Accidents - Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 584
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	67
Year 1999:	17
Year 2001:	83
Year 2003:	49
Year 2004:	62
Year 2005:	68
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	5
Year 2008:	75
Year 2009:	62
Year 2010:	76

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	115
6-15 years old:	141
16-25 years old:	15
26-50 years old:	16
50+ years old:	296

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/27/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
82YOM WAS HIT IN CHEST WITH CURTAIN ROD THAT FELL CONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
FELL BACK WHILE TRYING TO HANG A CURTAIN ROD. DX. RIB AND CHEST WALL CO NTUSION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Toilets
PATIENT WAS PUTTING UP SHOWER CURTAIN ROD AND PATIENT FELL HITTING COMM ODE . DX; FRACTURE TO RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
CUT CHEST WITH CURTAIN TIE BACK ROD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Containers
PT STANDING ON A BASKET TRYING TO HANG A CURTAIN ROD AND THE BASKET FEL L OUT FROM UNDER HER LACERATION FACE AND CONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
LAC UPPER BACK/2YOM FELL ONTO SHARP CURTAIN ROD AND CUT L UPPER TRUNK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
PT FELL ON A METAL HOOK AND FELT OBJECT GO UNDER RIB WHILE TRYING TO STAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
PT. FELL AND CUT HER UPPER CHEST ON A CURTAIN ROD. DX. LAC CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
PT SUST STRAIN TO UPPER TRUNK CERTAIN ROD FELL ON SOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
PATIENT FELL ON HER BACK FLIPPING OFF A SHOWER ROD. DX-CONTUSION THORACIC SPINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
PT C/O "I WAS SLAMMED ON A METAL ROD AT THE PRECINCT" SUSTAIED ABRASION TO RT MID- BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2001	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2001	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/1999	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/1998	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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