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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 416
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 11/09/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Wire |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP CURTAINS WITH METAL WIRE, WIRE WENT INTO EYE, CONTUSI ON TO EYE |
| 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: 02/15/2006 | 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: 05/15/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| WAS LOOKING OUT OF WINDOW WHEN FB WENT IN EYE FROM CURTAIN...FB L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME GOT THE CURTAIN HOOK STRUCK ACROSS THE LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 33 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT STRUCK IN EYE BY SHOWER CURTAIN, CORNEAL ABRASION OS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| RT CORNEAL AB-HAD BEEN WORKING ON CLEANING DRAPES W/ ALOT OF DUST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2001 | Age: 34 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, Stairs or steps |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2001 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2000 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/1997 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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