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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 174
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AND FX RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Ladders |
| CONTUSION CHEST AREA, PT HANGING CURTAINS, FELL OFF THE LADDER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, SWELLING R ELBOW, ARM, NO LOC OR DIZZ. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 35 YOF CAME IN C/O CHEST PAIN ONSET WHILE HANGING CURTAINS, LEFT WITHOU T BEING EVALUATED |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Tables |
| HANGING CURTAINS, FELL, HITTING RIBS ON NIGHT STAND, C/O PAIN, DX; RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stepladders |
| DORSAL CONTUSION - 33 YOF WAS PUTTING UP CURTAINS AND FELL OFF STEPLADD ER STRIKING HER BACK AGAINST THE WINDOW SILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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