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Accidents - Rugs or carpets - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Elbow

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 852
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Date: 12/19/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
RIGHT ELBOW CONT. PT FELL OVER CARPET HITTING ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON CARPET & FELL, STRUCK LT SIDE OF HEAD. FALL, CONTUSION RT ELBOW, LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED ON RUG IN GROCERY STORE & FELL ON CONCRETE. HIT MOUTH, R EL BOW. FX SUPRACONDYLAR - ELBOW, LIP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2008Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Rugs or carpets
GOT FOOT CAUGHT ON A RUG @ THE STORE&FELL HITTING ELBOW >>HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2008Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT FELL ONTO CARPET AT NURSING HOME. DX: R ELBOW CONT/SKIN TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
SLIPPED ON RUG AT HOME. DX ELBOW ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2008Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED & FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME INJURING ELBOW DX: FRACTURED LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT STATES FELL AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER RUG, THINKS BROKE R ELBOW, HEARD I T POP. DX. R HUMERUS, DISTAL ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2008Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
LEFT ELBOW FX. PT INJURED ELBOW WHEN FALLING TO CARPET
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/12/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
RIGHT ELBOW ABR. PT TRIPPED OVER CARPETING INJURING ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2008Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Beds or bedframes
TRIPPED AND FELL ON RUG WHILE TRYING TO GET INTO BED AND FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2008Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Telephones or telephone accessories
PT FELL FACE FIRST & HIT HER MOUTH. UPPER LIP SWOLLEN AND BRUISED. C RAWLED ON CARPET TO PHONE TO CALL FOR HELP. DX. CONTS TO ELBOWS , KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Rugs or carpets
LT ELBOW DISLOCATION.PT SLIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
LACERATION ON RIGHT ARM, TRIPPED OVER RUG, RIGHT ELBOW SKIN TEAR. DX-RIGHT ELBOW LACREATION/CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2008Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON A RUG IN BEDROOM FELL FRACTURE LEFT ELBOW SUPRACONDYLAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2008Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL FORWARD FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON CARPET IN DR'S OFFICE/ELBOW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets
PUSHING A ROLL OF CARPET AT HOME, HAVING RIGHT ELBOW PAIN. DX; ELBOW S TRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2008Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED ON CARPET/ELBOW ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2008Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER RUG FELL ONTO ELBOW DX: CONTUSION TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2008Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rugs or carpets
PATIENT TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL AT HOME, C/O PAIN RIGHT ELBOW AND LACERATAION ELBOW, 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2008Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER RUG AT HOME AND FELL ONTO (L) ARM C/O ELBOW PAIN DX- CO NT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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