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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 446
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT PLAYING WITH A CURTAIN ROD IN MOUTH, ROD GOT STUCK IN THROAT, PENETR ATING THROAT TRAUMA, PALATE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/11/2003 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| CUT SCALP WHEN PULLED DOWN CURTAIN ROD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT POKED HERSELF IN THE EYE WITH A CURTAIN ROD; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| CUT HAND ON CURTAIN ROD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER ON CURTAIN ROD HOLDER 4HOURS AGO. 1CM LACERATION TO LEFT 4TH DIGIT, DISTAL PHALANX. DX. LACERATION TO LEFT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| CHILD WITH HEAD LACERATION AFTER CURTAIN ROD FELL ONTO HIM. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/08/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WITH CURTAIN ROD AT HOME; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| CHASING CAT & PULLED DOWN CURTAIN, ROD HIT PT'S FOREHEAD. CHI & CT FORE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT RAN INTO COAT HOOK; LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| LACERATION CHIN - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO CHIN - PATIENT WA S CUT ON BROKEN METAL CURTAIN ROD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH CURTAIN ROD AND CUT FOOT WITH THE EDGE. D: LACERA TION LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT PULLED ON CURTAIN TENSION ROD IT FELL ON PT'S KNEE - LAC |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 07/08/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH A CURTAIN ROD AND WAS POKED IN THE EYE. D: FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2003 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PATIENT CUT HAND ON CURTAIN ROD. DX: 1 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PLAYING OUTSIDE HOME WITH OLD RUSTY CURTAIN ROD CUT TO UPPER THIGH. DX LEG LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| AT SCHOOL- WOOD RODS FELL ON PT'S HEAD - NO LOC OR VOMITING DX: RT. EYEBROW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| A CURTAIN ROD FELL HITTING PATIENT ON FACE AT HOME; PERIORBITAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON DOWEL ROD AT CHURCH; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2003 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 9MO OLD M SWALLOWED PLASTIC CURTAIN ROD INGESTION-INADVERTANT OR ACCIDENTIAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT WAS TRYING TO HIT BROTHER WITH CURTAIN ROD WHEN HE PULLED THE ROD OU T OF HER HAND IT SLICED PTS 3RD & 4TH FINGERS. D: LAC TO FINGERS R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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