Accidents - Rugs or carpets - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Upper Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,106
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Date: 12/09/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
FEMUR FX. 86 YOM GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN CARPET AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/05/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
54 YOF PT C/O INJURY TO R LEG. PT WAS RUNNING FM LIVING ROOM TO BEDROO M AND TRIPPED ON THE CARPET AND FELL. FX DISTAL R FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/23/2010	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
95 YOF TRIPPED ON RUG AND FELL AT NURSING HOME. DX: L FEMORAL SHAFT FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
87 YOF TRIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL AT HOME. DX-FX FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/15/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
67 YOF SUS FRACTURE TO UPPER LEG DUE TO TRIP AND FALL ON RUG%
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/14/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
MULT. FALLS: INABILITY TO CARE FOR SELF; 68YOM FALLING FREQ. IMPACTED CARPETED FLOOR, C/O PAIN R LEG, UPPER, MULT BRUISES ON BODY, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/14/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR 54 YO F L THIGH PAIN #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
65 YOF SUS CONTUSION TO THIGH DUE TO TRIP AND FALL ON RUG%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
63YOF SLIPPED ON RUG ON NEW HARDWOOD FLOOR AT HOME, DID THE SPLITS, FELT POP BEHIND LT THIGH & HIP AREA. DX - LT HAMSTRING SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
71YOF TRIPPED OVER CARPET LANDING, ON HER HIP DX: FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/02/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
63 Y MALE TRIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL DX:L FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/20/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
59YOM TRIPPED ON THE CARPET AND LANDED ON RIGHT HIP C/O PAIN.DX: FRACTU RE OF THE RIGHT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
82YOM WALKING DOWN THE STEPS SLIPPED ON CARPETED STEPS INJURED RT FEMUR;RT UPPER LEG FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
70 YOF PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON THE CARPET. FEMUR FX, FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/01/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
82 YOF KNEE GAVE OUT AND FELL TO CARPETED STEPS FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/24/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Rugs or carpets
68YOM HEMATOMA TO THIGH SLIPPED ON CARPET FELL *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
59YOF, TRIPPED ON CARPET @ HOME&FELL LANDING ONTO KNEE >>FEMUR FX/ABD WOUND DEHISCENCE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/17/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
85 YOF TRIPPED ON A RUG AND FELL, ANDED ON RIGHT HIP. DX-FX FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets
78 YOM PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON THE CARPET. CONTUSION L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR FRACTURE FEMUR, CLAVICLE 83 YO M
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/06/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps
61 YR OLD MALE SLIPPED ON INSIDE CARPETED STAIRS AND FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/26/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT FEMUR FX.68YOF FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/26/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
80 YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CARPET. DX: R FEMUR FX, R FIFTH PHALANX SUBLUXATION, A FIB.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/20/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
72YOF FX UPR LEG- TRIPPED RUG
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 02/28/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
77YOF CAUGHT TOE ON CARPET AND FELL ON LEFT KNEE, PAIN ABOVE LEFT KNEE, FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/18/2010	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials
92YOWF PT TRIPPED AND FELL THIS AM ON CARPETED FLOOR, REPORTS LOWER BAC K PAIN. DX. CONT BACK, L THIHG, PYELONEPHNITIS, HYPOAKALEMIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/12/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rugs or carpets
FRACTURE UPPER LEG - 78 YO MALE SLIPPED ON A RUG AT HOME AND FELL ONTO RIGHT KNEE - CLOSED FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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