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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 56
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT DX LT ANKLE SPRAIN - HX OF POLIO FROM BIRTH WITH LLE PARALYSIS C/O LT ANKLE SWELLING AND PAIN X1 WEEK.PT WAS PUTTING UP CURTAIN AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT JUMPED UP TO TOUCH A CURTAIN AND INJURED ANKLE. DX ANKLE SPRIAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| RIGHT ANKLE INJ. PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL TWISTING ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| PT STANDING ON CHAIR TRYING TO HANG CURTAINS FELL INJURING ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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