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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 280
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL BACKWARD-HIT HEAD ON CARPETED FLOOR-CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 78 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 GOT DIZZY AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THE CARPETED FLOOR SUSTAINED A C LOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 WAS IN THE ATRIUM OF THE HOSPITAL AND TRIPPED BETWEEN THE PARTITION OF THE CARPET AND THE TILE FLOORING STRUCK HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2007 | Age: 77 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 |
| PT WAS WEAK AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON THE CARPET CLOSED HEAD INJURY BUT ADMITTED FOR DEHYDRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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