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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 310
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT CAUGHT FOOT ON CARPET AND FELL. DX: WEAKNESS, UTI, FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL BACK ON CARPET DX. SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, General purpose household cleaners |
| CHEMICAL EXPOSURE-PT C/O SOB WITH PRODUCTIVE COUGH & SITTING IN ROOM AF TER CARPETING HAD BEEN CHEMICALLY CLEANED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT, LIGHTHEADED/WEAK, TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL IN BEDROOM. COULD N'T GET UP. RECENT ANTIBIOTICS. D: DEHYDRATION. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 76 YO F SLIPPED ON CARPET SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PALPITATIONS/ DEHYDRATION-AFTER MOVING A ROLL OF CARPET W/ SON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| MULT CONT. PT FELL WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER A RUG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| ALTERED LOC - FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
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