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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 434
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 65 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 65YOF WAS FIXING A SHOWER CURTAIN AND FELL TO TILE FLOOR, CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND SYNCOPE, UNCERTAIN CAUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65 Y/O/F FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME DX/ HEAD INJURY SUBDURAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 84YOM FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS, SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY. DX - SAH, SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/23/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| 72YOM WAS TRYING TO LEAN ON WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A WALL IN RESTROOM, IT WAS A SHOWER CURTAIN, PT LANDED IN BATHTUB SUSTAINING SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stools |
| 72YOBF PT STATES WAS HANGING DRAPES, STEPPED BACKWARDS AND TRIPPED OVE R STOOL, CAUSING PT TO FALL, HIT HEAD ON ENTERTAINMENT CTR. DX. LAC SCA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 76 YOF LEANED AGAINST A CURTAIN SHE THOUGHT WAS A WALL AND FELL AT MALL DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LUMBAR STRAIN, L HIP/KNEE/R SHOULDER CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 52YOF WAS OPENING SOME CURTAINS AND FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HEAD, CONCUSSION, AND ABRASIONS TO LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 76YOM, THOUGHTS A WALL WAS BEHIND HIM TO HELP HIS BALANCE&LEANED BACK, YET IT WAS ACTUALLY CURTAINS&FELL STRIKING HEAD>>R/O HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 68YOM ADMITTED FOR HEAD INJURY WHEN HE WAS STANDING ON DRESSER TRY TO HANG CURTAINS WHEN HE FELL* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/13/2010 | Age: 93 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 93YOF ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED ON A DRAPE CORD FELL STRIKING HEAD ON FLOOR;CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| SHOWER CURTAIN FELL ON HEAD HEAD CONTUSION 63YOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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