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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 312
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL OFF A COUNTER ONTO THE FLOOR. DX-FIB FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| CONTUSION TO CHEST WHEN FELL WHEN HANGING CURTAINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| PT PUTTING UP DRAPES FELL ONTO METAL CHAIR DX: LT CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| NURSING HOME RESIDENT WHO FELL AGAINST CLOSET TWO DAYS AGO WHEN SHE REACHED FOR A SHOWER CURTAIN. DX RIB FRACTURES, CONTUSION PELVIS/ LT KN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stools |
| WAS STANDING ON A STOOL PUTTING UP CURTAINS WHEN SHE FELL, RESULTING IN BLUNT TRAUMA TO THE CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| WHILE CLEANING CURTAINS DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN DX: ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN, PALPITATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| REACHED UP TO MOVE SHOWER CURTAIN & HURT BACK. DX: UPPER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| CHEST WALL OCNT. PT FELL WHEN HANGING DRAPES UP AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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