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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 111
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| LAC FINGER ON METAL CURETAIN HOOK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2006 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, House repair or construction materials |
| PT HAD BEEN PLAYING WITH A BEADED CURTAIN, & THE WIRE FROM IT HAD PENETRATED PT'S LT 3RD FINGER. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PUTTING UP CURTAINS LACERATION RIGHT 3RD & 4TH FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT HANGING UP A CURTAIN AND CUT FINGER ON METAL ROD DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO HANG A SHOWER CURTAIN AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATI ON TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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