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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 170
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 06/04/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT CUT HAND, AT HOME, WHILE FIXING CURTAIN, WINDOW BROKE & PT CUT HAND DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| IN KITCHEN COOKING, CURTAINS CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNT BOTH HANDS " HAND BURN" FD DOCUMENT NOT AVAILABLE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/1998 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Windows or window glass |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/1997 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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