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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 98
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| DX:BILATERAL KNEE CONTUSIONS. STEPPED INTO HER BATHTUB, HELD SHOWER CURTAIN TO STEADY HERSELF. CURTAIN AND CURTAIN ROD FELL AND PT FELL TOO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stools |
| PT STATES SHE WAS ON A STOOL CHANGING CURTAINS WHEN THE STOOL SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HER AND SHE FELL TWISTING HER KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT TWISTED KNEE GETTING OUT OF BATHTUB, TRIPPED ON SHOWER CURTAIN,KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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