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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 713
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Step stools |
| 38 YOF-@ HOME ATTEMPTING TO HANG CURTAIN RODS WHILE ON STEPSTOOL & FELL -C/O NECK/ELBOW/SHOULDER DX FALL,CT TRAPEZIOUS STRAIN CERVICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 34 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS SCALP AFTER A METAL ROD FELL ON HIS HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 36 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: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 36YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FIFTH FINGER ON A CURTAIN ROD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 37 YOM DX CORNEAL ABRASION - PT HIT EYE WITH CURTAIN ROD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| DX LAC TOE: 33YOM WALK IN GRASS & STEP' ON RSTY END OF AN OLD BROKEN CURTAIN ROD; SCRAPED BTM OF 2ND DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 49YOF CUT HAND ON A CURTAIN ROD. DX. FINGER LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 34YOM WAS AT HOME, LOST CONTROL OF A HEAVY CURTAIN ROD, FELL ON FACE CAUSING A FX TO NOSE, FACIAL LACERATIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 46 years | 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: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 46YOF HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME WHEN THE CURTAIN ROD FELL ONTO HEAD CLO SED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 43YOF WAS HANGING A CURTAIN ROD YESTERDAY SLIPPED AND FELL ON BACK C/O BACK PAIN DX- CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 44YOM,PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT ELBOW S/P WALKING PASS A WALL WHEN HOOK CUT HIM PATIENT HAD TO PULL HOOK FROM ELOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 43 Y/O M HIT IN FACE W/ CURTAIN HOOK CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 35YOM,CONTUSION TO RIGHT EYE S/P STRUCK IN EYE WITH A SHOWER CURTAIN HOOK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 28YOM WAS PUTTING UP CURTAIN RODS AND CUT HAND DX RT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 50YOF HAD A CURTAIN ROD FALL DOWN STRIKING LT WRIST AND HAND; WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 44YOM LAC FINGER WHILE PUTTING UP CURTAIN ROD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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