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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,760
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	430
6-15 years old:	312
16-25 years old:	284
26-50 years old:	905
50+ years old:	827

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	592	Eyeball:	376
Head:	248	Lower Trunk:	234
Lower Arm:	209	Finger:	207
Hand:	173	Neck:	153
Upper Trunk:	119	Mouth:	97
Upper Arm:	86	Ear:	71
Wrist:	69	Toe:	69
Internal:	17	Foot:	16
Shoulder:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2004	Age: 26 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: Foreign Body
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT INSTALLING BLINDS IN WINDOW WHEN FELT FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN EYE. D: FOREIGN BODY, EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: 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: 12/13/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		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, Buckets or pails
PT FELL WHILE HANGING BLINDS, STANDING ON A BUCKET; MULTIPLE CONT UPPER TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
WAS PUTTING UP VERTICAL BLINDS, FELL HUMERAL NECK FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2004	Age: 2 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
PATIENT FELL ONTO WOODEN BLINDS WHEN PLAY WRESTLING WITH MOM AND OLDER SIBLING AT HOME; FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT. WENT INTO CLOSET & RAN UP TO MOM, POINTING AT MOUTH & CRYING- BLOOD ON MOUTH, BLOOD ON MINIBLIND WAND. DX: PUNCTURE / LAC. TO UVULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2004	Age: 12 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
WINDOW SHADE FELL ON PTS FOREHEAD,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
CORD FOR BLINDS HIT R EYE YESTERDAY EVENING. DX: SUPERFICIAL INJURY CONJUNCTIVA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windowsills or frames
WAS OULLING DOWN WINDOW SHADE AND CAUGHT HAND ON WINDOW FRAME SKIN LAC TEAR TO DORSAL ASPECT OF R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2004	Age: 15 months	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
DX LEFT FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON BLINDS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2004	Age: 2 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
DX LEFT FINGERS LACERATIONS: CUT FINGERS ON BLINDS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT SUST PUNCTURE TO MOUTH WITH WINDOW BLIND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	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
ROLLING UP HEAVY METAL SHADE, IT BLEW BACK & HIT HIM IN NOSE. ACUTE NAS AL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		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 RUSTY BLIND AT RESTAURANT. DX. LAC R MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2004	Age: 33 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: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PUTTING UP BLINDS IN HOME, LACERATED RIGHT FOREARM HAS 1CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 4 months	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
SIBLING PULLED BLINDS DOWN & HIT PT IN EYE. DX: R CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
PT WAS HIT BY WINDOW BLIND. DX: R MANDIBLE SOFT TISSUE SWELLING/POSS HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT. FELL WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST BLINDS AT HOME. DX. R HIP FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/06/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		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 SUST HEAD INJURY SHADE FELL ON HEAD AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 36 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT LEANING LEANING OVER THE COUCH AT HOME TRYING TO FIX THE VENETIAN BL INDS WHEN THEY FELL ONTO LEFT LOWER ARM LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO SHOULDER FROM ROD OF BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
21 YOM HIT IN EYE WITH MINI BLIND CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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 FELL AGAINST SEVERAL PULL-UP BLINDS. DX: 2-3 CM LACERATION ABOVE L EYE & EYEBROW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 51 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 WAS AT HOME WHEN A SET OF BLINDS FELL ONTO RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	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
TRYING TO RE-ATTACH VERTICAL BLINDS, HIT CORNER OF EYE SCLERAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS HAND FROM VENETIAN BLINDS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2004	Age: 50 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
STATES SHE WAS CLEANING BLINDS AND BENT OVER AND INJURED BACK DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 73 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, Floors or flooring materials
FELL TO FLOOR TRYING TO GET CAT OUT OF BLINDS AT HOME INJURING WRIST. DX: FRACTURE WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2004	Age: 47 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
LAC LT THUMB CLEANING BLINDS @ HOME. LAC TENDON LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT TRYING TO OPEN HER BLINDS TO LEFT SOME LIGHT THROUGH HER WINDOWS SHE SLIPPED AND FELL FRACTURED RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2004	Age: 4 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
PLAYING WITH BLINDS, THEY FELL & STRUCK FOREHEAD DX FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: 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: 07/21/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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 PLAYING WITH BLINDS THAR FELL HITTING PT IN FACE, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2004	Age: 78 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
PT WAS LEANING FORWARDS TO CLOSED HER BLINDS AT HOME FELL STRAINED RIGH T HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT'S GRANDMA STATES CHILD WAS CHOKING ON END OF PLASTIC CORD THAT OPENS THE BLINDERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
