Accidents - Rugs or carpets - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 738
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Doors
PT TRIPPED OVER RUG HIT HAND ON DOOR CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER DOOR MAT FX HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON A RUG. DX: L FIFTH METACARPAL NECK FX, L FIFTH TOE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Doors
62 YO FEMALE FELL ON CARPET AFTER DOOR CLOSED BEHIND HER CONTUSION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL ON RIGHT HAND, CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON RUG DX: RT HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER SEAM IN CARPET SPRAIN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
89YOF AT HOME CAUGHT FOOT ON RUG,FELL DOWN 9 STEPS,HITTING HAND ON DOOR;HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
FOOT CAUGHT IN RUG AND FELL CUTTING HAND RB LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
71 YOF FELL L HAND SKIN ABRASION HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
WHILE PUTTING IN NEW CARPET, CUT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
HAND LAC-FELL ON CARPET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets, Toilets
PT REPORTS HAVING TRIPPED ON HER BATHROOM RUG AND FALLING WITH AN OUTSTRETCHED HAND AGAINST THE TOILET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL INJURED HAND DX// LEFT HAND LAC FACIAL LAC SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/12/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
63 YO M CONTUSION TO HAND TRIPPED OVER A ROLL OF CARPET AND LANDED ON R HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2007	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Rugs or carpets
FALL, PAIN TO R HAND, TRIPPED ON RUG DX: DISLOCATION R 5TH MC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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