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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,277
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 55 YOM LACERATION TO RIGHT 5TH FINGER S/P HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT ON META L RING OF A MINI BLIND THAT HE WAS PAINTING, PT DRANK 12 BEERS PTA$ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 75YO F, CLOSING SHUTTERS AT HOME, CUT THUMB DX: THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 51 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 |
| WINDOW BLIND FELL, HIT HAND DX: THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER IN WINDOW BLIND STRING AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2009 | Age: 65 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 CUT FINGER ON MINI BLIND. DX: L SMALL FINGER LAC 3.5 CM, UNCONTROLLED HTN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 INJURED FINGER WHILE CLOSING BLINDS. DXZ; RIGHT 3RD FINGER LACERATION, 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LAC THUMB ON A VENETIAN BLIND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2007 | 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 WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM METAL SLATS OF BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 PULLING DOWN HIS BLINDS AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| BLIND FELL ONTO HAND " FINGER SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | 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 CUT FINGER ON VERTICLE BLINDS AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC |
| 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: 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: 10/20/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LEFT THUMB CELL. PT'S MINIBLINDS FELL AND INJURED THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CAUGHT THUMB IN WINDOW SHADE-DX-R THUMB 2 CM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WINDOW BLIND FELL ON LT THUMB. ACUTE INJURY LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| STRUCK WITH SPRING FROM WINDOWBLINDS - FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | 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 INJURED WHEN PUTTING UP VENETIAN BLINDS CUT FINGER |
| 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: 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 |
| Date: 10/19/2000 | Age: 67 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2000 | Age: 56 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2000 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2000 | Age: 51 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2000 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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