PT. CUT HER RT. INDEX FINGER ON METAL BLINDS DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 55 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 CUT FINGER ON VENETIAN BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2004	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
CUT TO EYEBROW GOT HIT WITH WINDOW SHADE AT RESTURANT DX: LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 6 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: Hemorrhage
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PATIENT POKED IN EYE WITH PLASTIC PIECE ON BLIND; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMOR RHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	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
PT WITH BLINDS FROM BEDROOM FALLING HITTING PT ON RT SIDE OF FACE/HEA D, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2004	Age: 2 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
DOG MADE BLINDS FALL DOWN HITTNG PATIENT ON HEAD AT HOME; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT WAS WRESTLING WITH A FRIEND AND CUT HIS EAR ON A MINI BLIND DX: LACERATION RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2004	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: 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: 06/06/2004	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	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
A WINDOW BLIND HIT THE PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2004	Age: 93 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: 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: 05/16/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
AT SLEEP OVER, RUNNING AROUND,NECK CAUGHT ON NYLON CORD FOR WOOD WINDOW BLINDS NECK ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2004	Age: 18 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
PT TAKING DOWN BLINDS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT CUT HAND ON BLINDS, LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2004	Age: 20 months	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
MINIBLIND FELL ON PATIENT AT HOME; FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
SHADE FELL ON PATIENT AT SCHOOL, SEEN AT URGENT CARE, PLACED IN MIAMI J COLLAR, STILL WITH NECK PAIN; NECK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
CUT FACE GOT HIT WITH BLINDS DX: LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: 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: 05/07/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
A BLIND/SHADE FELL ON PATIENT AT SCHOOL, NECK PAIN; NECK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2004	Age: 83 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
LUMBAR STR. PT TWISTED BACK WHEN TURNING BLINDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 35 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, Stepladders
WAS HANGING BLINDS ON STEP LADDER FELL INJURED BACK DX BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT C/O RT GREAT TOE LAC. PT CUT TOE ON BLINDS. DX LAC TO TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2004	Age: 17 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 WITH VENETIAN BLINDS FALLING ON HEAD, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2004	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: 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: 04/08/2004	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
HANGING FROM BLINDS WHEN 1 FELL IN STRUCK EYE;CORNEAL ABRAS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2004	Age: 56 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
LEFT FOOT CONTUSION.PT HAD BLINDS FALL ON FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2004	Age: 33 years	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
PT CUT HAND WHILE PUTTING UP WINDOW SHADES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT'S NECK CAUGHT IN BLIND CORD. DX: ANTERIOR NECK ABR/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT STATES SHE WAS AT *** & PULLED A MINIBLIND OFF A SHELF AND A SECOND ONE FELL STRIKING HER IN THE FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2004	Age: 26 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, Doors
RUNNING TO BATHROOM VOMITING- RAN INTO VERTICAL BLINDS AND THE DOOR UPPER LIP LACERATION 1.5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2004	Age: 34 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
HEALING CORNEAL ABRASION OS, PULLED BLIND OPEN, SCRATCHED LT EYE 2 NIGHTS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	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
CORNEAL ABRASION - 4 YOF C/O PAIN LEFT EYES AFTER COMING INTO CONTACT W ITH BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2004	Age: 81 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS OPENING BLINDS AND FELL STRIKING BOOKCASE. DX: 3 CM FOREHEAD LAC, CONT HEAD/L KNEE/R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 01/26/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT PUT BENETIAN BLIND ROD IN MOUNTH , WAS CAUGHT ON THROAT PULLED OUT DX LAC TO THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2004	Age: 5 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 WRESTILING WITH BROTHER & HIT MINI BLIND WAND WITH R EYE. DX LAC R EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2004	Age: 45 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
45 YOM BLINDS FELL FROM WINDOW LAC EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
8 YOF BLINDS FELL FROM WINDOW LAC LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2004	Age: 3 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
FINGER LAC-CUT ON METAL BLINDS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2004	Age: 55 years	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
PT C/O PAINFUL RT EYE AND TEARING SINCE BEING SCRATCHED BY WINDOW BLINDS AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PAIN WHILE HANGING BLINDS DX. CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT GOT UP TO CLOSE BLINDS, FELL, FX LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2004	Age: 26 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 DX LACERATION TO LT THUMB - S/P WINDOW BLIND FELL ON LT HAND AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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