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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 199
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
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: 06/26/2003 | 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: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT PLAYING IN BEDROOM & GOT CURTAIN CORD WRAPPED AROUND NECK AND FELL H IT HEAD DX; SCALP LAC AND NECK ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WRAPPED HANGING BEADS AROUND NECK AND FELL. DX: NECK CONT/ABR, NEAR HANGING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/1997 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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