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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 163
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE - 81 YOF WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND THINKS SOM ETHING GOT INTO HER RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT STRUCK ON EYE BY CURTAIN. NOW ALL HE CAN SEE IS "GRAY". D: CORNEAL A BRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PATIENT HIT IN EYE WITH CURTAIN ROD WHEN PULLING ON CURTAINS AT HOME; C ORNEAL ABRASION WITH SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| WAS LOOKING OUT OF WINDOW WHEN FB WENT IN EYE FROM CURTAIN...FB L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/12/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drills |
| PUTTING UP CURTAINS,DRILLING HOLE,PIECE OF METAL TO LT EYEBALL-FB EYEBA LL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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