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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 395
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 60 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 WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM METAL SLATS OF BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| SMASHED MIDDLE FINGER ON MINI BLINDS HEMATOMA SUBGUNAL RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2007 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Rope or string |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH BLINDS AT HOME, 3RD FINGER TWISTED UP IN STRING OF BLINDS CUTTING OFF TIP OF FINGER, CUT FINGERTIP OUT OF STRING; AMPUTAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT PULLING DOWN HIS BLINDS AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER ON BLINDS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CUT THUMB ON WINDOW BLINDS RIGHT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT GOT HER RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN THE DRAWER STRINGS FOR ***BLIND S AND AMPUTATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | 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 |
| HANGING BLINDS LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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