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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,257
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 32Y/O,F,TRIPPED OVER CURTAIN, FELL, L FRONTAL SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS TAKING DOWN CURTAINS AT HOME AND INJURED BACK DX: ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AT HOM AND GOT LEFT FOOT CAUGHT IN THE CURTAINS FELL STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FELL WHILE PUTTING UPCURTAINS/ RT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 45 YO MALE PULLED A CURTAIN DISLOCATED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 40 YO FEMALE FELL BACK WHILE HANGING CURTAINS FIVE DAYS AGO RIGHT RIB INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| FOOT SPRAIN-HANGING CURTAINS-FELL OFF CHAIR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FRACTURE LEFT WRIST-FELL WHILE HANGIN CURTAINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| BURNED RT 2ND FINGER WHILE TAKING DOWN CURTAINS THAT WERE ON FIRE IN BATHROOM, FIRE STARTED BY 5YR OLD SON, FIRE DEPT ATTEND UNKNOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT DX RT FOOT CONTUSION - FELL DOWN WHILE HANGING CURTAIN X3 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Microwave ovens |
| FOOT CAUGHT ON DOORWAY DRAP&FELLHITTING HEAD ONTO MICROWAVE, +LOC >CHI/FAICAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT HANGING CURTAINS/ LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| SHOWER CURTAIN FELL ONTO NECK RESULTING IN PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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,LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN.PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND INJURE D NECK AND SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS SHOPPING FOR CURTAINS AND FROZE, HAD NO MOVEMENT IN HANDS & LEGS. DX: KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 27 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, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| LACERATION FINGER: HANGING CURTAINS, CUT FINGER ON RUSTED CURTAIN ROD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Clothing irons |
| FOREARM BURN-IRONING CURTAINS WHEN IRONING BOARD SHIFTED CAUSING IRON T O HIT ARM-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Windowsills or frames |
| PT FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS HIT HEAD ON WINDOW SILL SUSTAINING CONCUSSION WITH LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 38 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 38 YO F LACERATION TO NOSE WITH CONTUSION, WOODEN VALENCE FELL ON NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN PUTTING SHOWER CURTAIN UP IN SHOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS. DX- R 4TH FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS TRYING TO MOVE CURTAINS/ PRE-SYNCOPAL EPISODE AND FELL/ LAC TO H EAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| FELL INTO THE TUB WHILE CHANGING THE SHOWER CURTAINS " LEG MS/CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| P/W HOT WAS BURNS TO B/L UEXTS P PULLING BURNING CURTAINS DOWN IN ATTEM PT TO PUT THEM OUT, FD WAS CALLED IN " BURN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| BACK STRAIN-PAIN WHEN SHE PULLED THE SHOWER CURTAIN CLOSED-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT PUTTING TOGETHER A SHOWER CURTAIN ROD LAST WEEK AND CUT FINGER NOW I T IS INFECTED CELLULITIS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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