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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 610
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2008 | 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: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| DX SUMLUXATION OF PROXIMAL RADIAL HEAD L ELBOW (NURSEMAID'S ELBOW). FOP STATES PT W PULL' ON A BLIND CORD & NEXT THING HE W CRYING. HOLD'G ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 5 years | 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 |
| PT CUT HEAD WHEN DAD PULLED DOWN WINDOW BLIND. D: CONTUSION / LACERAT ION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 5 YOF WAS PULLING DOWN SHADES AND THEY FELL ONTO NECK NECK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| MOM STATES SHE WAS HOLDING CHILD AND THE BLINDS FELL CUTTING FINGER DX RT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/BLINDS WHICH FELL OFF WINDOW. DX: SCALP LAC 4 CM/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| FELL WITH PLASTIC BLINDS POLE IN MOUTH. DX MOUTH INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT HAD WINDOW SHADES FALL OFF AND HIT HEAD , SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 15 months | 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER AFTER GRABBING AN ALUMINUM WINDOW BLIND >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PATIENT WRAPPED MINI BLIND CORD AROUND NECK AND BROTHER PUSHED HIM DOWN NECK ABRASION, FRICTION BURN OF ABDOMINAL WALL W/INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FACIAL LAC/14MOF AT HOME CUT FACE ON VENETIAN BLIND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 2 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 |
| WOODEN BLINDS FELL ON HER;DX CONTUSED EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 8 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, Diapers |
| HAVING THE DIAPER CHANGED BY MOM, PULLED ON THE CORD OF THE BLIND WHICH FELL RIGHT ONTO HIM CUTTING EYEBROW>> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT FELL WITH A ROD FROM VENETIAN BLINDS IN HIS MOUTH. HAS A LAC TO HIS SOFT PALATE. BLEEDING CONTROLLED. DX MOUTH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 3 years | 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 |
| PTS MOM STATES WINDOW BLINDS FELL IN PTS FACE DX FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| HAND ABS-INJURED ON BAMBOO SHADES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION , CUT ON BLIND. DX-LEFT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 3 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 |
| WAS PLAYING WITH THE BLIND'S CORD, AT HOME, & GOT IT WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK- RED SCRATCH TO NECK. DX; NECK ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO SCALP AFTER BLINDS FELL ON HIM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 4 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 |
| NEAR STRANGULATION WHEN CAUGHT IN BLIND CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| VENETIAN BLINDS FELL AT DENTIST'S OFFICE;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT WAS IN HIS ROOM AT HOME WHEN HE TRIPPED AN FELL. PT LANDED ON THE HA NDLE TO A VENETIAN BLIND AND IT PUNCTURED HIS MOUTH. DX PUNCTURE MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY FALLING MINIBLINDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PER MOM, BLINDS FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD 30 MINS PTA. DX. HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| AT HOME- A METAL BLIND FELL ON PT'S LT GREAT TOENAIL, & CUT TOE DX: NAIL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| A WINDOW SHADE FELL HITTING PT'S HEAD >> CHI/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 2 YOM STRUCK ON FOREHEAD BY MINI BLINDS THAT FELL SUSTAINING A LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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