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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 353
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 28DOM WAS STRUCK ON HIS HEAD BY A PULL UP WINDOW SHADE, AT HOME, THAT FELL, WHILE MOM WAS PULLING IT UP, STRUCK MOM ON SHOULDER. DX; CHI, ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2009 | Age: 13 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 |
| BLIND FELL ON HIM;DX LACERATED SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2009 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9 Y/O M CUT SIDE OF HEAD ON WINDOW BLIND FRAME, LEANING AGAINST WALL. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 93 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 |
| ON ***, UP ON A CHAIR TRYING TO TAKE SHADE DOWN, LOST BALANCE&FELLSTRIK ING HEAD, NO LOC>>CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT WAS PULLING ON THE BLINDS AND PULLED THEM DOWN ONTO HIS HEAD. D: C ONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 88YOM WENT TO CLOSE WINDOW BLIND USING HIS WALKER LOST BALANCE FELL LANDED ON LT SIDE;CONTUSIONS HEAD, HIP AND ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | 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 PRESENT TO ER AFTER A SCALP CUT AT HOME DUE LOWERING THEWINDOW SHADE HITTING HEAD- DX- HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FELL TRYING TO OPEN SHADES. DX-SCALP LACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJURY # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 3YO HISP MALE BRGHT IN BY MOM - CORNICE WINDOW DRESSING FELL & A NAIL WENT INTO PT L TEMPLE AREA,NLOC,DX CLOSED HEAD INJ MINOR,PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 33 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 |
| 33 YOM STRUCK ON HEAD WHEN WOOD BLIND FELL SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| DIRECT BLOW TO HEAD WITH A VERTICAL BLIND DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 12 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 |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD BY WINDOW BLIND; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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