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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 169
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING IN THE BLINDS AT HOME, GOT ARM CAUGHT. DX-FOREARM CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| RIGHT RADIAL FX. PT WAS CLEANING VENETIAN BLINDS AND FELL BACKWARDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| ABULSION FOREARM - PATIENT REPORTS SHE CUT HER RIGHT FOREARM ON A VENET IAN BLIND AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT BRUSHED UP AGAINST ALUMINUM BLINDS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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