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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 469
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/10/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 SEEN FOR HAND LAC AFTER BLINDS FELLING HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2003 | Age: 24 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, Fans |
| WAS CLOSING BLINDS AND HIT FOREHEAD ON FAN DX FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER FROM MINI BLINDS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT LAC LT 4TH FINGER 2.5 CM ON WINDOW BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT HIT RT UPPER LEG ON A WINDOW BLIND, LAC UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Ceilings and walls |
| PINCHED/AVULS L THUMB ON BRACKET OF MINIIBLINDS ON WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WINDOW BLINDS FELL ONTO RT SHOULDER AT HOME, CONTUSION TO RT SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 22 Y/O F C/O CHIN LAC. BLINDS HIT PATIENT IN THE FACE. DX LAC TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT BRUSHED UP AGAINST ALUMINUM BLINDS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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