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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 120
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 20 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: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows or window glass |
| MOTHER STATES PT WAS LOOKING OUT OF THE WINDOW AND THE BLINDS FELL ON HIS HEAD DX HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CUT HEAD WHEN PULLING ON BLINDS AND FELL ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LACERATION- SUSTAINED WHEN BLINDS FELL ON HER HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT CAUGHT WINDOW SHADE CORD ON FACE AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX: FACIAL ROPE BURN, CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT SUSTAINED SUPEFICIAL LACERATION TO THE SCALP - 4 MONTH OLD FEMALE WITH SMALL CUT TO RT SCALP S/P WINDOW SHADE FELL ON HER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | 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: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT STRUCK HEAD ON MINIBLINDS AND HAS CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WINDOW BLINDS FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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