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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 483
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2010 | Age: 8 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 |
| 8 YOM WAS HIT ON THE HEAD BY A CURTAIN ROD THAT FELL, AT HOME- NO LOC DX; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS SCALP AFTER A METAL ROD FELL ON HIS HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3 YR F HIT WHEN CURTAIN ROD FELL;DX LACERATED SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 69YOWF PT STATES SHE WAS TAKING DOWN CURTAIN RODS, CORNICE BUMPED HER ON BACK OF HEAD. DX. CONT, HEMATOMA SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 14YOM STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY A WOODEN CURTAIN ROD DX: CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2010 | Age: 4 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 |
| 4 YOM HIT IN HEAD W/CURTAIN ROD BY SISTER DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 3MOF HAD A SHOWER CURTAIN ROD FALL ON HER HEAD, AT HOME, SHE WAS SLEEPY AFTERWARDS. DX; BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 46 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, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 46YOF HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME WHEN THE CURTAIN ROD FELL ONTO HEAD CLO SED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22YOF HAD A CURTAIN ROD FALL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 5 YO FEMALE PLAYING IN A CLOSET AND THE ROD FELL AND HIT PTS HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 8YOM HAD CURTAIN ROD FALL ONTO HEAD LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 12MOM PT PULLED A CURTAIN ROD DOWN ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD. HAS LAC TO H EAD. NO LOC. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2010 | Age: 5 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 |
| 5 YO M STRUCK ON HEAD BY A FALLING CURTAIN ROD. DX: SCALP LACERATION, P ARTIAL THICKNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 7 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 |
| 7 YOM HIT IN HEAD BY CURTAIN ROD DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6 YOM, CURTAIN ROD FELL ON HEAD, HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2010 | Age: 21 months | 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 |
| 21 MO F HIT HEAD ON METAL CURTAIN ROD;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2010 | Age: 16 months | 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 |
| 16MOM HAD CURTAIN ROD FALL, HITTING PT ON TOP OF HEAD, HAS LAC DX;# SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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