVER RUG AND PUNCHED WINDOW IN ANGER. HAND PAIN. D: CONTUSIO N. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON CARPET , RT HAND INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT INJ RT HAND WHILE SCRUBBING CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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