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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 534
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 12/11/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FIXING CURTAINS AND FELL BACKWARD AND HIT HEAD WITH HEADACHE AND BACK P AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 05/28/2004 | Age: 41 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, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| HEAD LACERATION-WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND ROD STRUCK PATIENT IN HEAD. SU S A 1 1/2 INCH LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/1999 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Fans |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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