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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 911
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2006 | Age: 4 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 |
| PT PULLED ON WINDOW SHADE THAT FELL ON FACE, LACERATION TO EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2006 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PATIENT WAS FOUND CHEWING ON A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC ATTACHED TO CORD OF MINI BLIND AT HOME SUSPECTED OF POSS FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| INJURED FINGER ON BLIND, ABSCESS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| DX RIGHT 4TH DIGIT FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON BLIND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 THUMB ON BLIND. DX: L THUMB LAC 1.3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2006 | Age: 3 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 |
| BLINDS FELL ON PATIENT AT HOME CUTTING HER CHEEK. DX-LACERATION FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT CLIMBED ON BOOKCASE & GOT NECK CAUGHT IN BLINDS CORD, & FELL, GETTIN CORD WRAPPED AROUND NECK. DX: NECK TRAUMA, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN BLINDS WHILE PULLING ROPE DX: LT ARM INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2006 | Age: 2 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 |
| PULLED ON BLINDS FELL HIT HEAD LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 3 YR OLD MALE, MINI WINDOW BLIND CAME DOWN ON PT CUTTING HIM IN THE RIG HT SIDE OF HIS FOREHEAD, NO LOC; FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| POKED IN EYE WITH MINI BLIND CONTUSION EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2006 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 SUST HEAD INJURY BLINDS FELL ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| ABRASION EYE WHEN HIT WITH BLIND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS SWINGING ON BLINDS, BY THE DOOR, & HIT HEAD ON A STAIR- NO LOC DX: LT PARIETAL SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PATIENT HAD VENITIAN BLIND ROD IN MOUTH, MOM GOT UP AND HIT ROD AT HOME CUT INSIDE MOUTH, OR HOOK FROM ROD HOOKED INSIDE MOUTH; SOFT PALATE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2006 | Age: 5 years | 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| METAL BLIND FELL OFF WINDOW HITTING PATIENT ON HEAD AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2006 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| POKED IN L EYE FROM MINI BLIND DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2006 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| LAC L 3&5TH FINGERS, PT SUST INJURY W/THE BLINDS AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, ROM LIMITED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 10 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 |
| HEAD LAC, PT STRUCK W/A FALLING WINDOW SHADE AT HOME, C/O REDNESS, SWELLING, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING OR LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2006 | Age: 4 years | 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 |
| PT PULLED ON BLINDS AND THEY FELL DOWN AND LACERATED HER HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT FELL AND GRABBED ALUMINUM BLINDS. DX: R HAND/FINGER LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2006 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH WINDOW BLIND CORD, HE WAS CHEWING ON IT, WHEN HE FELL OFF THE COUCH, FRONT TOOTH PUSHED FORWARD. DX: TOOTH TRAUMA` |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT AT HOTEL, MINI BLINDS FELL HITTING PT IN FACE, LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2006 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PULLED DOWN WINDOW SHADES LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT. PLAY'G W/ VENETIAN BLIND CORD WRAPPED AROUND NECK, FELL FROM STAND' G, TURNED BLUE. MILDLY HOARSE NOW. DX.: NECK ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2006 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| BLIND FELL HITTING HEAD " CHI" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| C/O PT MOM STATES WAS PULLING ON WINDOW BLINDS AND THE FELL ON HEAD DX SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT AT HOME PULLED ON WINDOW SHADE IT FELL HITTING PT IN FOREHEAD DX PUNCTURE WOUND FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CUT TO BACK OF MOUTH FROM PLASTIC ROD OF MINI BLINDS DX: LACERATION TO MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| BLEEDING FROM NOSE GOT HIT WITH FALLING WOODEN BLINDS: DX EPISTAXIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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