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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 503
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 8 months | 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 |
| MOM STATES SHE WAS HOLDING CHILD AND THE BLINDS FELL CUTTING FINGER DX RT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 23 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 |
| CUT R INDEX FINGER ON WINDOW BLINDS DX; FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 26 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 |
| CUT TO FINGER ON MINI BLINDS DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 67 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 |
| PT INJURED FINGER WHILE CLOSING BLINDS. DXZ; RIGHT 3RD FINGER LACERATION, 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30 YOM SLICED FINGER WHILE HANGING BLINDS AT HOME LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 15 months | 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER AFTER GRABBING AN ALUMINUM WINDOW BLIND >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 69 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 THUMB ON A VENETIAN BLIND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 17 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON VENETIAN BLINDS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 10 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 |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION , CUT ON BLIND. DX-LEFT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 32 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| FELL WHILE HANGING BLINDS AND HAND WENT THROUGH WINDOW LACERATION FI NGER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | 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 |
| DX LAC: PT CUT L THUMB ON VENETIAN BLINDS HARDWARE WHILE HANG'G BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING HOLES IN BLINDS WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED. DX: 1.5 CM L INDEX LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| INSTALLING WINDOW BLINDS CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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