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Accidents - Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Upper Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 297
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Date: 12/26/2007Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME STRIKING CHEST SUSTAINED A CONTUSIO N TO RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2007Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Crutches, canes or walkers
88 YOF, USING WALKER AND GOT WALKER CAUGHT ON THE CARPET CAUSING PT TO FALL, DX: RIB FRACTURE, SKIN TEAR ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Tables
PT IN HIS CONDOMINIUM AND TRIPPED OVER THE CARPET AND FELL STRIKING CH EST AGAINST THE CONER OF A GLASS TABLE LACERATION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2007Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT JUST HAD CARPETS CLEANED A WEEK AGO AND SINCE THEN SHE HAS BEEN VER Y DYSPNEIC DEVELOPED PNEUMONIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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