Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,359
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	500
6-15 years old:	158
16-25 years old:	262
26-50 years old:	318
50+ years old:	1,119

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	489	Head:	353
Face:	307	Lower Trunk:	271
Shoulder:	168	Knee:	146
Eyeball:	144	Hand:	106
Lower Arm:	86	Elbow:	75
Upper Trunk:	62	Ankle:	37
Wrist:	30	All Of Body:	30
Mouth:	27	Lower Leg:	15
Neck:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/19/2009	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
92 YO F OPENING BLIND AT HOME, TRIPPED FELL LANDED ON HIP. DX HIP FRACT URE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/14/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	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, Bathtubs or showers
PT WAS IN BATHTUB AND PULLED A SET OF VENETIAN BLINDS DOWN ONTO HIS FAC E. STRUCK IN R EYE. BLINDS FELL 7FT. DX R SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 11/24/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
46YOF REACHING UP TO PULL A BLIND TO THE SIDE ACCIDENTLY PULLED LOWER BACK;BACK SPRAIN
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: 11/02/2009	Age: 75 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
75YO F, CLOSING SHUTTERS AT HOME, CUT THUMB DX: THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	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
ACC STRUCK RT EYE ONTO THE ?BLINDS TODAY, C/O EYE IRRITATION, REDNESS&F B SENSATION>>CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT WITH CARDIAC ARREST, TWO SEPARATE MENTIONS OF "MINI BLIND ACCIDENT" IN RECORD, NO FURTHER DETAILS
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/30/2009	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
LAC TO FINGER, PT CUT FINGER ON BLINDS AT NURSING HOME.
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: 10/25/2009	Age: 90 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF WORSENING LBP REACHING UP FOR THE BLINDS >>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PATIENT HAD PLASTIC BLIND ROD IN MOUTH, BROKE IN MOUTH CUTTING ROOF OF MOUTH; MOUTH 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: 09/14/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		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 ONTO HER FACE. DX. FACE LACERATION.*
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: 09/07/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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 WHO IS USUALLY WHEELCHAIR BOUND TRIED TO STAND UP TO ADJUST BLINDS W HEN SHE FELL 2 DAYS AGO C/O LOW BACK PAIN.DX:L3 FX,CHRONIC COMPRESSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2009	Age: 57 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
WAS CLOSING WOODEN BLINDS WHEN THEY FELL HITTING PT IN L EYE DX- CORNE AL ABRA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
DEVELOPED SCAPULAR PAIN WHILE PULLING WINDOW BLINDS AND FX IT
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: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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, Floors or flooring materials
PT GOT UP TO OPEN HER VENETIAN BLINDS AND FELL TO THE FLOOR ONTO RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
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: 08/19/2009	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
ROD TO ADJUST VENETIAN BLINDS FELL OFF, PT WAS WALKING AROUND W/ IT IN MOUTH, FELL, ROD STRUCK HIM IN MOUTH. HAS SCRAPE. DX MOUTH ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
HURT EYE WHEN PLAYING W BLIND, FACE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2009	Age: 4 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, Beds or bedframes
PT WRAPPED THE *** BLIND CORD AROUND THE NECK THEN JUMPED OFF THEBED MO M HEARD SCREAM FOUND ON FLOOR. DX NECK ABRASIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT WITH RESPIRATORY ARREST, FOUND HANGING FROM BLINDS, CORD AROUND NECK
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/06/2009	Age: 55 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
RREPORTS A HOOK OF WINDOWSHADE CAUGHT UNDER THE EYE C/O>>EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT PULLING ON BLINDS AND THEY FELL ON HAND. DX FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	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 ADJUSTING A SHADE AT HOME IT FELL ON HER CAUSING HER TO FALL INJURED SHOULDER DX/ RIGHT SHOULDER DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON THE FLOOR WHEN CLOSING BLINDS AT HOME - FX LOWER LEG
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: 07/09/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
BIL WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN HANGING WINDOW BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 18 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
ACC CUT FINGER ON A FALLING METAL BLIND, BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 51 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
