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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 44
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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 |
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