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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 827
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WAS PUTTING UP VERTICAL BLINDS, FELL HUMERAL NECK FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windowsills or frames |
| WAS OULLING DOWN WINDOW SHADE AND CAUGHT HAND ON WINDOW FRAME SKIN LAC TEAR TO DORSAL ASPECT OF R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT. FELL WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST BLINDS AT HOME. DX. R HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN A SET OF BLINDS FELL ONTO RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL TO FLOOR TRYING TO GET CAT OUT OF BLINDS AT HOME INJURING WRIST. DX: FRACTURE WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT TRYING TO OPEN HER BLINDS TO LEFT SOME LIGHT THROUGH HER WINDOWS SHE SLIPPED AND FELL FRACTURED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON MINI BLINDS AT LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS LEANING FORWARDS TO CLOSED HER BLINDS AT HOME FELL STRAINED RIGH T HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT CUT FINGER ON VENETIAN BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2004 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT FELL WHILE FIXING BLINDS, CONTUSION TO HEAD AND SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CUT FACE GOT HIT WITH BLINDS DX: LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | 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 STR. PT TWISTED BACK WHEN TURNING BLINDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LEFT FOOT CONTUSION.PT HAD BLINDS FALL ON FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS OPENING BLINDS AND FELL STRIKING BOOKCASE. DX: 3 CM FOREHEAD LAC, CONT HEAD/L KNEE/R LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2004 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Tables |
| SCALP LACERATION-FELL OFF COFFEE TABLE WHILE TRYING TO FIX WINDOW SHADE . SUS A 2.5CM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT C/O PAINFUL RT EYE AND TEARING SINCE BEING SCRATCHED BY WINDOW BLINDS AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PAIN WHILE HANGING BLINDS DX. CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2004 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT GOT UP TO CLOSE BLINDS, FELL, FX LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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