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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 682
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| MINI BLINDS FELL ON PATIENT AT HOME; EYELID LAC., FACIAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2003 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| GOT CORD FROM MINI BLINDS WRAPPED AROUND NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DX NECK ABRASION: PT GOT TANGLED IN WINDOW BLIND CORD AFTER CLIMBING ON TOP OF DRESSER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO PALATE FROM BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING IN THE BLINDS AT HOME, GOT ARM CAUGHT. DX-FOREARM CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT LAC RT HAND ON BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LACERATION INFERIOR EYELID MARGIN - WINDOW BLINDS FELL ON FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| HEMORRHAGE TO EYE WHEN HIT WITH STICK USED FOR OPENING/CLOSING VENETIAN BLINDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 4 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 |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH FALLING VENITIAN BLIND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT CUT RT RING FINGER ON FALLING VENETIAN BLIND, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| STRANGULATION INJURY WHEN CAUGHT BY THE BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 VENETIAN BLIND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CUT FINGER ON BLIND FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT PULLED BLIND DOWN ON FACE. DX: FACIAL LAC 2.3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 3 years | 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 |
| PT LIVES IN APARTMENT FOUND IN BEDROOM HANGING BY CORD OF MINIBLIND PT EXPIRED DX FULL CODE NOT SEEN FOR 10 MINS |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 4 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO FACE. PT INJ SELF ON CLIP OF BLINDS @ HOME. E917 9 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PATIENT STUCK STICK FROM BLINDS IN MOUTH AT HOME, FELL ON STICK; THROAT PUNCTURE WOND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PATIENT FELL WHEN RUNNING WITH PLASTIC PIECE FROM BROKEN WINDOW BLIND A T HOME; PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2003 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| JAMMED ROD FROM MINIBLIND INTO MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2003 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT CUT ON BLINDS; LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 3 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT PUT HEAD IN BLIND CORD & SAT DOWN ON COUCH W/CORD TIGHTENING. DX: CHOKING INCOMPLETE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 4 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: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| DX HEAD LACERATION: CUT HEAD ON INDOOR BLINDS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Beds or bedframes |
| DX ABRASION TO NECK: FOUND BY MOM STANDING ON BED WITH CORD FROM BLINDS WRAPPED AROUND NECK , PT ABLE TO TELL MOM HE WAS STUCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 3 YOWF PULLED ON A MINI-BLIND AND IT FELL AND HIT HER IN THE NOSE. DX. CONTUSION/ABRASION NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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