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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,043
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 3 YO M PUNCTURE HEAD WHEN HE PULLED ON CURTAIN AND HIT HEAD ON SHELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2010 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 21 MOM LAC TO HEAD FROM HANGING BEADS- ASSUMING HANDING BEADS FOR A DOR RWAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 3 years | 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, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 3YOM WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A CURTAIN ROD WHILE HIS DAD WAS CHANGING THE CURTAINS C/O SCALP LACERATION.DX:LACERATION(SCALP) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 3 years | 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| 3YOF PT SWINING ON SHOWER CURTAIN AT HOME, FELL OFF AND HIT BACK OF HEA D ON FLOOR. HAS LAC TO HEAD. NO LOC. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 17MOM PULLED ON THE CURTAINS AND THE CURTAIN ROD FELL ONTO HEAD LACERAT ION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 2YFC PULLED ON CURTAIN AND CURTAIN WAS ATTACHED TO A 2X6 BOARD WHICH FE LL HITTING HER HEAD/CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 22 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, Television tables or stands |
| TRIPPED ON CURTAIN AND HIT HEAD ON TV STAND AT HOME. DX: CLOSED HEAD I NJURY, CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| PULLED SHOWER CURTAIN, SHOWER ROD FELL ON HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| 210YOM, HOLDING ONTO CURTAIN TRIED TO STAND, FELL BACK ON HARDWOOD FLOO R STRIKING HEAD, CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| MOM WAS HOLDING INFANT IN HER ARMS REACHED IN SHOWER, METAL ROD AND CURTAIN FELL HITTING PT TO HEAD INFANT CRYING. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 05/05/2008 | 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 |
| 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: 04/03/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| CHI, SCALP LACERATION, PULLING ON CURTAIN AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| CHILD HANGING ON SHOWER CURTAIN WHICH FELL AND CUT SCALP. D: SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| PLAYING HANGING ON SHOWER CURTAIN AND FELL OFF ONTO TILE FLOOR AND FX S KULL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 17 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, Beds or bedframes |
| HEAD INJURY-@ HOME-CLIMBING ON CURTAINS NEAR BED-FELL ONTO CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2003 | Age: 4 years | 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, Windowsills or frames |
| PATIENT CLIMBING ON CURTAINS AT HOME, ROD BROKE AND PT FELL HITTING HEA D ON MARBLE WINDOW LEDGE; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A SHOWER CURTAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2001 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2001 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2001 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stairs or steps |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/1999 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/1999 | Age: 4 years | 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/1999 | Age: 23 months | 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/1998 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stairs or steps |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/1998 | Age: 4 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/1997 | 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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