Accidents - Rugs or carpets - Year 2007 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,180
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	310
6-15 years old:	211
26-50 years old:	288
50+ years old:	1,369

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT LEANED FORWARD TO FIX RUG AND FELL DX: LAC TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN 7-8 CARPETED STEPS. DX: L RADIUS/ULNA FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/27/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER ROLL OF CARPET & LANDED ON OUTSTRETCHED HAND DX DISTAL RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED & FELL ON RUG @ RESTAURANT DX DISTAL RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Other ranges or ovens
SKIN TEAR L ARM/80YOF AT HM TRIPPED OVER RUG AND HIT ARM ON OVEN CAUSIN G SKIN TEAR. PT ON ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON RUGH AND FELL INTO THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR, LACERATION OF RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Exercise equipment
FX DISTAL RADIUS RT WRIST: TRIPPED OVER A RUG, FELL INTO AN EXERCISE BIKE, RT FOREARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AT 7-11 STORE YESTERDAY. DX: R ARM CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Tables
PT RECEIVED LACERATION TO FOREARM WHEN FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AND HIT TABLE ON THE WAY DOWN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
FX FOREARM, FELL TO CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS WALKING & TRIPPED ON CARPETED FLOOR INJURING ARM IN NURSING HOME DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT WAS RUNNING AND FELL, LANDED ON CARPET. D: CONTUSION RIGHT WRIST/ FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT WAS @ HOME TRIPPED ONTO OUTSTRETCHED ARMS FALLING ONTO CARPETED SURFACE. NOW C/O PAIN TO LOWER ARM. DX DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Windowsills or frames
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND HIT LOWER ARM ON WINDOW SILL. DX: RIGHT FOREARM CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
87 YOM TRIPPED OVER RUG ABRASION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 3 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
FX FOREARM, FELL FROM MOMS ARMS TO CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL FX OLECRANON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER A ?RUG @ SCHOOL&FELL LANDING ONTO FA >> MS/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT TRIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL ON COUCH. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS COMMINUTED FX, L ULNAR STYLOID FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN A CARPETED STAIRWAY DX: FX LT RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT LAC FOREARM WHILE CUTTING CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
FX FOREARM, FELL TO CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED OVER RUG IN BATHROOM AND FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAND. D: DIS TAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT DX FOREARM ABRASION - S/P PT FELL ON CARPET WITH BROKEN GLASS ON CARPET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL AT HOME RT DISTAL RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL. NOW WITH PAIN, SWELLING IN HAND/WRIST. D:DI STAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON RUG, FELL ON WRIST, FX TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
FELL WHILE RUNNING ON CARPET AT HOME W/ ARMS CROSSED OVER CHEST DX: L ARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
6 YO F FRACTURED ARM TRIPPED ON CARPET GOING INTO CLASSROOM AT SCHOOL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
FELL ON RUG. DX- R FOREARM ABRASION AND SUPERFICIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FX L ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER CARPET AT HOME, FELL, C/O LOWER ARM, WRIST PAIN, FX ULNAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
FX FOREARM,TRIPPED ON CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME NOW HAS ARM PAIN LT ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PATIENT JUMPED OVER MOM & LANDED ON LT FOREARM ON CARPET C/O SWELLING & PAIN. DX - ULNAR SHAFT FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT FELL IN HIS ROOM, YEST., LANDING ON OUTSTRETCHED LT HAND, ONTO THE CARPET. DX: LT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE WITH MILD ANGULATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON CARPETED BASEMENT FLOOR. DX RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIP OVER RUG SKIN AVULSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER CARPET FX RADIUS AND ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
RIGHT FOREARM STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN SHAKING OUT RUGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2007	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
FX FOREARM, FELL ON CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
C/O WRIST PAIN, PULLING UP CARPET AT HOME REMODELING. DX-RIGHT FOREARM PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT HAD FALL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAND S/P TRIPPING ON RUG. D: RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PATAIENT PLAYING RING-AROUND-THE-ROSEY AND FELL ON ARM ON CARPET, ARM T WISTED UNDER HER WHEN FALLING; FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
H/O R FOREARM FX X3-5 MONTHS, PT SLIPPED ON FLOOR OR RUG & LANDED ON AR M, NOW W/OBVIOUS DEFORMITY & PAIN TO R FOREARM; RADIUS/ULNA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
RT FOREARM STRAIN-C/O PAIN TO RT ARM AFTER INSTALLING CARPET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL ONTO HANDS/ FX LT RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
WOUND RT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS TRIP OVER RUG FALLING DOWN AT HOTEL ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PLAYING AT HER GRANDMAS HOUSE WHEN SHE FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AND FX L ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
80 YOF, CAUGHT TOE ON THE RUG, CATCHING HERSELF ON THE CURTAIN AND CURTAIN ROD. DX: LACERATION AND SKIN TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2007	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
FX L RADIUS/19MOM AT APPROX 4:30PM AT SITTERS, WAS RUNNING AND TRIPPED OVER CARPET. FAVORING L WRIST SINCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT.INJ.RT.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN TRIPPED ON RUG & FELL. DX; RT.FOREARM CO NTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
SLIPPED ON WET CARPET AND FELL FX RT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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