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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 254
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| LEANED AGAINST SHOWER CURTAIN THINKING IT WAS A WALL & FELL DX: HEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PULLING CURTAIN IN DEN, TURNED, LOST BALANCE, FELL HIT OCCIPUT ON BOOKC ASE. DX. SUP SCALP LAC, MILD HEAD INJ, SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/02/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 83 YOWF ADJUSTING CURTAINS WHEN SHE FELL. DX. LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 62 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Televisions |
| 62 YOF HANGING CURTAINS LOST BALANCE HIT HEAD ON T.V LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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