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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,106
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| TRIPPED AND FELL, LANDED ON LT SIDE ON CARPET-C/O LT SIDE PAIN; LT RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| BECAME DIZZY AT HOME AND FELL X 2 ONTO CARPET FLOOR-C/O PAIN/HEMATOMA LT SHOULDER; COMMINUTED FRACTURE LT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| TROPPED AND FELL ONTO CARPET PAIN IN LEFT RIB AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| MALE WAS DRAGGING FOOT ON CARPETTED FLOOR,FELL,LAC TO CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS WALKING AT HOME WITH SHOES ON-TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPET HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR CAUSING LACERATION; HEAD LACERATION/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| STOOD UP AFTER BENDING OVER FOR A WHILE AT HOME, FELL ONTO CARPETED CEM ENT FLOOR INJURING HIP. DX: HIP CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 82 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| BECAME DIZZY AFTER HAVING NAUSEA/VOMITING SINCE 11/08/03 AND FELL ON CARPET FLOOR AT HOME-C/O LT HIP PAIN; FRACTURE LT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 84 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ONTO ROOM TO ROOM CARPEDED FLOOR AT HOME INJURING PELVIS. DX: FRA CTURE PELVIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/03/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| LOST FOOTING ON CARPET, & GOT TANGLED UP WITH DOG & FELL DX SKULL FRACTURE, LACERATION TO NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL AT HOME ONTO CARPET FLOOR INJURING RT WRIST/LOWER ARM; FRACTURE RT RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CARPET AND INJURED WRIST DX: LT WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| STUMPED TOE IN CARPET AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| TRIP & FALL ON CARPET CHIN ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2003 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Eyeglasses |
| NEW AT CARE CENTER, FOUND ON CARPETED FLOOR, HAD FALLEN AND GLASSES CUT FACE. DX LACERATION WITH ABRASION FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON CARPET FLOOR INJURING RT SHOULDER-C/O PAIN; FRACTURE RT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Wheelchairs |
| PT WAS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY ABOUT TO SIT IN W/C WHEN W/C ROLLED OUT FROM UNDER PT AND PT HIT LT ELBOW ON CARPET FLOOR-HIT HEAD; SKIN TEAR LT ELB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Ceilings and walls |
| PT SHOE GOT STUCK IN CARPET AND I STARTED TO FALL AND FELL INTO RT SHOU LDER INTO THE WALL FRACTURE RT HUMERAL HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Ceilings and walls |
| FELL ONTO CARPET FLOOR IN BATHROOM HITTING NOSE ON WALL AND RT SHOULDER ON FLOOR; RT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME INJURING BACK; COMPRESSION FRACTURE L1 AND L5 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| FX L HIP; TRIPPED ON CARPET @ BANK & FELL TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 94 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 |
| FELL AT HOME ONTO CARPET AFTER LOSING HER BALANCE-C/O PAIN RT HIP; FRACTURE RT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Footwear |
| LEFT OPEN WRIST #. FELL AT HOTEL WHEN HER SNEAKER CAUGHT ON THE CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| FELL ON CARPET AT HOME-C/O PAIN RT HIP AND TAILBONE; LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| LEGS GAVE OUT , FELL WITH ARM EXTENDED ONTO THROW RUG ON TOP OF ROOM TO ROOM CARPET. DX; FRACTURE F0REARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 52 YOM TRIPPED ON ROLL OF CARPET HIT FLLOR SPRAIN SHOUDLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT TRIPPED ON THE CARPET AND INJURED SHOULDER DX: RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PATIENT FELL AT HOME ON CARPET DX; PAIN TO R HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR NO LOC. DX. GENERALIZED WEAKNESS, NO INJUR Y. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Ceilings and walls |
| INJ L SMALL FINGER @ HOME, TRIPPED OVER CARPET, HIT FINGER AGAINST WALL . DX: FINGER CONTUSION/SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| FOREHEAD CONTUSION. TRIPPED ON CARPET AT CHURCH AND HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| STUBBED TOE ON CARPETING DX: FX LT 1ST TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2003 | Age: 58 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT-WALKING ACROSS WET CARPET,FELL, INJURING BACK DX-L FLANK TRAUMA,CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| CC:FACIAL SWELLING/SOB/DIZZINESS POSS DUE TO FUMES/MATERIAL OF NEW CARP ET-INSTALLED~4D AGO. DX: ACUTE ALLERGIC RXN; ANGIOEDEMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 53 YOF WAS TAKING CARPET UP; WAS SCOOTING ON WOODEN FLOOR; GOT A SPLINT ER FROM FLOOR IN RT. HEEL. FOREIGN BODY, RIGHT HEEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL AT HOME ON CARPETED FLOOR,HEAD BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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