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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 743
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows or window glass |
| LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON METAL MINI BLIND ON WINDOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 40 YEAR OLD FEMALE FELL INJURING HER ANKLE WHILE PUTTING BLINDS UP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| THUMB LAC, PT WAS CUTTING BLINDS AND CUT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| DORSAL STRAIN - 50 YOF REPORTS PAIN IN BACK MIDDLE OF UPPER BACK AFTER RAISING VENETIAN BLINDS TODAY AT NOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Lighting equipment |
| PT PUTTING UP LIGHTS, BLINDS FELL DOWN AND CUT FINGER DX: LT HAND INDEX FINGER LAC 2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CONTUSION FOOT - 40 YOF STATES SHE DROPPED A SHUTTER ONTO LEFT FOOT ABO UT AN HOUR BEFORE COMING TO HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| STRUCK IN THE LEFT ORBIT WITH VENETIAN BLIND CONTROL ROD AT HOME. DX CONTUSION LEFT ORBIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT CUT FINGER ON VENETIAN BLINDS WHILE INSTALLING AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LACERATION ARM UPPER - 44 YOF STATES SHE WAS STRUCK WITH A WOODEN BLIND THAT FELL OFF THE BRACKET, LACERATION JUST ABOVE THE LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LACERATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON EDGE OF VENETIAN BLIND. DX: LACERATION, LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| RIGHT FLANK STR. PT WAS LIFTING BLINDS OVER HEAD AND INJURED SIDE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows or window glass |
| PATIENT WAS CLEANING THE WINDOWS WHEN A BLIND FELL. DX-LACERATIONRIGHT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 50 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LAC TO FOREARM. PT WAS SITTING @ THE *** HOUSE WHEN SOME BLINDS FELL ON HER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| HIT FACE WITH MINI BLINDSNASAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WINDOW BLINDS FELL ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE HAND- SUSTAINED WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO UNTANGLE HI S CAT FROM A BLIND WHEN THE CAT BIT HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| NASAL BONE FRACTURE.PT HAD A VENETIAN BLIND FALL AND HIT PT IN THE NOSE . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LAC (R) 2ND FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A WINDOW SHADE AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CUT TO KNUCKLE RT HAND 2/22 CUT ON ALUMINUM BLINDS ON BACK OF PICKUP WI NDOW DX: AVULSION RT HAND 2ND DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WORKING ON BLINDS, THEY FELL AND CUT HAND WHEN SHE TRIED TO CATCH THEM, 2 CM HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Other fireplaces |
| FELL FROM FIREPLACE MANTEL WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE BLINDS DX: FX DISTAL RADIUS & ULNAR STYLOID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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