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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 512
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 64 YO FEMALE WAS PUTTING UP BLINDS AND FELT POP IN HIP SPRAIN LEFT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT 5TH TOE FRACTURE.PT WAS CLOSING BLINDS AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE FLOOR AND INJURED TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT CAME UP UNDER POLE ON THE BLINDS AND SUSTAINED SMALL SCALP LACERATIO N. D: SIMPLE LACERATION, SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHI, FACIAL BONE FRACTURES - DAUGHTER FOUND 93 YOF ON FLOOR, SITTING PO SITION, PULLED CORD TO BLINDS THAT CAME OFF WALL HITTING HEAD AND FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Chairs |
| CONTUSION RIGHT RIB - ATTEMPTING TO HANG VERTICAL BLINDS AND FELL OVER A SWIVEL CHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS PUTTING NEW BLINDS UP AND BACK STARTED TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| BLINDS FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CLOSING A BLIND AND SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO SIDE DISLOCATING SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| BENT OVER TO CHECK WINDOW SHADE AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRAINING BAC K |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LAC RT LOWER LEG - FELL WHILE PUTTING UP BLINDS @ HOME CUT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WINDOW SHADE FELL ON FINGERFX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Floors or flooring materials |
| LOST BALANCE WHILE ADJUSTING BLINDS, FELL TO FLOORRIGHT HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows or window glass |
| 54 YO F CLEANING WINDOW AND HANGING BLINDS FELT A PULL IN BACKBACK STRA IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CORNEAL ABRAS/58YOWM WAS TAKING DOWN VENETIAN BLINDS 2 DAYS AGO AND SOM ETHING GOT INTO L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT TRYING TO OPEN BLINDS, LAC RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| SPRAIN (L0 THUMB, PT INSTALLING A WINDOW SHADE, FELL DOWN & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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