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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 858
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| INJURED ARM HANGING CURTAINS 2 WEEKS AGO. ARM STILL HURTS AND NOW BACK HURTS. DX. R SHOULDER AND LOW BACK PAIN, PROBABLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS, CONTUSION TO SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL OFF A COUNTER ONTO THE FLOOR. DX-FIB FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PATIENT FELL TRYING TO HANG CURTAINS. DX-FRACTURE LEFT ULNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| DX:BILATERAL KNEE CONTUSIONS. STEPPED INTO HER BATHTUB, HELD SHOWER CURTAIN TO STEADY HERSELF. CURTAIN AND CURTAIN ROD FELL AND PT FELL TOO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| HIP MS STRAIN-FELL WHILE CLOSING CURTAINS-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| NURSING HOME RESIDENT WHO FELL AGAINST CLOSET TWO DAYS AGO WHEN SHE REACHED FOR A SHOWER CURTAIN. DX RIB FRACTURES, CONTUSION PELVIS/ LT KN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stools |
| PT STATES SHE WAS ON A STOOL CHANGING CURTAINS WHEN THE STOOL SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HER AND SHE FELL TWISTING HER KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| PT WAS STANDING ON A CHAIR PUTTING UP CURTAINS WHEN SHE FELL AND STRUCK HER HEAD, RESULTING IN A CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 2% BURNS RT 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS.PT HAD CURTAINS CATCH ON FIRE AND PT BU RNED FINGERS.NO FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FX L SHOULDER, PT HANGING DRAPERIES, FELL DOWN & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C /O PAIN, SWELLING & TENDERNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| LEFT SIDED BACK PAIN. PT WAS CHANGING DRAPES AND FELL DOWN.. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| OPENING SHOWER CURTAIN YESTERDAY AND POPPED SHOULDER. DX LEFT SHOULDER PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Cookware |
| GREASE FIRE, CURTAINS ON FIRE, HER HAND BURNED TRYING TO PUT FIRE OUT W HEN PICKED UP FRY PAN. DX. 1-2 DEG. BURN BILAT HANDS. NO FD STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| REFERS FELL DOWN WHILE PUT A CURTAIN AND SUFFERED CERVICAL TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| REACHED UP TO MOVE SHOWER CURTAIN & HURT BACK. DX: UPPER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 80 YOF FELL HANGING CURTAINS CONTUSION BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 61 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| CHEST WALL OCNT. PT FELL WHEN HANGING DRAPES UP AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| WHILE TRY TO LIFT THE WINDOW AND THE CURTAIN FELL OVER HER RT.WRIST WIT H TRAUMA AT HOSPITAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| DISPLACED FX R HUMERAL NECK - TRIPPED ON CURTAINS WHEN CARRYING THEM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT DX LACERATION RT EAR - "SHE WAS HANGING CURTAIN AND FELL HITTING THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL OFF CHAIR DX. COCCYX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| HANGING DRAPERIES SLIPPED LEFT HIP STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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