Accidents - Window screens - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,052
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	104
Year 1998:	131
Year 1999:	89
Year 2000:	63
Year 2001:	144
Year 2002:	91
Year 2003:	68
Year 2006:	173
Year 2007:	76
Year 2008:	70
Year 2009:	6
Year 2010:	31

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	471	Finger:	193
Lower Arm:	118	Eyeball:	85
Head:	66	Foot:	40
Upper Leg:	19	Upper Trunk:	18
Lower Leg:	18	Wrist:	14
Lower Trunk:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/11/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
18 YOM LAC TO R HAND ON SCREEN DX; HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window screens
25 YOM FELL OFF OF ROOF WHILE TRYING TO FIX BROKEN WINDOW SCREEN. DX: L CALCANEUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window screens
PUNCHED A WINDOW SCREEN. DX HAND ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 18 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: Other
Product: Window screens
DX CORNEAL INJ: PAIN & BLURRED VISION IN R EYE AFTER STRIK'G SELF IN EYE W A WINDOW SCREEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens, Scissors
PT CUT SELF WITH SCISSORS WHILE TRYING TO CUT SCREEN. DX WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window screens, Chairs
PT ATTEMPTING TO PUT A SCREEN IN WINDOW AND A CHAIR BROKE, CUT HAND ON METAL FRAME DX. FX L DISTAL ULNA, LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
TRYING TO GET SCREEN OFF, WINDOW CRACKED AND FELL CAUSING LACERATION TO P OF FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Window screens
PT WORKING WITH SCREENS, GOT PIECE OF SCREEN IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
LAC HAND ON A METAL SCREEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window screens, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
LT HAND CONTUSION: PUTTING SCREEN IN WINDOW, WINDOW FELL DOWN ON HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 18 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 screens
PT CUT FINGER ON SOLAR SCREEN OF HOUSE. DX: LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
PT STRUCK A WINDOW SCREEN WITH HIS RIGHT HAND LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
LACERATION RT HAND-CUT PALM OF RT HAND ON SCREEN TODAY. NO ACTIVE BLEED ING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT PUNCHED A SCREEN WINDOW AND LACERATED FOREARM. .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens, Windows or window glass
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2000	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2000	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2000	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/1999	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/1999	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/1999	Age: 19 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 screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/1998	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/1998	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens, Windows or window glass
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/1998	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/1998	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/1997	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/1997	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/1997	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens, Razors or shavers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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