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Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - 26-50 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 447
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:125Eyeball:100
Hand:86Lower Leg:68
Finger:33Wrist:16
Head:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/29/2003Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT HAD METAL BLINDS FALL ONTO LEFT HAND AT HOME LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2003Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Beds or bedframes
STANDING ON BED TO PUT SHADE UP - FELL SPRAIN / CONTUSION LUMBAR-SACRAL SPINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2003Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
ABRASION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2003Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PATIENT CUT HER FINGER ON MINI BLINDS AT HOME. DX-1.5 CM FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2003Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Ceilings and walls
48 YO FEMALE HAD BLINDS FALL DOWN FROM WALL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2003Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT HAD VENETIAN BLIND FALL ON HIM AT HOME, LOW BACK PAIN MECHANICAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2003Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT SUS ALCERATION TO HAND BY BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2003Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
FX WRIST WHEN TRIPPED ON BLIND CORD AND FELL AT POST OFFICE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2003Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
DX RIGHT THUMB LACERATION: CUT THUMB ON BLIND ROD WHEN HANGING BLINDS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2003Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Chairs
PT RECEIVED CONTUSION AND HEMATOMA TO LOWER LEG WHEN STANDING IN CHAIRH ANGING BLINDS AND FELL ON WOOODEN PART OF CHAIR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2003Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT FIXING A WINDOW SHADE AT HOME WHEN SOME DEBRIS WENT INTO LEFT EYE HE SCRATCHED IT ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2003Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
INJURED TAKING BLINDS DOWN DX. LBP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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