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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 555
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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 |
| 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: 06/01/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| BENT OVER CAUGHT SIDE OF HEAD ON A CURTAIN HOOK TIEBACK NO LOC LACERATION TO SCALP |
| 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: 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 |
| Date: 03/17/2005 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| CURTAIN ROD FELL ON HEAD DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| HIT HEAD W/SHOWER CURTAIN ROD YESTERDAY, -LOC, DIZZY DX: MINOR CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2000 | Age: 53 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: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/1999 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/1997 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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