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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,624
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/20/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 82 YR OLD FEMALE HANGING UP CURTAINS AND DEVELOPED SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 82 YR OLD FEMALE WAS CLEANING CURTAINS THAT WERE HIGH UP AND DEVELOPED SHOULDER PAIN DX: STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| 82YOF WHILE OPENING A CURTAIN FELL BACKWARDS LANDED ON FLOOR INJURED LT SHOULDER;SHOULDER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 73 YO F WASTRYING TO CLOSE CURTAINS AND BLINDS WHEN FELL ONTO SIDE. C/O SHOULDER PAIN. DX:SHOULDER DISLOCATION, POSSIBLE SYNCOPE. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PATIENT WAS PUTTING UP SHOWER CURTAINS, WAS HOLDING ARMS OVER HEAD, C/O LT SIDED NECK PAIN RADIATING TO SHOULDER. DX-LT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| SLIPPED WHILE PUTTING UP A SHOWER CURTAIN. DX. R SHOULDER DISLOCATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stools |
| FELL FROM STOOL WHILE TRYING TO HANG CURTAINS DX: SHOULDER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PER PT WHO REPORTS FALLING FROM ?STANDING WHILE FIXING CURTAIN LANDING ONTO SHOULDER>> MUSCLE STRAIN/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Doors |
| R SHOULDER CONTUSION, HUMERUS FX. PT FELL TODAY. PT WAS PUTTING CURTAIN , SHE HELD CLOSET DOOR BUT FELL ON HER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| HANGING CURTAINS AND DEVELOPED SHOULDER PAIN STRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| SHOULDER PAIN-FELL WHILE HANGING A SHOWER CURTAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| C/O PT STATE WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND FELT A POP IN SHOULDER DX RT SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 66YRS MALE, SPRAIN L SHOULDER, PT HANGING CURTAINS & GOT HURT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN-C/O PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AFTER HANGING CURTAINS 2 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND DOING ALOT OF LIFTING DEVELOPED SHOULDER PAIN, DX: STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2006 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| REACHED UP TO CLOSE THE CURTAIN, SUDDEN SHOULDER PAIN " MS STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT AT HOME HANGING CURTAINS PAIN SHOULDER DX FRACTURE SHOUDLER INTRACTABLE PAIN METASTIC CANCER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/16/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| 53 YO HANGING CURTIANS FELL STRUCK SHOULDER ON FLOOR SPRAIN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 61 YO FEMALE HURT ARM HANGING CURTAINS LAST WEEK ROTATOR CUFF TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| L SHOULDER INJURY HANGING DRAPES DX SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Step stools |
| DISLOCATION SHOULDER - 86 YOF WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL OFF THE STE PSTOOL INJURING HER RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT. HAD STRAIN TO SHOULDER AFTER HANGING SHOWER CURTAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2004 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| WHILE REACHING UP FOR DRAPE, INJURED L ARM. DX. PAIN L SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| SPRAIN (L) SHOULDER, PT STS HANGING CURTAINS, TRIPPED & FELL IN THE BAT HTUB, C/O MODERATE PAIN, SWELLING (L) ANKLE, GAIT LIMITED, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PATIENT WAS HANGING A SHOWER CURTAIN AND SUSTAINED ACUTE SHOULDER PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS, CONTUSION TO SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FX L SHOULDER, PT HANGING DRAPERIES, FELL DOWN & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C /O PAIN, SWELLING & TENDERNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| OPENING SHOWER CURTAIN YESTERDAY AND POPPED SHOULDER. DX LEFT SHOULDER PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2001 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2001 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Spot removers or cleaning fluids |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2001 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2001 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2000 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/1999 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Doorsills or frames |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/1999 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/1998 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/1998 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Beds |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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