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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 674
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 90 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 |
| WHILE PULLING THE BLINDS, TRIPPED AND FELL ON WRIST, PAIN TO R WRIST, P UT HAND OUT OT CATCH FALL. DX. FX R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 C/O FINGER LAC. PT CUT FINGER ON VENETIAN BLIND. DX LAC RT RING FING ER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| FELL WHILE PULLING UP BLINDS. DX. L CHEST WALL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/22/2005 | Age: 81 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 |
| PT. STATES SHE FELL LAST NIGHT AND INJURED WRIST. SAYS SHE PULLED SHAD ES, TURNED AROUND AND FELL. DX. FX L DISTAL RADIUS (WRIST). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 WAS HIT IN HEAD WHEN BLINDS FELL. DX: HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| OPENED BLINDS,TURNED AROUND,FELL TO FLOOR-CONTUSION CHEST/FACE /ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Chairs |
| 54 YEAR OLD FEMALE WAS HANGING A SHADE AND FELL FROM CHAIR DISLOCATED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, Televisions |
| PT WAS FIXING BLINDS AND FELL BACK STRIKING TV. DX: HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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, Televisions |
| FRACTURE RIBS - 82 YOF WAS TRYING TO CLOSE BLINDS, FELL AGAINST HEATER AND THEN AGAINST A TELEVISION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/11/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Rugs or carpets |
| @HOME CLEANING BLINDS, GOT TANGLED UP IN THEM, FELL ON CARPET, C/O L KNEE PAIN, DX; PATELLA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2005 | Age: 60 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. BENT OVER TO PICK UP WINDOW SHADES AND FELT STRAIN IN LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2005 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FEMUR FX-CLOSING BLINDS-@ HOME-FELL BACKWARDS-HIT CEDAR CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/20/2005 | Age: 74 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 WAS TRYING TO CLOSE WINDOW BLINDS AT HOME AND FELL ONTO RIGHT HIP FR ACTURED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/05/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Tables |
| PT. GOT UP TO CLOSE BLINDS, PASSED OUT, FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON A GLAS S TABLETOP COFFEE TABLE. DX. SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/30/2005 | Age: 68 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: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 68 YO FELL WHILE CLEANING BLINDS SPRAIN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| HEAVY PLASTIC BLIND FELL HITTING RT. EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, Stairs or steps |
| TAKING OUT TRASH TRIPPED OVER VENITIAN BLINDS FELL DOWN STEPS DX CEREBRAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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