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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,001
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| THORACIC STRAIN AFTER PUTTING UP BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Stools |
| PT STANDING ON STOOL CLEANING VERTICLE BLINDS, LOST BALANCE AND FELL DX L3 COMPRESSION FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 26 YO FEMALE HAD SHADE FALL AND HIT HEAD LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 30YFC PLASTIC PART OF WINDOW BLIND HIT EYE/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| LAC R PALM; WAS PUTTING UP BLINDS & CUT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 30 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT REMOVING METAL BLIND FROM WINDOW AND CUT THUMB DX: LAC R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CUT THUMB ON BLINDS LACER THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | 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 |
| TAKING DOWN BLINDS AT HOME WHEN LAC R THUMB ON METAL OF BLIND DX 2 CM LAC R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 50 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 |
| SLIPPED PUTTING UP BLINDS AND LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Floors or flooring materials |
| 2. 46 YOF CUT TOE ON A MINI BLIND LAYING ON THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2005 | Age: 50 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, Cabinet or door hardware |
| LAC L 3RD FINGER ON METAL HOOK WHILE CLEANING MINI BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| STRUCK IN FACE BY A BLIND LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| STATES SHE CUT HAND ON BLINDS WHEN SHE TRIED TO REMOVE THEM DX RT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Beds or bedframes |
| LAYING IN BED WHILE BOYFRIEND OPENED BLINDS, GOT FB IN EYE AT HOME. DX : FB EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2005 | Age: 35 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 |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON MINI BLIND CORD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT PULLED & WINDOW BLIND FELL CUTTING HIS LEG. DX: L LEG LAC 6 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| CONTUSION TO NOSE WHEN STRUCK BY BLINDS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| FELL WHILE PUTTING UP A WINDOW SHADE DX: L 4TH FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| GOT WEAK OPENING BLINDS DX. SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT CAUGHT TOE IN PULL CORD OF WINDOW BLIND DX: L 2ND AND 3RD TOE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT HIT LT EYE ON PLASTIC BLINDS DX: CORNEAL AB LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2005 | Age: 44 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 |
| STRUCK IN FOREHEAD BY A WINDOW SHADE LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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