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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,156
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| SPRAIN (L) SHOULDER, PT STS HANGING CURTAINS, TRIPPED & FELL IN THE BAT HTUB, C/O MODERATE PAIN, SWELLING (L) ANKLE, GAIT LIMITED, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2003 | Age: 68 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 |
| 68 YO F HANGING CURTAINS DEVELOPED ARM PAIN FX HUMERUS SURGICAL NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Towels or cloths |
| FELL PUTTING WET TOWEL OVER SHOWER CURTAIN AND FELL FORWARD, HEARD NOSE BREAK. DX. FX/LAC NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FELL HANGING CURTAINS AND FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PATIENT WAS HANGING A SHOWER CURTAIN AND SUSTAINED ACUTE SHOULDER PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 77 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 |
| PATIETN FELL HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME. DX-RADIUS FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| 54YOWF WHO WAS HANGING SOME CURTAINS AND FELL OVER A CHAIR.DX:R RIB CON TUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL DX LT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| REACHING FOR CURTAIN & PAIN IN HAND - RULE OUT VERTEBRAL STEAL SYNDROM E |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 08/11/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| 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: 07/22/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 58YOF-SMOKE INHALATION AT HOME-DRAPES CAUGHT ON FIRE IN LIVING ROOM-WAS TRAPPED IN FIRE FOR 20 MINUTES-DIFFICULTY BREATHING=FIRE DEPT. NOT MEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 06/28/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Step stools |
| PT FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS WHEN STEPPING STOOL SLID OUT FROM UNDER HER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| RT FOOT SPRAIN-@ HOME-HANGING CUTAINS & JUMPED DOWN FROM A CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| IN REHAB FACILITY X 3 WEEKS FOR A FX. WRIST. WHILE AT FACILITY PT. PUT HER HAND OUT TO TOUCH WALL AND ACC.GOT CURTAIN, FELL .DX. FX. HUMERAL N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 51 YOF FELL TRYING TO TAKE DOWWN SHOWER CURTAIN MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Step stools |
| PT HANGING CURTAINS WHEN SHE FELL OFF A STEP STOOL FRACTURED LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Toilets |
| STANDING ON TOILET FIXING SHOWER CURTAIN AND FELL OFF HITTING TUB AND C ONTUSING RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| WINDOW VALANCE FELL ON ARM RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN |
| 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 |
| Date: 03/27/2003 | Age: 85 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: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| FELL GETTING IN SHOWER CLOSING CURTAIN - FRACTURE HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| RIGHT ANKLE INJ. PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL TWISTING ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 86 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 |
| FELL WHILE HANGING DRAPES AND INJ KNEE AND HIP STRAINING THEM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CURTAIN ON FLOOR AT SENIOR CENTER; LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT. STTES SHE STOOD UP TO CLOSE CURTAINS, TURNED TOO QUICKLY AND FELL, LANDING ON R HIP. DX. R HIP DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 68 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, Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER HANGING CURTAINS DX. RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| PT STANDING ON CHAIR TRYING TO HANG CURTAINS FELL INJURING ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| SPRAINA LWR BACK, PT STS FIXING HER CURTAINS, FELL DOWN & SUST INJURY A T HOME, C/O PAIN & SWELLING, HX OF BACK SURGERY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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