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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 93
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| WHILE MOM HOLDING BABY, A METAL SHOWER CURTAIN ROD FELL ON HIM. DX. HEA D INJURY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| CURTAIN ROD FELL LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT X TODAY WHILE PLAYING WITH A "SHOWER CURTAIN" THE PARENT TRIED TO PU LL PT AWAY FROM CURTAIN, PT HAS ELBOW PAIN. DX. NURSEMAIDS ELBOW, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FELL TO GROUND WHILE PULLING ON CURTAIN. DX RADIUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 21 months | 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Animal induced injury |
| FATHER SAYS PT TRIPPED OVER CURTAINS WHILE BEHIND THE COUCH PT WAS CHASING THE CAT. DX FEMUR FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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