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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,014
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WHILE PUTTING UP SHADES AT HOME, INJURED SHOULDER, DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| DX SUMLUXATION OF PROXIMAL RADIAL HEAD L ELBOW (NURSEMAID'S ELBOW). FOP STATES PT W PULL' ON A BLIND CORD & NEXT THING HE W CRYING. HOLD'G ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 CUT HEAD WHEN DAD PULLED DOWN WINDOW BLIND. D: CONTUSION / LACERAT ION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| HER VENETIAN BLIND CAME DOWN ON HER HEAD. CHI |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 5 YOF WAS PULLING DOWN SHADES AND THEY FELL ONTO NECK NECK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Manual drills |
| 34 YO F STRAINED SHOULDER USING DRILL AND HANGING BLINDS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| L CHEST CONT: MUSCULOSKELETAL BACK PAIN: SYNCOPAL EPISODE: WENT TO REACH TO CLOSE BLIND "NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS ON FLOOR"PAIN RIB, FLANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 6 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 |
| PULLED BLINDS DOWN AND CUT FACE. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Storm windows |
| RT 1ST TOE LAC. NO REPAIR NEEDED: PUTTING UP BLINDS, STORM WINDOW CAME DOWN ON FOOT, LAC. GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT WAS STANDING UP 2 FIX SOME BLINDS ON HER WINDOWS WHEN SHE HAD A MECH ANICAL FALL TRIPPING & FALLING ON GROUND HITTING HEAD.DX:CHI,HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 10/16/2008 | Age: 4 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/BLINDS WHICH FELL OFF WINDOW. DX: SCALP LAC 4 CM/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 75YOF WHILE IN HER BATHROOM,SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST WINDOW SHUTTER STRIKING LT SHOULDER;CLAVICLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| H/O MRDD, BIPOLAR, EATING NONEDIBLE OBJECTS, SWALLOWED METAL PIECE OF B LIND, COUGHED IT UP W/BLOOD, NOW WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN; NAIL IN STOMACH |
| 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: 10/06/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Chairs |
| DX GROSS HEMATURIA/R HIP PAIN S/P FALL FELL 2FT OFF TABLE W HANG'G BLINDS, LANDED ON BUTTOCKS, BACH OF HEAD HIT PADDED CHAIR |
| 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: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| FELL WITH PLASTIC BLINDS POLE IN MOUTH. DX MOUTH INJURY |
| 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: 09/29/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| MINI BLIND CUT EYE EYE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 19 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 |
| WINDOW SHADE FELL ON FACE, DX; FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| R UPPER LEG CONT/86YOF IN HER HOUSE AT 7:30P LAST EVENING, WAS PUTTING SHADE DOWN, TURNED AND FELL. C/O R THIGH PAIN SINCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 HAD WINDOW SHADES FALL OFF AND HIT HEAD , SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| FX ARM-FELL TO FLOOR WHILE HANGING BLINDS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| 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: 08/25/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 OPENING VERTICAL BLINDS AND SHARP POINT OF BLIND CUT PT'S RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| A WINDOW BLIND FELL ON HIM, AT HOME, & CUT HIS RT CHEEK DX; RT CHEEK LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| HANGING BLINDS AT HOME, FELL HURT KNEE. DX KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| METAL BLINDS FELL HIT WRIST LACERATION LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT WRAPPED MINI BLIND CORD AROUND NECK AND BROTHER PUSHED HIM DOWN NECK ABRASION, FRICTION BURN OF ABDOMINAL WALL W/INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| VERTICAL BLINDS FELL ON PTS HEAD, CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PATIENT STEPPED ON CLEAN PIECE OF METAL MINI BLINDS; FOOT LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 14 months | 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 |
| FACIAL LAC/14MOF AT HOME CUT FACE ON VENETIAN BLIND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LEFT HAND CONTUSION.PT WAS CLEANING BLINDS AND THEY FELL OFF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 41YOF GRABBED A METAL VENETIAN BLIND CUTTING RIGHT HAND AT HOME; HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PLAYING WITH A PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM A BLIND, DOG STARTLED HER AND PLAS TIC SLID IN MOUTH. DX. LACERATION BUCVCVAL MUCOSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WOODEN BLINDS FELL ON HER;DX CONTUSED EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 8 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, Diapers |
| HAVING THE DIAPER CHANGED BY MOM, PULLED ON THE CORD OF THE BLIND WHICH FELL RIGHT ONTO HIM CUTTING EYEBROW>> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT FELL WITH A ROD FROM VENETIAN BLINDS IN HIS MOUTH. HAS A LAC TO HIS SOFT PALATE. BLEEDING CONTROLLED. DX MOUTH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 51 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 |
