Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 181
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	6
Year 2004:	16
Year 2006:	158

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
RIGHT HAND LACERATION SECONDARY TO CUTTING ON NEW SET OF BLINDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT.INJ.RT.HAND AT HOME WHEN HIT ON BLIND CORD. DX; ABRASION RT.HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT BROUGHT W/ CONCERNS OF ACTING OUT AND DEPRESSION, PT C/O HAND PAIN A FTER HITTING WOOD SHUTTER DX: R HAND CONTU, DEPRESSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT CUT HAND ON BLINDS, LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
LACERATED PALM OF R HAND ON METAL BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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