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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,039
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 11/20/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT SUS LAC TO FACE AFTER CURTAIN ROD FELL AND HIT HER IN FACE% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT WITH LAC TO FACE, STRUCK BY A CURTAIN ROD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| SUST LACERATION TO R UPPER EYEKLID WHEN CURTAIN ROD FELL AT HOME STRIKI NG HER DX 5MM LAC R UPPER EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT IN A HOTEL CLOSING A CURTAIN WGHEN THE CURTAIN ROD FELL STRUCK IN F ACE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT HIT CHIN ON CURTAIN ROD DX: CHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT @ HOME WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK IN NOSE BY CURTAIN ROD - CONTUSED NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Bathtubs or showers |
| SHOWER ROD HIT IN FACE DX FACE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| CURTAIN ROD FELL ON FACE FACIAL LAC & CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| RIGHT FACIAL ABR. PT WAS TRYING TO HANG A CURTAIN ROD WHEN IT FELL HITT ING FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| FOREHEAD LACERATION.PT HIT FOREHEAD ON A CURTAIN ROD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| CURTAIN ROD HIT HEAD - LACERATION CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 46 Y.O. B MALE W/LAC TO FACE. SOMEONE HAD THROWN A CURTAIN ROD IN PT'S DIRECTION @ HOME & IT STRUCK HIM. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| NOSE LAC-A CURTAIN ROD FELL-HIT PT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| CURTAIN ROD FELL ON NOSE DX: NOSE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| NASAL CONTUSION. CURTAIN ROD FELL ON FACE AND STRUCK NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE WAS HIT BY A FALLING CURTAIN ROD CAUSING A LACE RATION TO HER LT EYEBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| HIT IN HEAD BY VALANCE/ FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2001 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2001 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/1999 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/1998 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/1998 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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