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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 730
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 40 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| LAC FINGER ON METAL CURETAIN HOOK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE BATHTUB AT HOME HANGING CURTAINS IN THE BATHROOM AND FELL STRIKING RIGHT KNEE ON THE SDIE OF THE TUB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT TRIED TO PUT OUT SHOWER CURTAIN FIRE. +FD. DX: SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT HELPED NEIGHBOR PUT OUT PLASTIC SHOWER CURTAIN FIRE. + FD. DX: MILD SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PUTTING UP CURTAINS LACERATION RIGHT 3RD & 4TH FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME AND HAS SHOULDER PAIN STRAIN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PUTTING SHOWER CURTAIN, FELL HITTING CW " MS STRAIN/CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL ONTO ELBOW AND FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT HANGING UP A CURTAIN AND CUT FINGER ON METAL ROD DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 36 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 |
| CHEST PAIN WHILE HANGING CURTAINS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Air conditioners |
| 32 YOM BURNED HAND EXTINGUISHING FIRE. PLUG WIRE ON AC OVERHEATED & CA UGHT CURTAINS ON FIRE. NOFD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| STEEL ROD FELL ON HEAD WHILE HANGING CURTAINSDX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| GREAT TOE FX-WOODEN VALANCE FELL ON TOE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| CERVICAL STRAIN.PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND TURNED NECK WRONG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE HANGING CURTAINS/CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| DISLOCATION L SHOULDER, PT HANGIN A SHOWER CURTAIN, FELL DOWN THE FLOOR AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, ROM LIMITED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| SUDDEN THORACIC PAIN PULLING SHOWER CURTAIN SIDEWAYS " MS STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO HANG A SHOWER CURTAIN AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATI ON TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FB UNDER EYELID-DEBRIS WHILE HANGING CURTAINS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS MOVING SHOWER CURTAIN FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND INJURED SHOULDER DISLOCATED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| PT FELL ON SHOULDER WHILE STANDING IN CHAIR TRYING TO HANG CURTAINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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