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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 413
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Cabinet or door hardware |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET WHILE REACHING FOR DOOR KNOB, FALLING TO THE FLOOR. DX: FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 91 Y/O FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR. DX-NO INJURY, CHF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ON RUG IN CHURCH BASEMENT AND FELL, DX FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Doors |
| TRIPPED ON A RUG IN THE BASEMENT FELL AND STRUCK DOOR DX MINOR ABRASIONS CONTUSIONS AND LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| MOMS 18MO NIECE PICKED UP PT AND DROPPED PT ONTO CARPET, FELL APPROX 1. 5 FT, CRIED IMMEDIATELY AND HAS BEEN ACTING NORMALLY SINCE; NO INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 47 YO FEMALE TRIPPED ON CARPET YESTERDAY LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | 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: Unkown | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Tapes |
| REPORTS GRADUAL ONSET OF ITCHINESS&RASH WHILE APPLYING ?TAPE TO CARPETI NG VERSUS INSTALLING CARPET>> URTICARIA/RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| MOM CARRYING PT FELL DOWN CARPETED STAIRS. DX: FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| GRANDMOTHER STS LEFT BABY ON BED SLEEP LEFT ROOM HEARD BABY FALL FROM BED ONTO CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| 30 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS LEF WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT SLIPPED ON RUG IN STORE, FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL WHILE PLAYING, HIT OCCIPUT ON CARPET. DX. FALL, NOT WALKING ST RAIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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