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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 447
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2003 | Age: 36 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 |
| PT HAD METAL BLINDS FALL ONTO LEFT HAND AT HOME LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | 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, 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: 10/24/2003 | Age: 49 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: 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: 09/11/2003 | Age: 35 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 |
| 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: 09/07/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 07/20/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: 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: 06/27/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 06/14/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: 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: 06/10/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 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: 05/29/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: 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: 02/18/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: 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: 01/02/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: 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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