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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 362
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 81YOM LAC FOREARM WHILE CLEANING BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 36YOWF PT REPORTS SHE WAS TAKING DOWN SOME BLINDS WHEN THEY FELL CUTTI NG HER L FA. DX. LAC TO L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 45YO M FOUND ENTANGLED IN BLINDS IN PLATE GLASS WINDOW. COMBATIVE. POSI TIVE FOR PCP. DX:DRUG INTOXICATION, FOREARM/ELBOW LACS, HYPOKALEMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 39 YOF, LAC TO FOREARM, PT AT HOME PUTTING UP BLINDS, THEY FELL AND CUT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 74 YOM LACERATED LEFT FOREARM ON SOMETHING STICKING OUT OF THE BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| RT FOREARM LAC.89YOM HIT FOREARM AGAINST BLINDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2010 | Age: 59 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 |
| 59YOM PUTTING UP VENETIAN BLINDS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 DX LT ARM LACERATION - 17 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE SUSTAINED DIRECT BLOW TO ARM,SHADE FELL DIRECTLY ON ARM AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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