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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 766
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON RUG DX. FIBULA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT FELL ON OVER A CARPET AND INJURED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| CAUGHT FOOT ON RUG IN CHURCH AND FX LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2004 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS WALKING DOWN CARPETED STEPS AT CHURCH, REACHING FOR RAILING, MIS SED IT AND FELL DOWN 13-14 STAIRS, CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| SLIPPED FELL ON CARPET BILATERAL LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| FELL WHEN TRIPPED ON RUG - TIBIA FRACTURE/FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 72 YEAR OLD MALE SLIPPED ON RUG AND FELL TO FLOOR IN BATHROOM AT HOME MUSCLE STRAIN CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 77 YOM TRIPPED OVER RUG CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT GOT HIS FOOT UNDER A ROLL OF CARPET AT HOME TWISTING HIS FOOT FRACTU RED RIGHT TIB FIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2004 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| ACCIDENLTY TRIPPED ON CARPETED FLOOR NO LOC DX CONTU TO L SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| FELL TWO WEEKS AGO, HIT LOWER LEG ON CARPETED STAIRS. DX. WOUND L LOWE R LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| SLIPPED ON CARPET - HURT LEG - RIGHT FIBULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED AND FELL ON CARPET CONTUSING LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/10/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES HE FELT DIZZY AND FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR INJURING LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/18/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF CARPETED STEPS TO CONCRETE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RIGHT TIBIAL CONT S/P FALL. PT FELL OVER CARPET EDGE AND HIT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| A ROLL OF CARPET FELL ON RT LEG DX: CONTUSION RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL ON RUG OR CARPET AT HOME. DX: LEFT LOWER LEG FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED ON RUG DX. LOWER LEG FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LEG INJ. PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG IN HALLWAY AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/23/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ON SOME CARPETING FELL FORWARD AND HIT HER FACE AT *** PT H IT LEG DX OPEN FRACTURE LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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