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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 228
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Floors or flooring materials |
| HEAD HEMATOMA, MOTHER STS PT STRUCK W/A FALLING CURTAIN ROD, FELL ONTO THE FLOOR, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, SWELLING, NO LOC OR DIZZINESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| CURTAIN ROD FELL AND HIT PT ON TOP OF HEAD. D: LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| HIT BY FALLING CURTAIN ROD DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| HIT BY CURTAIN ROD DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT WAS HIT W/SHOWER CURTAIN ROD. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, 2 CM FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT STATES CURTAIN ROD FELL ON HEAD AT SCHOOL DX: POST CONCUSSION/HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT PULLED THE SHOWER CURTAIN ROD AND IT FELL AND HIT PT ON FOREHEAD. D : HEMATOMA HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT GOT HIT WITH CURTAIN ROD ON HEAD WHILE AT HOME. D: SCALP LACERATIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2005 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| CURTAIN ROD FELL ON HEAD DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WITH CURTAIN ROD BY YOUNGER BROTHER AT HOME, INTENT NOT STATED; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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