Accidents - Draperies, curtains or shower curtains - Year 2008 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 298
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	59
16-25 years old:	71
26-50 years old:	151
50+ years old:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/22/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER INJURY FROM CUTTING ON SHOWER CURTAIN.DX-FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 43 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
CUT INDEX FINGER WHILE HANGING SHOWER CURTAIN LACERATION FINGER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	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
MOTHER STS PT PULLED DOWN CURTAIN NOT SURE WHAT CUT FINGER LACERATION FOURTH LEFT FINGER AVULSION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
PT FELL AT SENIOR LIVING FACILITY TODAY GRABBING POSSIBLE CURTAIN DURING FALL CUTTING LT 4TH DIGIT. DX-SKIN FLAP LACERATION, LT 4TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
PT WAS AT HOME TAKING DOWN CURTAINS, DISLOCATING LT 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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