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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 472
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE LEFT EYE-PULLED DOWN CURTAIN ROD AT NH HITTING HIM IN LEFT EYE. HAS ABRASIONS. NO LOC. PT HAS ALZEHEIMERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT HANGING CURTAIN & BAR GAVE WAY, PT FELL INJURING (L) SHOULDER DX;* (L) SHOULDER INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 81 YR OLD POKED SELF IN EYE WITH CURTAIN ROD AT HOME TODAY DX/ LEFT EYE SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| FELL BACK WHILE TRYING TO HANG A CURTAIN ROD. DX. RIB AND CHEST WALL CO NTUSION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 93 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| ACC HAD A CURTAIN ROD FALL ONTO ARM TODAY, ?MECH >>SKIN TEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 66 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: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT PRESENT TO ER AFTER HANGING UP CURTAIN ROD FELL ON HEAD- DX- BLUNT H EAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Step stools |
| PT PUTTING UP A CURTAIN ROD WHILE STANDING ON A STEP STOOL AND FELL OFF SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT LACERATED EYEBROW FROM A CURTAIN ROD. DX: 1 CM. LACERATION, RIGHT EYEBROW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH METAL CURTAIN ROD SUSTAINING INJURY TO SCALP DX - SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| WOODEN ROD FELL ON HEAD A WEEK AGO NOW NECK HURTS. DX. HEAD INJURY, NEC K STRAIN, INSOMNIA.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, Day wear |
| PT STATES A CURTAIN ROD FELL ON HER HEAD WHILE HANGING UNIFORMS IN CLO SET AT HOME. DX. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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