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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 937
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| RIGHT LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| 61 YOF FELL AFTER TRIPPING OVER CARPET, INJURED LOWER LEG. DX-LEFT TIBULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | Age: 81 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, Chairs |
| 81YOF BECAME UNSTEADY FELL LANDED ON CARPET,HUSBAND WAS TRYING TO HELP ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A CHAIR ONTO HER LT LEG;LEG CONTUSION/ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 76 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: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| DX ANEMIA: NUMB LEG S/P GLF ONTO CARPET: DOP REPROTS NAUSEA W IN WAIT'G RM. PT CAN'T RECALL ACTUAL FALL. GLASSES DAMAGED F FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/10/2009 | Age: 57 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 |
| PT SLIPPED ON A THROW RUG AND FELL. DX: R DISTAL TIB/FIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 63 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 |
| LEFT FIB FX. PT FELL OVER A PIECE OF LOOSE CARPETING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 91 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: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| LT LEG PAIN: PT STATES SHE FELL 2 WEEKS AGO ON BEDROOM CARPET, STILL HAS PAIN, LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 59 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 |
| FX R DISTAL FIB/59YOF WAS ENTERING *** WHEN SHE TRIPPED ON A RUG AND TW ISTED R ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 CUT LOWER LEG WHEN FEET CROSSED UP AND FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 88 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 |
| TIBIAL FX. PT FELL OVER CARPET INJURING LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 67 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 |
| 67YOF WAS IN KITCHEN ATTEMPTED TO KICK A RUG TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT, TRIPPED AND FELL INJURED LT LOWER LEG;LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 67 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 AND HIT CARPET AT HOME, HAS FRACTURE OF LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| PT TRIPPED ON A RUG, CLOSED FX TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | 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 CARPET WHILE GOING TO SIT DOWN. DX. FX. TIBIA.* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/20/2009 | Age: 86 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 |
| STATES SHE FELL ON THE CARPET AND INJURED HER LEFT LOWER LEG. DX: CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT FELL IN BEDROOM AND SCRAPED AGAINST CARPET DX:LEG AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 82 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL ON FLOOR/ RLE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2009 | Age: 81 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, Chairs |
| 81 YOF TRIPPED THIS MORNING ON A RUG WALKING FROM CHAIR TO WALKER AND F ELL SUSTAINING CONTUSION TO HER LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2009 | Age: 93 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 |
| TRIPPED ON RUG WHILE BENDING OVER TO PET DOG, FELL & LANDED ON (R) KNEE ON WOOD FLOOR--DX; (L) LEG SKINTEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | Age: 90 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 |
| LOWER LEG CTS-TRIPPED ON CARPET-FELL-@ HOME-2 DAYS PTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 57 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 |
| TRIPPED AND FELL OVER WRINKLED CARPET CONTUSING AND SPRAINING LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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