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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 546
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 89 YR OLD FEMALE HANGING CURTAINS,FELT WEAK AND BECAME APHASIC HAD A CV A |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| DIZZY WHILE ARRANGING CURTAINS AND FELL--SYNCOPE WITH EKG CHANGES AND D EHYCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| DX INTERTROCHANTERIC HIP FX/L SH PN/SYNCOPE/CRITICAL AORTIC STENOSIS/ UTI/HYPONATREMIA: GLF:"SLIP'D & LANDED ON HIP W OPEN'G CURTAINS @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 10/28/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE HANGING CURTAINS/ SYNCOPE, ANEMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| REACHING FOR CURTAIN & PAIN IN HAND - RULE OUT VERTEBRAL STEAL SYNDROM E |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 58YOF-SMOKE INHALATION AT HOME-DRAPES CAUGHT ON FIRE IN LIVING ROOM-WAS TRAPPED IN FIRE FOR 20 MINUTES-DIFFICULTY BREATHING=FIRE DEPT. NOT MEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2001 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/21/2001 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/07/2001 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2000 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2000 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 10/19/1999 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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