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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 216
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 30 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: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| TRIPPED OVER SHOWER CURTAIN ROD AND FELL CONTUSION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| LAC R FOREARM, VIA EMS, PT SORTING INTO GARBAGE & SUST INJURY WITH A METAL CURTAIN ROD, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| CONTUSION TO ARM WHEN STRUCK BY CURTAIN ROD THAT FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 27 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: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| METAL SHOWER CURTAIN ROD FELL ONTO ARM DX: CONTUSION LT. ELBOW, ABRASION LT. FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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