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Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - Year 2004 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 248
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Date: 12/17/2004Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
A SHADE FELL AND HIT PT IN HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT SUST HEAD INJURY SHADE FELL ON HEAD AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
FELL HIT HEAD ON MINI BLINDS AT LACERATED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2004Age: 19 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT WITH SHUTTERS FALLING ON HEAD THIS AM WITH NO INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2004Age: 13 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
A WINDOW BLIND HIT THE PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2004Age: 93 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT FELL WHILE FIXING BLINDS, CONTUSION TO HEAD AND SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
3 YEAR OLD FEMALE HIT HEAD ON BLINDS LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 04/16/2004Age: 17 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT WITH VENETIAN BLINDS FALLING ON HEAD, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2004Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT TUGGING @MINIBLANDS FALLING HITTING HEAD/FOREHEAD, ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2004Age: 90 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Tables
SCALP LACERATION-FELL OFF COFFEE TABLE WHILE TRYING TO FIX WINDOW SHADE . SUS A 2.5CM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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