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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows or window glass |
| MOTHER STATES PT WAS LOOKING OUT OF THE WINDOW AND THE BLINDS FELL ON HIS HEAD DX HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CUT HEAD WHEN PULLING ON BLINDS AND FELL ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 64 YO FEMALE WAS PUTTING UP BLINDS AND FELT POP IN HIP SPRAIN LEFT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT 5TH TOE FRACTURE.PT WAS CLOSING BLINDS AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE FLOOR AND INJURED TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WINDOW BLIND FELL AND HIT LT HAND/WRIST. C/O PAIN. CONTUSION TO LT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 74 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: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT CAME UP UNDER POLE ON THE BLINDS AND SUSTAINED SMALL SCALP LACERATIO N. D: SIMPLE LACERATION, SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHI, FACIAL BONE FRACTURES - DAUGHTER FOUND 93 YOF ON FLOOR, SITTING PO SITION, PULLED CORD TO BLINDS THAT CAME OFF WALL HITTING HEAD AND FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows or window glass |
| LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON METAL MINI BLIND ON WINDOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Chairs |
| CONTUSION RIGHT RIB - ATTEMPTING TO HANG VERTICAL BLINDS AND FELL OVER A SWIVEL CHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 40 YEAR OLD FEMALE FELL INJURING HER ANKLE WHILE PUTTING BLINDS UP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| THUMB LAC, PT WAS CUTTING BLINDS AND CUT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| DORSAL STRAIN - 50 YOF REPORTS PAIN IN BACK MIDDLE OF UPPER BACK AFTER RAISING VENETIAN BLINDS TODAY AT NOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Slides or sliding boards |
| GOING DOWN A SLIDE (INDOOR TYPE OF PLAY EQUIPMENT) WHEN CORD TO BLINDS ON WINDOW GOT CAUGHT AROUND HER NECK DX: ADMIT WITH NEAR STRANGULATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Knives |
| 24 YOM ATTEMPTED TO PUT CAP ON BLINDS WITH A BUTTERKNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT PTS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LACERATION- SUSTAINED WHEN BLINDS FELL ON HER HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 10/10/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 7YOF HIT HER MOUTH ON WINDOW SHADE AND CUT HER LIP DX: LI P LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CUT FINGER ON VENTIAN BLIND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Lighting equipment |
| PT PUTTING UP LIGHTS, BLINDS FELL DOWN AND CUT FINGER DX: LT HAND INDEX FINGER LAC 2 CM |
| 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: 09/29/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT HAD A MINIBLIND FALL NTO FACE AND LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CONTUSION FOOT - 40 YOF STATES SHE DROPPED A SHUTTER ONTO LEFT FOOT ABO UT AN HOUR BEFORE COMING TO HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 19 Y.O. B MALE W/WRIST LAC. PT STS HIS BLINDS IN HIS DORM ROOM FELL ON HIS WRIST. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PUT PLACSTIC ROD FROM BLINDS IN MOUTH DX: LACERATION, ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| STRUCK IN THE LEFT ORBIT WITH VENETIAN BLIND CONTROL ROD AT HOME. DX CONTUSION LEFT ORBIT. |
| 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: 09/14/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT CAUGHT WINDOW SHADE CORD ON FACE AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX: FACIAL ROPE BURN, CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CHILD HIT ON THIGH BY OTHER CHILD WITH PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM BLINDS AT GROUP HOME. D: THIGH LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT CUT FINGER ON VENETIAN BLINDS WHILE INSTALLING AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS PUTTING NEW BLINDS UP AND BACK STARTED TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LACERATION ARM UPPER - 44 YOF STATES SHE WAS STRUCK WITH A WOODEN BLIND THAT FELL OFF THE BRACKET, LACERATION JUST ABOVE THE LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PLASTICS BLINDS FELL ONTO HEAD LAC LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PATIENT JAMMED A PIECE OF PLASTIC ROD FROM WINDOW BLINDS INTO PALATE IN MOUTH WHEN TAKING A NAP; PALATE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PATIENT HAD BLINDS CORD AROUND NECK AT HOME , OLDER BROTHER MAY HAVE PU LLED CORD TIGHT; NEAR STRANGULATION, ABRASION ON THROAT FROM EAR TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PLAYING AND A FEW MINUTES LATER PARENTS FOUND HIM UNRESPONSIVE WITH VEN ETIAN BLIND CORD AROUND NECK;90% BODY ON FLOOR 2 MIN.BRAIN INJ;MED FLIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| VERTICAL BLIND FELL ON FINGER DX-ACUTE 1.2 CM LACERATION L 2ND FINGER R EPAIRED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CUT HAND ON BLIND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 52 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: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| BLINDS FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT SUSTAINED SUPEFICIAL LACERATION TO THE SCALP - 4 MONTH OLD FEMALE WITH SMALL CUT TO RT SCALP S/P WINDOW SHADE FELL ON HER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT TRIPPED WHILE ALTERING SHADES HITTING MOUTH/FACE ON WOODEN SHELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CLOSING A BLIND AND SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO SIDE DISLOCATING SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT JAMMED BLIND TURNING ROD INTO THROAT. DX: CONT SOFT PALATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT CUT EAR ON CURTAIN BLIND AT HOME. |
