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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 296
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| WINDOW BLIND FELL AND HIT LT HAND/WRIST. C/O PAIN. CONTUSION TO LT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | 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, Knives |
| 24 YOM ATTEMPTED TO PUT CAP ON BLINDS WITH A BUTTERKNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT PTS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 17 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 |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 17 YOF STATES SHE WAS POKED IN THE LEFT EYE BY PLAST IC BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 19 Y.O. B MALE W/WRIST LAC. PT STS HIS BLINDS IN HIS DORM ROOM FELL ON HIS WRIST. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 21 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 21-YOM SUSTAINED AN ABRASION OFHIS EYE AS A RESULT OF BEING HIT BY A WI NDOW BLIND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT TRIPPED WHILE ALTERING SHADES HITTING MOUTH/FACE ON WOODEN SHELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT JAMMED BLIND TURNING ROD INTO THROAT. DX: CONT SOFT PALATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT C/O LACERATION LT SHIN S/P CUTTING HERSELF ON THE BOTTOM OF A WINDOW BLIND YESTERDAT AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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