Accidents - Rugs or carpets - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 463
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	6
Year 2000:	17
Year 2002:	20
Year 2003:	57
Year 2004:	124
Year 2005:	81
Year 2006:	5
Year 2007:	21
Year 2008:	6
Year 2009:	83
Year 2010:	38

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	431
16-25 years old:	16
26-50 years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/06/2010	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
11 MOF CRAWLING ON CARPET, PUT SOMETHING "BLACK" IN MOUTH & CHOKED DX##: AIRWAY FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
FB SWALLOWED. UNFAMILIAR OBJ ON CARPET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2009	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
FD HARD CANDY ONTO THE RUG&SWALLOWED&STOPPED BREATHING FOR A MIN >>CHOKING EPISODE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2009	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
SWALLOWED A PART OF SHAG RUG CARPETING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2008	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT WAS PLAYING ON THE CARPET WHEN MOM NOTICED PT PLACE A PIECE OF CARPE T IN MOUTH. DAD ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE AND PT SWALLOWED IT DX FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2007	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
CHOKED ON OBJECT IN RUG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
WAS SHAKING A RUG STATES SOMETHING WENT INTO HER THROAT DX- QUESTIONABL E FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2006	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
PLAYING AT HOME ON SHAGGY CARPET. STARTED CHOKING ON UNKNOWN OBJECT. RESOLVED ON ITS OWN. DX CHOKING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2005	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
9 MOM INJESTED GRAYISH PIECE OF CARPET FOAM OR PADDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2005	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
CHILD POSS SWALLOWED A STRING FROM A CARPET AT HOME, CHILD VOMITED AND IS COUGHING. DX: POSS OROPHARYHGREAL FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2005	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT SITTING ON CARPETED FLOOR WHEN BEGAN TO CHOKE. POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY IN LARYNX NOT IDENTIFIED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/03/2004	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
CHOKED ON SOMETHING FOUND ON CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
CHILD SITTING ON CARPET WHEN BEGAN TO CHOKE AND TURN PURPLE. SWALLOWED SOMETHING. THREW UP. NOW FINE. D: PARENTAL CONCERN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2004	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
CHILD PICKED SOMETHING UP FROM CARPET AND BEGAN CHOKING. MOM SAW SILVER ITEM IN AIRWAY. SWOLLED ITEM ENROUTE TO ER. D: SWALLOWED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Rugs or carpets, Plastic products
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF CARPET OR PLASTIC. DX: INGESTED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC ON RUG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT DOING PUSHUPS ON CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME AND ASPIRATED SOMETHING FROM CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2002	Age: 5 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT PLAYING ON FLOOR - PT STARTED COUGHING & GAGGING. D: SWALLOWE D CARPET FIBERS WITH TRANSIENT GAGGING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2002	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
ASPIRATED RUB LINT - SWALLOWED SOME LINT OFF A RUG AND COUGHED AS A RESULT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2000	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/1998	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Rugs or carpets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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