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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 734
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Manual drills |
| 34 YO F STRAINED SHOULDER USING DRILL AND HANGING BLINDS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Storm windows |
| RT 1ST TOE LAC. NO REPAIR NEEDED: PUTTING UP BLINDS, STORM WINDOW CAME DOWN ON FOOT, LAC. GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 26 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 |
| CUT TO FINGER ON MINI BLINDS DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 30 YOM SLICED FINGER WHILE HANGING BLINDS AT HOME LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| HANGING BLINDS AT HOME, FELL HURT KNEE. DX KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| METAL BLINDS FELL HIT WRIST LACERATION LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| VERTICAL BLINDS FELL ON PTS HEAD, CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LEFT HAND CONTUSION.PT WAS CLEANING BLINDS AND THEY FELL OFF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 41 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 |
| 41YOF GRABBED A METAL VENETIAN BLIND CUTTING RIGHT HAND AT HOME; HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Other toys |
| BIL FOOT LAC, PT WAS STANDING ON A PORCELIN PIGGY BANK TO CLOSE HER BLI NDS AND BROKE IT CUTTING FEET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Hammers |
| PT WAS HANGING BLINDS 1 MO AGO AND HIT HAND W/HAMMER. DX: R FIFTH METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT HIT HAND ON WINDOW SHADE LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 32 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| FELL WHILE HANGING BLINDS AND HAND WENT THROUGH WINDOW LACERATION FI NGER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 39 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 LAC: PT CUT L THUMB ON VENETIAN BLINDS HARDWARE WHILE HANG'G BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | 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, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING HOLES IN BLINDS WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED. DX: 1.5 CM L INDEX LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| WHILE OPENING BLINDS, THEY HIT PT IN EYE, CONTUSION TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| INSTALLING WINDOW BLINDS CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WRIST CT-HIT W/ FALLING MINI BLINDS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 34YOM C/O LT FOOT INJURY, STEPPED ON METAL BLIND LAST NIGHT ON THE FLOOR. DX - FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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