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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 268
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOS ED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 91 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, Heaters or heating systems |
| LEANED INTO CURTAIN, FELL HIT HEAD ON A HEATER DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 61 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, Chairs |
| PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL OFF CHAIRS AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 54 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 |
| HEAD LAC, PT WAS TRYING TO GRAB A CURTAIN TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT SLIPPED ON BEADED CURTAIN & FELL DX CONTUSION--ABRASION HEAD CONTUSION-ABRASION ELBOW ******** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 77 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, Chairs |
| PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY WHEN SHE WAS ON A CHAIR TRYING TO CHANGE A CURTAIN SHE LOST BALANCE AND FELL. SHE HIT BODY AGAINST A DRESSER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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