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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 141
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| SHE WAS IN MOM'S ROOM WHEN DAD HEARD A THUMP, SHE HAS ABRASION TO NECK, POSSIBLY FROM GETTING CURTAIN CORD AROUND NECK. DX: NECK ABRASION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| WAS CLIMBING CURTAINS AND FELL AND HIT HEAD -LOC PT HAS SCALP LAC AND CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| MOTHER STS PT PULLED DOWN CURTAIN NOT SURE WHAT CUT FINGER LACERATION FOURTH LEFT FINGER AVULSION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH SHOWER CURTAIN ROD. DX- 1 CM SCALP LACERATION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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