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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 304
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 13 YOF SUSTAINED CONCUSSION AFTER SHOWER CURTAIN ROD FELL HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2009 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28 YOF STRUCK ON TOP OF HEAD BY FALLING CURTAIN ROD SUSTAINING A LACERA TION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 @ HOME WHEN A CURTAIN ROD FELL ONTO HER HEAD. NO LOC OR VOMITNG. DX SCALP LACERATION CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| SHOWER CURTAIN ROD FELL ON PTS HEAD. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 IN THE HEAD WITH ACURTAIN ROD HOLDER BY HIS 3YEAR OLD SIBLING, DX: HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT SUS CONTUSION TO HEAD AFTER CURTAIN ROD FELL AND HIT HEAD% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 PRESENT TO ER AFTER HANGING UP CURTAIN ROD FELL ON HEAD- DX- BLUNT H EAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS REPLACING A CURTAIN ROD IN THE BATHROOM WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON TILE FLOOR, DX: CONCUSSION, MUSCLE STRAIN-TRAPEZIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2009 | Age: 69 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: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH METAL CURTAIN ROD SUSTAINING INJURY TO SCALP DX - SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| WOODEN ROD FELL ON HEAD A WEEK AGO NOW NECK HURTS. DX. HEAD INJURY, NEC K STRAIN, INSOMNIA.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Day wear |
| PT STATES A CURTAIN ROD FELL ON HER HEAD WHILE HANGING UNIFORMS IN CLO SET AT HOME. DX. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 3 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 |
| PT WAS HANGING ONTO THE CURTAINS AND PULLED THE ROD DOWN ONTO SELF; ROD HIT HEAD. D: HEMATOMA SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2009 | Age: 9 months | 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 |
| CURTAIN ROD FELL ON HIM;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2009 | Age: 2 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 |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN PLAYING WITH A CURTAIN ROD WITH ROTHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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