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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 88
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Slides or sliding boards |
| GOING DOWN A SLIDE (INDOOR TYPE OF PLAY EQUIPMENT) WHEN CORD TO BLINDS ON WINDOW GOT CAUGHT AROUND HER NECK DX: ADMIT WITH NEAR STRANGULATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PATIENT HAD BLINDS CORD AROUND NECK AT HOME , OLDER BROTHER MAY HAVE PU LLED CORD TIGHT; NEAR STRANGULATION, ABRASION ON THROAT FROM EAR TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PLAYING AND A FEW MINUTES LATER PARENTS FOUND HIM UNRESPONSIVE WITH VEN ETIAN BLIND CORD AROUND NECK;90% BODY ON FLOOR 2 MIN.BRAIN INJ;MED FLIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT CAUGHT BLIND CORD AROUND NECK. DX: ACCID NEAR STRANGULATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS FOUND HANGING FROM BLIND CORD. DX: ACUTE STRANGULATION, COMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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