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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 158
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/29/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 9 Y/O M CUT SIDE OF HEAD ON WINDOW BLIND FRAME, LEANING AGAINST WALL. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Stairs or steps |
| 6 Y/O C/ THROAT PAIN AFTER JOBBING LONG STICK TO BACK OF THROAT TO OPEN WINDOW BLINDS GOING DOWNSTAIRS AND FELL DX-ABRASIONS SOFT PALLETE, ULVA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 14 YOF, PULLING DOWN SHADE HIT EBLOW , CONTUSION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD BY WINDOW BLIND; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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