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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 294
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/06/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| FIXING CURTAINS, LOST BALANCE, FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON BACKSIDE & HIT TING HEAD ON FLOOR--DX; NS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME AND FELL ONTO HEAD C/O BACK OF HEAD PAI N AND LAC. DX: CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS; HIT HEAD ON FLOOR DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 85 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, Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT WAS INTOXICATED AT HOME TRYING TO HANG SOME CURTAINS AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON A DOOR KNOB SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD WHILE FITTING CURTAINS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 53 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AND HIT DRESSER. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, R RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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