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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 624
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/25/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Fans |
| 35 YO FEMALE, ADJUSTING CURTAIN AND HIT HAND ON CEILING FAN AT HOME. D X HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Knives |
| PT STATES HE WAS TRYING TO CUT PLASTIC OFF A SHOWER CURTIAN W/ A KNIFE, AND CUT L HAND. DX. LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL BACKWARDS AT HOME CONTUSION COCCYX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN HANGING CURTAINS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT FELL AND CHIN ON WINDOW EDGE TRYING TO HANG CURTAINS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Tables |
| FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AND HIT NIGHT STAND FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| LIFTED HEAVY CURTAINS CERVICAL SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT DX AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION - C/O CHEST TIGHTNESS AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO DUST WHILE CHANGING CURTAINS AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WITH LAC TO TOE FROM A FALLING CURTAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 44YOM ACCIDENTLY SCRATCHED HIS LT EYE ON A SHEER CURTAIN; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| WRIST INJURY FROM FALLING HANGING CURTAINS. DX-ACUTE FALL, ACUTE RIGHT HAND, WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2009 | Age: 37 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, Knives |
| PT WAS AT HOME HANGING CURTAINS & CUT FINGER WITH A KNIFE DX: DEEP LACERATION LEFT LITTLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| OCCIPITAL PARIETAL CONT.:SCALP HEMATOMA, CERV. STRAIN, FELL IN SHOWER YEST. HITTING HEAD,SLIPPED ON SHOWER CURTAIN,FALLING ON CONCRETE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 50 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 |
| 50 Y/O C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER SLIPPING AND FALLING WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME. DX-STRAIN LOW BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 46 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 |
| HAS MID CHEST PAIN AFTER HANGING CURTAINS DX; STERNAL BRUISING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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