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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 507
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Ladders |
| PT DX CLOSED FX OF UPPER END OF TIBIA - S/P PT FELL OFF LADDER TODAY WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Step stools |
| PT WAS DOING SOME DRAPERY WORK STEPPING ON AND OFF A STEP STOOL AND DE VELOPED PAIN IN LOWER LEG LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT HAD FALLEN AND HURT RIGHT LEG EARLIER WHILE HANGING A CURTAIN-RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY SOFT TISSUE INJURY, STRAIN, SPRAIN AND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FIBULA FX-HANGING CURTAINS-FELL BACKWARDS-TWISTED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stepladders |
| 59 YO F LCALF AND KNEE PAIN FELL FROM STEP LADDER WHILE HANGING CURTAIN AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| REACHING ON TIP TOES HANGING CURTAINS STRAIN LEFT CALF MUSCLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT FELL AT HOME HANGING A SHOWER CURTAIN HIT LEG ON SHOWER CURTAIN ROD DX// LAC RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HANGING CURTAINS FELL OFF DESK STRIKING A STOOL HEMATOMA LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Step stools |
| PT FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS WHEN STEPPING STOOL SLID OUT FROM UNDER HER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/03/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CURTAIN ON FLOOR AT SENIOR CENTER; LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/1997 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Step stools |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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