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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 56
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| LAC TO BACK OF HEAD, HIT ON SHOWER CURTAIN DX: LAC REPAIR SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT JUMPED UP TO TOUCH A CURTAIN AND INJURED ANKLE. DX ANKLE SPRIAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT DX MINOR HEAD INJURY/OCCIPITAL HEMATOMA/LT PARASPINAL STRAIN - S/P WAS SWINGING ON SHOWER CURTAIN BAR,PT FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| RT RING FINGER LAC-CUT ON A CURTAIN ROD-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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