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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 165
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE LEFT EYE-PULLED DOWN CURTAIN ROD AT NH HITTING HIM IN LEFT EYE. HAS ABRASIONS. NO LOC. PT HAS ALZEHEIMERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 81 YR OLD POKED SELF IN EYE WITH CURTAIN ROD AT HOME TODAY DX/ LEFT EYE SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| WAS SWINGING ON METAL CURTAIN ROD, AT HOME, & HIT HIMSELF IN RT EYE- RED. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| WAS HANGING A CURTIN ROD WHEN IT FELL HITTING PT IN L EYE DX- CORNEAL ABRA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 2 YOM HIT IN EYE BY CURTAIN RODDX: SUBCONJUNCTIONAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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