| 51 YO INJURED HAND ON BLIND LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT WAS HANGING MINI BLINDS & CUT FOREARM DX: LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT PUTTING UP BLINDS AND FELT A POP IN RIGHT SHOULDER DISLOCATED SHOULD ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT AND HER BOYFRIEND WERE PLAY WRESTLING WHEN SHE CAUGHT ARM ON METAL B LIND CAUSING PW TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 17 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| CLIMBING INTO A WINDOW,?LOCKED OUT, HIT EYE AGAINST THE BLIND, NOW WITH PAIN >> CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| ACCIDENTALLY POKED INTO EYE WITH BLIND >> EYE INJUREY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 3 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 |
| PTS MOM STATES WINDOW BLINDS FELL IN PTS FACE DX FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS BEDNING OVER TO PICK UP WINDOW BLINDS FROM FLOOR AND DEVELOPED UPPER BACK PAIN DX: THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 101 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: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT IS 101 YRS OLD AGE VERIFIED- WAS AT HOME PULLING DOWN A WINDOW SHADE AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL FRACTURED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Other toys |
| BIL FOOT LAC, PT WAS STANDING ON A PORCELIN PIGGY BANK TO CLOSE HER BLI NDS AND BROKE IT CUTTING FEET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Hammers |
| PT WAS HANGING BLINDS 1 MO AGO AND HIT HAND W/HAMMER. DX: R FIFTH METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 30 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 HIT HAND ON WINDOW SHADE LAC HAND |
| 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: 05/17/2008 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| TRYING TO CLOSE HER BLINDS AND FELL CONTUSING HEAD WITH SUBDURAL HEMATO MA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| HAND ABS-INJURED ON BAMBOO SHADES-@ HOME |
| 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: 05/13/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS AMBULATING, TRIED TO REACH OUT TO DO SOMETHING WITH SOME BLINDS & FELL FORWARD ONTO RT KNEE. DX - FEMUR FRACTURE |
| 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: 05/07/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | 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 STATES WHILE WALKING OUT OF POST OFFICE 1 HR PTA AND WINDOW SHADES F ELL ON TOP OF HEAD. HEAD INJURY. PT LEFT AMA. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| WAS PLAYING WITH THE BLIND'S CORD, AT HOME, & GOT IT WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK- RED SCRATCH TO NECK. DX; NECK ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 SUSTAINED LACERATION TO SCALP AFTER BLINDS FELL ON HIM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| NEAR STRANGULATION WHEN CAUGHT IN BLIND CORD |
| 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: 04/19/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| HURT SHOULDER AFTER HANGING BLINDS IN WINDOW SHOULDER STRAIN # |
| 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: 04/18/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | 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 AT *** PICKING UP BLINDS AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK CK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Cardboard products |
| 6 CM LACERATION LEG: FIXING HER VERICAL BLINDS, TRIPPED OVER CARDBOARD BOX CUTTING LT LOWER LEG ON BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PULLING DOWN BLINDS WHEN ONE FELL DOWN HITTING PT'S FACE >> NASAL CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| VENETIAN BLINDS FELL AT DENTIST'S OFFICE;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| 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: 03/18/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 WAS IN HIS ROOM AT HOME WHEN HE TRIPPED AN FELL. PT LANDED ON THE HA NDLE TO A VENETIAN BLIND AND IT PUNCTURED HIS MOUTH. DX PUNCTURE MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS CLEANING BLINDS AND FELT POP IN SHOULDER. DX: L SHOULDER SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| WHILE OPENING BLINDS, THEY HIT PT IN EYE, CONTUSION TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| LOOKING THROUGH BLINDS AND CUT HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PULLING BLINDS DOWN, FELT POP IN SHOULDER. DX SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY FALLING MINIBLINDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 19 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 |
| PER MOM, BLINDS FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD 30 MINS PTA. DX. HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| AT HOME- A METAL BLIND FELL ON PT'S LT GREAT TOENAIL, & CUT TOE DX: NAIL LACERATION |
| 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 |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| A WINDOW SHADE FELL HITTING PT'S HEAD >> CHI/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 2 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 |
| 2 YOM STRUCK ON FOREHEAD BY MINI BLINDS THAT FELL SUSTAINING A LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 38 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 |
| WRIST CT-HIT W/ FALLING MINI BLINDS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| R CHEEK LACERATION AFTER WINDOW SLAMMED DOWN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 34YOM C/O LT FOOT INJURY, STEPPED ON METAL BLIND LAST NIGHT ON THE FLOOR. DX - FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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