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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 834
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 55 Y/O FEMALE WAS TRYING TO HELP CAT GET OFF CURTAIN AND CAT BIT PT ON FOREARM A FEW DAYS AGO DX: CELLULITIS RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 57 YOF BIT TO FOREARM AND CHEEK BY INSECT WHILE CLEANIG CURTAINS, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Step stools |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 76 YO FEMALE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAND CURTAINS STA NDING ON STEP STOOL TOOK A FALL INTO A CHAIR - AT HOME JPTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 71 YOF FELL WHILE OPENING DRAPES AT REHAB CENTER. DX: SKIN TEAR R FOREARM, LOW BACK/HIP PX, SYNCOPE, RENAL INSUFF. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/19/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 63 Y/O F FELL IN BATHROOM WHILE HANGING CURTAINS. C/O WRIST PAIN. DXF X RADIUS & ULNAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Step stools |
| L ULNA FX;RE-FX OF L WRIST/77YOF WHILE PUTTING CURTAINS UP FELL OFF STE P STOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| 78YOF REMOVING CURTAINS FROM WINDOWS,PLACING THEM ON THE FLOORTRIPPED O N CURTAINS FELL ;FRACTURE RADIAL HEAD,FOREHEAD CONTUSI0N |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/16/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 71 YO FELL HANGING CURTAINS FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT DX MUSCLE STRAIN - UNABLE TO LIFT RT ARM AFTER PULLING CURTAIN AND STRAINING ARM LAST NIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL ON HAND - FRACTURE RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2004 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT FELL ONTO HIS LEFT LOWER ARM WHILE REACHING FOR A CURTAIN AT HOME LA CERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PATIETN FELL HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME. DX-RADIUS FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PATIENT FELL TRYING TO HANG CURTAINS. DX-FRACTURE LEFT ULNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2001 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/1999 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/1999 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stepladders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/1998 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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