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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 284
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2004 | Age: 25 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 |
| A SHADE FELL AND HIT PT IN HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| ROLLING UP HEAVY METAL SHADE, IT BLEW BACK & HIT HIM IN NOSE. ACUTE NAS AL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS HIT BY WINDOW BLIND. DX: R MANDIBLE SOFT TISSUE SWELLING/POSS HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 21 YOM HIT IN EYE WITH MINI BLIND CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2004 | Age: 19 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 shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS HAND FROM VENETIAN BLINDS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2004 | Age: 18 years | 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 |
| PT TAKING DOWN BLINDS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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