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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 606
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/29/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 64 YR OLD MALE FELL AND HIT KNEE ON END OF CURTAIN ROD RESULTING IN CEL LULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/28/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 85 YOF WAS HANGING CURTAINS IN HOME WHEN FELL. IMMEDIATE LEG PAIN. LIVE S ALONE & FOUND BY NEIGHBOR DX:RENAL FAILURE, RHABDO, TIBIAL PLATEAU FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/24/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 55YOF HELPING DAUGHTER WITH HER DORM ROOM WAS STANDING ON A COUCH HANGING CURTAINS SLIPPED FELL INJURED RT KNEE;KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Ladders |
| PT WAS HANGING CURTAIONS ON A LADDER WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED AND FELL O FF SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO KNEE |
| 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: 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: 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: 04/23/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Beds or bedframes |
| PT STANDING ON BED HANGING DRAPES WHEN TRIPPED GETTING DOWN OFF BED AND TWISTED KNEE. D: KNEE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS HIT FLOOR AND FRACTURED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | 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, Toilets |
| PT. FELL BACKWARD IN BATHROOM WHILE HANGING A SHOWER CURTAIN, FELL ACRO SS COMMODE. DX. SPRAIN KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 63 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER CURTAIN AND FELL TO FLOOR RIGHT KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| DX:BILATERAL KNEE CONTUSIONS. STEPPED INTO HER BATHTUB, HELD SHOWER CURTAIN TO STEADY HERSELF. CURTAIN AND CURTAIN ROD FELL AND PT FELL TOO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | 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, Stools |
| PT STATES SHE WAS ON A STOOL CHANGING CURTAINS WHEN THE STOOL SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HER AND SHE FELL TWISTING HER KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/1999 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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