Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,399
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	12
Year 1998:	153
Year 1999:	129
Year 2000:	182
Year 2001:	12
Year 2002:	120
Year 2003:	28
Year 2004:	42
Year 2006:	275
Year 2007:	100
Year 2008:	268
Year 2009:	33
Year 2010:	39

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/16/2010	Age: 1 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
MINIBLINDS FELL AND HIT PATIENT ON FOREHEAD. ABRASION SCALP 58DOF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 2 years	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
2 YO MALE PULLED BLINDS DOWN ON HEAD. DX SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2010	Age: 5 months	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
5MOM-CHI-SET OF WINDOW BLINDS FELL ON PT'S HEAD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2009	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
28DOM WAS STRUCK ON HIS HEAD BY A PULL UP WINDOW SHADE, AT HOME, THAT FELL, WHILE MOM WAS PULLING IT UP, STRUCK MOM ON SHOULDER. DX; CHI, ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2009	Age: 13 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
BLIND FELL ON HIM;DX LACERATED SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
PT WAS PULLING ON THE BLINDS AND PULLED THEM DOWN ONTO HIS HEAD. D: C ONTUSION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
3YO HISP MALE BRGHT IN BY MOM - CORNICE WINDOW DRESSING FELL & A NAIL WENT INTO PT L TEMPLE AREA,NLOC,DX CLOSED HEAD INJ MINOR,PUNCTURE WOUND
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: 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: 09/21/2008	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: 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: 04/02/2008	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: 03/08/2008	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: 02/15/2008	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: 08/19/2007	Age: 3 months	Sex: Female	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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
BLIND FROM THE WINDOW FELL OFF HITTING HEAD >> CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2007	Age: 2 years	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 C/O CUT HEAD ON METAL BLIND. DX LAC HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2007	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON BLINDS AT DAYCARE
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: 08/11/2006	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: 08/07/2006	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: 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: 06/11/2006	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: 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: 06/12/2004	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT WITH SHUTTERS FALLING ON HEAD THIS AM WITH NO INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2004	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	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
A WINDOW BLIND HIT THE PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
3 YEAR OLD FEMALE HIT HEAD ON BLINDS LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/16/2004	Age: 17 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 WITH VENETIAN BLINDS FALLING ON HEAD, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2004	Age: 10 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
PT TUGGING @MINIBLANDS FALLING HITTING HEAD/FOREHEAD, ABRASION
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: 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: 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: 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

Date: 08/01/2001	Age: 4 months	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2000	Age: 11 months	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2000	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2000	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/1999	Age: 9 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/1999	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/1999	Age: 11 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/1999	Age: 3 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/1999	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/1998	Age: 2 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/1998	Age: 1 months	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/1998	Age: 12 months	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/1998	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/1997	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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