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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 905
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT INSTALLING BLINDS IN WINDOW WHEN FELT FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN EYE. D: FOREIGN BODY, EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Buckets or pails |
| PT FELL WHILE HANGING BLINDS, STANDING ON A BUCKET; MULTIPLE CONT UPPER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 RUSTY BLIND AT RESTAURANT. DX. LAC R MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PUTTING UP BLINDS IN HOME, LACERATED RIGHT FOREARM HAS 1CM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 36 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT LEANING LEANING OVER THE COUCH AT HOME TRYING TO FIX THE VENETIAN BL INDS WHEN THEY FELL ONTO LEFT LOWER ARM LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| TRYING TO RE-ATTACH VERTICAL BLINDS, HIT CORNER OF EYE SCLERAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| STATES SHE WAS CLEANING BLINDS AND BENT OVER AND INJURED BACK DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2004 | Age: 47 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 |
| LAC LT THUMB CLEANING BLINDS @ HOME. LAC TENDON LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS WRESTLING WITH A FRIEND AND CUT HIS EAR ON A MINI BLIND DX: LACERATION RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2004 | Age: 35 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, Stepladders |
| WAS HANGING BLINDS ON STEP LADDER FELL INJURED BACK DX BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 CUT HAND WHILE PUTTING UP WINDOW SHADES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT STATES SHE WAS AT *** & PULLED A MINIBLIND OFF A SHELF AND A SECOND ONE FELL STRIKING HER IN THE FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Doors |
| RUNNING TO BATHROOM VOMITING- RAN INTO VERTICAL BLINDS AND THE DOOR UPPER LIP LACERATION 1.5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | 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: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| HEALING CORNEAL ABRASION OS, PULLED BLIND OPEN, SCRATCHED LT EYE 2 NIGHTS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| 45 YOM BLINDS FELL FROM WINDOW LAC EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 26 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 DX LACERATION TO LT THUMB - S/P WINDOW BLIND FELL ON LT HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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