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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 571
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| WHILE MOM HOLDING BABY, A METAL SHOWER CURTAIN ROD FELL ON HIM. DX. HEA D INJURY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| CONTUSION HEAD - 88 YO FEMALE FELL AT LOCAL NURSING HOME - SHE REPORTS SHE FELL WHILE ADJUSTING THE SHOWER CURTAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 32Y/O,F,TRIPPED OVER CURTAIN, FELL, L FRONTAL SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Microwave ovens |
| FOOT CAUGHT ON DOORWAY DRAP&FELLHITTING HEAD ONTO MICROWAVE, +LOC >CHI/FAICAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Beds or bedframes |
| HEAD TRAUMA.PT.REFERS WHILE HANGING SOME CURTAINS,FELL HITTING HEAD WTI H BED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PATIENT HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME FELL OFF FOLDING CHAIR. DX-CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PATIENT FELL AT HOME TRYING TO FIX SHOWER CURTAIN. DX-CONTUSION HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Windowsills or frames |
| PT FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS HIT HEAD ON WINDOW SILL SUSTAINING CONCUSSION WITH LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| HEMATOMA TO HEAD DUE TO FALL WHILE TRYING TO PUT UP CURTAINS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS TRYING TO MOVE CURTAINS/ PRE-SYNCOPAL EPISODE AND FELL/ LAC TO H EAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 54 YOF WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND HIT SELF ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD SUST AINING A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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