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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,652
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| DX SMOKE INHALATION: AWAK'G BY SMOKE; LIV'G RM CURTAINS CAUGHT FIRE; PT SPENT 10-15MIN. IN SMOKE LOOK'G FOR WIFE, WENT OUTSIDE BURN'G SENS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT WAS HANGING "UPHOLSTRY" YESTERDAY AND TWISTED WRONG STRAINED KNEE AN D FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| SLIPPED WHILE PUTTING UP A SHOWER CURTAIN. DX. R SHOULDER DISLOCATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| FELL OFF WHILE HANGING CURTAINS. HIP CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT SUSTAINED KNEE PAIN AFTER FALLING OVER A CURTAIN. PT WAS ADMITTED FOR RHABDOMYLYSIS* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stools |
| PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND THE LEG OF THE STOOL BENT AND PT FELL DX; FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 11/04/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT HAD FALLEN AND HURT RIGHT LEG EARLIER WHILE HANGING A CURTAIN-RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY SOFT TISSUE INJURY, STRAIN, SPRAIN AND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 77 YOF FELL WHILE PUTTING UP SHOWER CURTAIN SUSTAINING A FRACTURED LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 64 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 |
| FIBULA FX-HANGING CURTAINS-FELL BACKWARDS-TWISTED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| 66 YO M 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND PULLING DOWN CURTAIN THAT WAS ON FIRE NO MENTIION OF FIRE DEPT* |
| 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: 09/28/2008 | Age: 63 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 |
| PATIENT WAS HANGING CURTAINS, FELL OFF A STEP STOOL ONTO AN OUTSTRETCHED ARM. DX-RT WRIST COLLES FRACTURE |
| 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: 09/19/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Footwear |
| LAST WEEK ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ONTO A CURTAIN HANGER WITH HOOK THRU SHO E INTO FOOT WHICH NOW GETTING RED&SWOLLEN>> CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| IN BEDROOM,PULLED CURTAIN SUPPORTED WITH 5 LB WEIGHT AND IT FELL ONTO H IS TOE AND FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Toilets |
| 57 YO FEMALE FELL IN BATHROOM HANGING CURTAINS AND HIT HEAD ON TOILET - BACK PAIN |
| 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: 07/26/2008 | Age: 72 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 |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN STRETCHING WHILE CLOSING CURTAINS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | 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, Tables |
| PT WITH CHEST WALL SPRAIN, FELL OFF A TABLE, SHE WAS STANDING ON TO HANG A CURTAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stools |
| FELL FROM STOOL WHILE TRYING TO HANG CURTAINS DX: SHOULDER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 58 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, Chairs |
| HANGING CURTAINS, FELL OFF CHAIR&LANDED ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HANDS >>WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT WENT TO OPEN THE CURTAINS AND THE ROD FELL INTO FACE LACERATION FACE |
| 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: 06/17/2008 | Age: 72 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, Step stools |
| 72YOF WAS UP ON A STEP STOOL HANGING SHEARS IN HER BEDROOM,FELL OFF STRIKING UPPER BACK;BACK CONTUSION AND ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Step stools |
| L ULNA FX;RE-FX OF L WRIST/77YOF WHILE PUTTING CURTAINS UP FELL OFF STE P STOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PER PT WHO REPORTS FALLING FROM ?STANDING WHILE FIXING CURTAIN LANDING ONTO SHOULDER>> MUSCLE STRAIN/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 75 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURE HIP - 75 YO FEMALE PRESENTS FROM HOME - LOST BALANCE WHEN GOIN G BEHIND SOFA TO ADJUST CURTAINS & FELL TO FLOOR - ON FLOOR FOR 4 HOURS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 52 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 |
| PT STATES WAS REACHING OUT TO FIX A CURTAIN AT HOME AND PULLED BACK DX: ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Animal induced injury |
| PT WAS GIVING DOF A BATH AND PULLED ON SHOWER CURTAIN AND IT FELL ON HE R TEMPLE. C/O LIGHTHEADEDNESS AND SLEEPINESS. D: FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Doors |
| R SHOULDER CONTUSION, HUMERUS FX. PT FELL TODAY. PT WAS PUTTING CURTAIN , SHE HELD CLOSET DOOR BUT FELL ON HER. |
| 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 |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 60 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 |
| FELL IN BATHROOM WHILE TRYING TO HOLD ONTO CURTAIN. DX. HIP PAIN* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT LAC HAND WHILE WORKING ON CURTAINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| CAUGHT FOOT IN FLOOR LENGTH CURTAIN, FELL/FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT FELL AT SENIOR LIVING FACILITY TODAY GRABBING POSSIBLE CURTAIN DURING FALL CUTTING LT 4TH DIGIT. DX-SKIN FLAP LACERATION, LT 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| HANGING CURTAINS AND DEVELOPED SHOULDER PAIN STRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT HEARD A POP WHILE HANGING CURTAINS DX: LT KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| WAS HANGING CURTAINS; STEPPED DOWN AND ON TO A CERAMIC CAT; CUT FOOT. L ACERATION, RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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