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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 552
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| WALKING THROUGH GARAGE AND CURTAIN ROD FELL AND HIT RIGHT SIDE OF FACE. DX AVULSION/SUPERFICIAL LACERATION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 CURTAIN ROD LACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PATIENT CUT LEFT THUMB ON A CURTAIN ROD. DX-LT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Toilets |
| PATIENT WAS PUTTING UP SHOWER CURTAIN ROD AND PATIENT FELL HITTING COMM ODE . DX; FRACTURE TO RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT CUT SELF WHILE PUTTING TOGETHER A CURTAIN ROD. DX: L HAND LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 59 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 |
| WHILE AT HOME PT INJURED HER RT HAND AFTER HITTING IT ON A CURTAIN ROD. DX: RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 57 YO FEMALE CAUGHT FINGER ON SHOWER CURTAIN ROD AVULSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT CUT FINGER ON A CURTAIN ROD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO BOTTOM OF LEFT FOOT WITH LACERATION FROM STEPPING ON A CURTAIN ROD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 63 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 |
| 63YOM WAS TAKING DOWN A CURTAIN ROD ACCIDENTLY CUT 4TH & 5TH FINGERS; FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT GETTING OUT OF BED WHEN A CURTAIN ROD FELL STRUCK HER IN THE HEAD KN OCKED TO THE FLOOR UNABLE TO GET UP ADMITTED FOR WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 76 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: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| A CURTAIN ROD FELL ON HEAD HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| FELL HIT FOOT ON A CURTAIN ROD PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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