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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 518
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| CUT FINGER ON METAL CURTAIN ROD DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2006 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT. CAUGHT L ELBOW ON HOOK IN BATHROOM AT HOME. DX. LAC L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Containers |
| PT STANDING ON A BASKET TRYING TO HANG A CURTAIN ROD AND THE BASKET FEL L OUT FROM UNDER HER LACERATION FACE AND CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT HIT HEAD ON SHOWER ROD. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/19/2006 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | 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: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| TRIPPED AND FELL REMOVING CURTAIN ROD AT HOME LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME, ROD FELL ONTO LT HAND, CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| FRACTURE HIP - 73 YOF FELL WHILE HANGING A CURTAIN INJURING LEFT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/19/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 84YOF AT HOME STEPPED ON METAL SHOWER ROD INJ HEEL DX SLIVER IN LEFT HEEL FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2006 | Age: 72 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: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| STRUCK ON HEAD WITH DRAPERY ROD FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| HEAD CONTUSION, PT SUST INJURY W/A FALLING CURTAIN ROD AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NECK DISCOMFORT, DENIES DIZZINESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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