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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 472
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 59 YOF FELL HANGING CURTAIN ROD DX; L ELBOW FX W/DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2010 | Age: 55 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 |
| 55 YOF GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN A CURTAIN HOOK DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 71 YOF SUS LAC TO LOWER LEG AFTER CURTAIN ROD FELL ON IT% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 69YOWF PT STATES SHE WAS TAKING DOWN CURTAIN RODS, CORNICE BUMPED HER ON BACK OF HEAD. DX. CONT, HEMATOMA SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| DX LAC LIP COMPLICATED/LAC NOSE: 53YOM HIT IN NOSE, UPPER LIP BY SHOWER CURTAIN ROD THAT POP' BACK & STRUCK HIM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 58YOF WAS AT THE FAIR WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY LACERATED HER FINGER ON A P IECE OF SHARP METAL CURTAIN ROD. LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 79YOF CUT (L) LATERAL ARM ON SHARP DRAPERY ROD @ HOME DX;# LAC (L) FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 57YOWF PT WAS TAKING DOWN CURTAIN ROD AND IT FELL WITH EDGE OF ROD CU TTING R FOREARM. DX. LAC R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Floors or flooring materials |
| RT FOOT LAC.86YOF STEPPED ON A CURTAIN ROD ON THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| 82YOM WAS HIT IN CHEST WITH CURTAIN ROD THAT FELL CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/18/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 67YOF ATTEMPTING TO PUT UP A CURTAIN ROD WHEN IT FELL INTO FACE CONTUSO N FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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