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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 243
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PATIENT HIT IN EYE BY PLASTIC STICK FROM WINDOW BLIND AT HOME 2 DAYS AG O, EYE PAIN AND DRAINAGE; CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 17 YOF STATES SHE WAS POKED IN THE LEFT EYE BY PLAST IC BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| ABRAISION EYEBALL WHEN WOODEN BLIND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 21 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: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 21-YOM SUSTAINED AN ABRASION OFHIS EYE AS A RESULT OF BEING HIT BY A WI NDOW BLIND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CONTUSED EYEBALL WITH STICK OF BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PATIENT HIT IN EYE BY VENETIAN BLIND OR BLIND CORD AT HOME; CORNEAL ABR ASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WHILE LIFTING UP A WINDOW SHADE, IT STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE. DX. R EYE CO RNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CORNEAL ABRAS/58YOWM WAS TAKING DOWN VENETIAN BLINDS 2 DAYS AGO AND SOM ETHING GOT INTO L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| SCRATCHED EYEBALL ON BLIND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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