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Accidents - Rugs or carpets - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 616
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Date: 11/19/2007Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED AND FELL OVER RUG AT AIRPORT FX LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2007Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets, Furniture
SKIN TEAR R LOWER LEG/77YOF AT HOME SLIPPED ON RUG AND INJURED LEG. OTH ER COMMENT STS HIT AGAINST FURNITURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2007Age: 95 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
95YOF WHILE AT HOME,ACCIDENTLY SLIPPED ON CARPETED FLOOR; RIGHT LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2007Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
MOVING A RUG C THE LEG, SUDDENLY DEV PAIN >> MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2007Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED ON A RUG AT THE GAS STATION AND FELL ON THE FLOOR - CONTUSIO N TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON CARPET AT HOME LANDING ON (L) KNEE HAS FX TO FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2007Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
RLE INFECTION: TRIPPED ON A RUG GOING INTO A BINGO HALL 7-7-2007. FELL ON BOTH KNEES, SHIN RED AND SWOLLEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2007Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
85 YO TRIPPED OVER RUG INJURED LEG FX LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2007Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL FX TIBIA AND FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/03/2007Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
DX ABRASIONS TO LEFT LOWER LEG: SLIPPED ON RUG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
PATIENT FELL AT HOME, FEET TANGLED IN CARPET, BROKE LEG 3 WEEKS AGO, REINJURED TODAY. DX-LOWER LEG PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2007Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON RUG/FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2007Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR DX WEAKNESS, RLE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/18/2007Age: 95 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
SLIPPED ON CARPET&FELL TO THE FLR " LEG ECCHYMOSIS"+ "UTI"+" DEHYDRATION"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/13/2007Age: 94 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
94 YOF TRIPPED ON A RUG AT NURSING HOME AND FELL SUSTAINING A FRACTURED LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/10/2007Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED ON THE CARPET AND FELL ON THE FLOOR - FX LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ONM CARPET CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
FRACTURE LOWER LEG - 59 YO FEMALE PRESENS WITH RIGHT FIBULAR PAIN - STE PPED ON EDGE OF RUG WHEN WALKING OUT OF HOUSE AND TWISTED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG FELL TRIPPED ON FLOOR AND HAS INCREASING LOWER L EG PAIN DX: LOWER LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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