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Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - Year 2006 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 379
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Date: 12/26/2006Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT PULLED ON WINDOW SHADE THAT FELL ON FACE, LACERATION TO EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2006Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
BLINDS FELL ON PATIENT AT HOME CUTTING HER CHEEK. DX-LACERATION FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2006Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
3 YR OLD MALE, MINI WINDOW BLIND CAME DOWN ON PT CUTTING HIM IN THE RIG HT SIDE OF HIS FOREHEAD, NO LOC; FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2006Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
WINDOW SHADE FELL, HIT PTS NOSE, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2006Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Eyeglasses
WINDOW BLINDS FELL ONTO EYEGLASSES AND BRIDGE OF GLASSES CUT NOSE. D: F ACE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2006Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
18 YOF WAS LACERATED ON NOSE BY MINI BLIND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2006Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT AT HOTEL, MINI BLINDS FELL HITTING PT IN FACE, LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2006Age: 22 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PULLED DOWN WINDOW SHADES LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2006Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT AT HOME PULLED ON WINDOW SHADE IT FELL HITTING PT IN FOREHEAD DX PUNCTURE WOUND FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2006Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
BLEEDING FROM NOSE GOT HIT WITH FALLING WOODEN BLINDS: DX EPISTAXIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2006Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT CLEANING WOODEN BLINDS WHEN ONE FELL HITTING BRIDGE OF NOSE DX: NASAL CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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