WINDOW BLIND FELL, HIT HAND DX: THUMB LAC
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: 06/18/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
SCRAPED FINGER ON VENETIAN BLINDS DX: FINGER CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2009	Age: 22 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
PT CUT FINGER ON BLINDS AT HOME TODAY DX/ RIGHT 5TH DIGIT LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2009	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	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
PT.INJ.FOREHEAD AT HOME WHEN FELL & HIT BLIND. DX; LAC.FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT DX SUPERFICIAL ABRASION OF LT ARM - S/P DUE TO DIRECT BLOW LAST NIGHT,SHADES FELL ON LT ARM AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2009	Age: 8 months	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
FINGER LAC-CUT ON METAL MINI BLINDS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2009	Age: 25 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
DX LAC HAND: CUT ONT BLIND BRACKET W PUT'G UP BLINDS ; LAC ARE B/T R4TH & 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2009	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Floors or flooring materials
PT FROM NH FOR L HIP PAIN, AT 10 PM TRIED TO CLOSE HER BLINDS, FELT WEA K AND DIZZY, THEN SAT OR FELL TO FLOOR. DX. L FEMORAL NECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Tables
L ANKLE LAC, HANDING A WOODEN BLIND, FOOT SLIPPED AND WENT THROUGH A GL ASS TABLE. DX. L ANKLE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Stairs or steps
6 Y/O C/ THROAT PAIN AFTER JOBBING LONG STICK TO BACK OF THROAT TO OPEN WINDOW BLINDS GOING DOWNSTAIRS AND FELL DX-ABRASIONS SOFT PALLETE, ULVA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
PT WAS HIT IN EYE WITH STICK ON BLINDS, CONTUSION TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 59 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
SHOULDER PAIN AFTER HANGING MINI - BLINDS DX: SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2009	Age: 4 years	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
HIT HEAD ON BOTTOM PLASTIC PART OF BLINDS DX: FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Window screens
DX LAC CHEEK/HIGH BLD PRESSURE: P/W LAC TO L CHEEK AFTER BLINDS ACC FELL F 6FT HIGH WINDOW W TRY'G TO OPEN SCREEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2009	Age: 84 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
RIGHT SHOULDER FX. PT WAS CLOSING WINDOW BLINDS AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/17/2009	Age: 23 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
23 YOF GRABBED BLINDS IN ANGER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
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: 04/08/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
LBS. PT WAS STRETCHING TO ADJUST WINDOW BLINDS AND STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN WINDOW BLIND STRING AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
HIT IN THE NOSE W/ THE BASE OF A SET OF VENETIAN BLINDS CONTUSION NASAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
14 YOF, PULLING DOWN SHADE HIT EBLOW , CONTUSION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2009	Age: 22 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
PT WAS PULLING ON BLINDS WHICH FELL ONTO PT. DX: NOSE LAC/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
DX FALL/FX INTERTROCHANTERIC/FX RADIUS: BIB EMS FOR FALL: OPEN'G BLINDS TURNED AROUND, FELL TO GROUND W R OUTSTRETCH ARM, FELT CRACK IN WRIST,
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 3 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
GOT L EYE POKED W BLIND KNOW (BLIND LIFT) AT HOME DX L CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION
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

Date: 02/19/2009	Age: 65 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 CUT FINGER ON MINI BLIND. DX: L SMALL FINGER LAC 3.5 CM, UNCONTROLLED HTN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Crutches, canes or walkers
PT HAD RECENT HIP SURGERY WAS LEANING ON CRUTCHES CLOSING THE BLINDS AN D FELL DIRECTLY ONTO LEFT KNEE FRACTURED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2009	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT WAS OPENING WINDOW SHADE AND FELL DX: ACUTE BILAT RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/25/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
REMOVING SHADE - IT FELL & HIT R FOREARM. CONTUSION R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2009	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Beds or bedframes
MOM WAS CHANGING PT'S DIAPER ON BED SIBLING PULLED STRING TO BLINDS AND THE ENTIRE UNIT CAME OFF HITTING PT'S EYE. DX HEMORRHAGE R-EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
22 YOF CUT RIGHT HAND ON BROKEN BLINDS LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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