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Accidents - Rugs or carpets - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 256
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Date: 11/21/2009Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT FOUND DOWN ON FLOOR DRINKING AND FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR DX: ETOH INT OX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
TRIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL DOWN STAIRS WITH LARGE LAC TO HEAD-ADMIT FOR SYNCOPE VS SEIZURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/14/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
FACE NUMB AND TINGLING AFTER SPRAYING INSECT SPRAY IN CARPET HYPERVENT ILATED *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2009Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
MULTIPLE CONTUSION.PT RIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Rugs or carpets, Electrical wire or wiring systems
ELECTRIC SHOCK-STEPPED ON POSSIBLY WET CARPET IN THE BASEMENT DID SEE A BARE WIRE BUT DID NOT TOUCH AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
DX GI BLD/HYPERKALEMIA/ELEVATED CREATININE/BLD TRANSFUSION/ELEVATED LIPASE: NEAR-SYNCOPAL EPISODE W FALL TO CARPET. C/O WEAKNESS & HYPERGLY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/18/2009Age: 88 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
FELL DOWN ON CARPET SEPSIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/11/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
DX COPD EXACERBATION: KNOWN COPD PT P/W INC SOB SINCE 5D. PT W CLEAN'G CARPET FRIDAY WHEN SX STARTED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/23/2009Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
PT TRIPPED OVER A RUG AND FELL. DX DIZZY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/09/2009Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
DX SYNCOPE/LAUMBAGO: BACK PN X 5D S/P FALL ON CARPET FALL @ CHURCH AFTER FALL'G BACKWARDS ONTO BUTT. LIKELY BLACKED OUT F FEW SECONDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
DX PRESYNCOPE: WENT TO BAR & HAD 5 BEERS. STOOD TO GO TO BATHRM & FELT LT-HEADED; LEGS GAVE OUT FELL LAND'G ON FACE ONTO CARPETED FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2009Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
DX COUGH/SYNCOPE/WHEEZ'G-RESOLVED: THIS A.M. W TO RESTRM & ON WAY BACK HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE, FELT DIZZY PASSEDOUT, WOKE ON CARPETED FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/07/2009Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets
SYNCOPAL,FELL ON RUG,BECAME DEHYDRATED LAYING THERE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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