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Accidents - Rugs or carpets - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 704
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Date: 12/21/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
HEALING ABRASION OF HANDS - SCRATCHED HANDS WHEN TEARING UP OLD CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/15/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
FELL AT HOME ONTO CARPET FLOOR-C/O RT HAND PAIN/SWELLING; CONTUSION RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/11/2003Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON A RUG FELL OUTSIDE OF HER APARTMENT BUILDING LEFT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2003Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
LEFT HAND CONT; LUMBAR CONT. PT FELL OVER UNEVEN CARPET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER A RUG / FELL DX: L HAND FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2003Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CARPET AND HIT RT HAND DX: RT 5TH METACARPAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT SLIPPED ON A RUG & TRIED TO BREAK FALL WITH HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Rugs or carpets, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
52 YOBM WHO BURNED HIS HAND. POWER OUT AND WAS USING CANDLE. CANDLE FEL L OVER AND STARTED BURNING CARPET.FD?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2003Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER A MAT / FELL DX: HAND CONTUSION / SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2003Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT SEEN FOR HAND FX AFTER TRIPPING ON CARPET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2003Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT'S FOOT CAUGHT IN THE CARPET CAUSING HER TO FALL ON THE FLOOR AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE. DX-FRACTURE RT. 5TH METACARPAL, CONTUSION ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON SMALL CARPET INJURING HAND DX: FX HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET ON STAIRS FELL INJURING HAND, HEMATOMA R HAND, ABR ASION CONTUSION L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2003Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
CONTUSION HAND - 60 YOF WAS LIFTING HEAVY RUGS TODAY AND NOTICED AFTERW ARDS AN AREA OF ECCHYMOSIS ON THE BACK OF HER LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2003Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
60 YO F TRIPPED ON CARPET INJURED HAND CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Drinking glasses
PT STATES SHE SLIPPED ON A RUG AND CUT HAND ON A GLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2003Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER CARPET AT AIRPORT DX: HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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