| 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: 07/17/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 1 CM LAC TO NOSE MINI BLINDS FELL FROM WINDOW DX: LAC TO NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT STRUCK HEAD ON MINIBLINDS AND HAS CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 16 MO NOT USING (L) ARM SINCE THIS PM. PLAYING W/ SHUTTERS. X-RAY. (L) SHOULDER,ELBOW,RADIUS ULNA. DX:LUE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT C/O LACERATION LT SHIN S/P CUTTING HERSELF ON THE BOTTOM OF A WINDOW BLIND YESTERDAT AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LACERATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON EDGE OF VENETIAN BLIND. DX: LACERATION, LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| BENT OVER TO CHECK WINDOW SHADE AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRAINING BAC K |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| RIGHT FLANK STR. PT WAS LIFTING BLINDS OVER HEAD AND INJURED SIDE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION RT THUMB ON METAL BLIND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Beds |
| PT FOUND UNDER BED EATING PIECE OF MIMI-BLIND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| BLINDS FELL ON PATIENT WHE SHE PULLED ON STRING AT HOME; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LAC RT LOWER LEG - FELL WHILE PUTTING UP BLINDS @ HOME CUT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows or window glass |
| PATIENT WAS CLEANING THE WINDOWS WHEN A BLIND FELL. DX-LACERATIONRIGHT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 50 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LAC TO FOREARM. PT WAS SITTING @ THE *** HOUSE WHEN SOME BLINDS FELL ON HER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| HIT FACE WITH MINI BLINDSNASAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WINDOW SHADE FELL ON FINGERFX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Floors or flooring materials |
| LOST BALANCE WHILE ADJUSTING BLINDS, FELL TO FLOORRIGHT HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows or window glass |
| 54 YO F CLEANING WINDOW AND HANGING BLINDS FELT A PULL IN BACKBACK STRA IN |
| 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: 04/18/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WINDOW BLINDS FELL ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE HAND- SUSTAINED WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO UNTANGLE HI S CAT FROM A BLIND WHEN THE CAT BIT HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PER MOM, CHILD SHOVED MINIBLIND IN THROAT, SMALL HOOK PIECE MISSING DX: HISTORY OF FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WINDOW SHADE FELL AND HIT HEAD DX: CHI /PASSED OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WINDOW BLINDS FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LAC NOSE ON A METAL MINI BLIND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT CAUGHT BLIND CORD AROUND NECK. DX: ACCID NEAR STRANGULATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| NASAL BONE FRACTURE.PT HAD A VENETIAN BLIND FALL AND HIT PT IN THE NOSE . |
| 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: 03/13/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT TRYING TO OPEN BLINDS, LAC RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LAC (R) 2ND FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A WINDOW SHADE AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CUT TO KNUCKLE RT HAND 2/22 CUT ON ALUMINUM BLINDS ON BACK OF PICKUP WI NDOW DX: AVULSION RT HAND 2ND DIGIT |
| 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 |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS FOUND HANGING FROM BLIND CORD. DX: ACUTE STRANGULATION, COMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| BLINDS FELL ONTO PTS FACE, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT PUT PLASTIC END OF BLIND STRING IN MOUTH STARTED TO RUN WAS JERKED B ACK, SUSTAINED ABRASION TO ROOF OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| SPRAIN (L0 THUMB, PT INSTALLING A WINDOW SHADE, FELL DOWN & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 3 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: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LAC LT INDEX FINGER CUT BY WINDOW BLIND. SIMPLE LAC LT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| DX ABRASION AROUND NECK: GOT ROPE BURN FROM BLINDS CORD WRAPPED AROUND NECK ACCIDENTALLY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WORKING ON BLINDS, THEY FELL AND CUT HAND WHEN SHE TRIED TO CATCH THEM, 2 CM HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Other fireplaces |
| FELL FROM FIREPLACE MANTEL WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE BLINDS DX: FX DISTAL RADIUS & ULNAR STYLOID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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