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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 99
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 90 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 |
| WHILE PULLING THE BLINDS, TRIPPED AND FELL ON WRIST, PAIN TO R WRIST, P UT HAND OUT OT CATCH FALL. DX. FX R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2005 | Age: 81 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 |
| PT. STATES SHE FELL LAST NIGHT AND INJURED WRIST. SAYS SHE PULLED SHAD ES, TURNED AROUND AND FELL. DX. FX L DISTAL RADIUS (WRIST). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO PULL THE BLINDS OF HER WINDOW CLOSED, SHE SLIPPED & INJURED LT WRIST. DX - LT WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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