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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 262
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| TRIPPED OVER CARPET TODAY, FELL, LANDING ON LT SIDE. LT HIP FX & LT DIS TAL RADIUS/ULNA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| BECAME SHAKEY, FELL ONTO ROOM TO ROOM CARPETED FLOOR INJURING LOW BACK. DX: ANXIETY DISORDER, LOW BACK PAIN. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT WAS SHAMPOOING HER CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 85 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE WALKER CAUGHT ON THE CARPET CAUSING A F ALL CAUSING A LWR BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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