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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 161
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT AT HOME - CURTAINS CAUGHT ON FIRE - NEIGHBOR PUT OUT FIRE. DX SMOKE INHALLATION. NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| 15YOM WAS LYING IN BATHTUB,WHEN THE PHONE BEGAN TO RING,JUMPED UP FELL OUT OF TUB,PULLED SHOWER CURTAIN AND ROD DOWN,STRUCK CHIN;CHIN LACERATI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| CURTAINS CAUGHT FIRE BILATERAL BURNS HANDS NO FIREDEPT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT LAC HAND ON SHOWER CURTAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FELL ON CURTAIN;DX STRAINED LOWER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 9 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS AT A FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER A SHOWER CURTAIN AND FE LL HITTING HER BACK OF HER HEAD. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| SLIPPED ON CURTAIN AND FELL ON TOE. DX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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