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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 324
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/17/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| KNELT ON A TACK STRIP FOR A CARPET AT HOME INJURING KNEE. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Footwear |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH A BRAND NEW PAIR OF SHOES AND FELL TO A CARPETED FL OOR SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| 66 YOM SPRAINS KNEE WHEN FOOT CAUGHT IN CARPET AND HE LANDED ON KNEE ON FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PATIENT TRIPPED ON A CARPET & SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL LAST EVENING TO A CARPETED FLOOR STRIKING LEFT KNEE FRACTURED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/01/2006 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT HAVING CARPET CHANGED AT HOME, FELL, STRAINED RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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