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Accidents - Draperies, curtains or shower curtains - 6-15 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 161
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:75Face:59
Head:6Lower Trunk:6
All Of Body:6Toe:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/16/2008Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 11/18/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: 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: 11/04/2008Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 09/16/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
PT LAC HAND ON SHOWER CURTAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2008Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: 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: 04/03/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 03/25/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: 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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