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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 565
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 61 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 |
| PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOS ED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 22 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, Television tables or stands |
| TRIPPED ON CURTAIN AND HIT HEAD ON TV STAND AT HOME. DX: CLOSED HEAD I NJURY, CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 91 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, Heaters or heating systems |
| LEANED INTO CURTAIN, FELL HIT HEAD ON A HEATER DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| PULLED SHOWER CURTAIN, SHOWER ROD FELL ON HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 10 months | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 210YOM, HOLDING ONTO CURTAIN TRIED TO STAND, FELL BACK ON HARDWOOD FLOO R STRIKING HEAD, CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 61 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, Chairs |
| PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL OFF CHAIRS AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| HEAD LAC, PT WAS TRYING TO GRAB A CURTAIN TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT SLIPPED ON BEADED CURTAIN & FELL DX CONTUSION--ABRASION HEAD CONTUSION-ABRASION ELBOW ******** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| OCCIPITAL PARIETAL CONT.:SCALP HEMATOMA, CERV. STRAIN, FELL IN SHOWER YEST. HITTING HEAD,SLIPPED ON SHOWER CURTAIN,FALLING ON CONCRETE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | 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, Chairs |
| PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY WHEN SHE WAS ON A CHAIR TRYING TO CHANGE A CURTAIN SHE LOST BALANCE AND FELL. SHE HIT BODY AGAINST A DRESSER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| MOM WAS HOLDING INFANT IN HER ARMS REACHED IN SHOWER, METAL ROD AND CURTAIN FELL HITTING PT TO HEAD INFANT CRYING. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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