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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 487
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | 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, Christmas decorations |
| 67YOF PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS CUT HAND ON WINDOW BLINDS ..LAC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 77YOF WINDOW SHADE FELL ON HAND DX: RT HAND SKIN TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | 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 |
| 83 Y/O WM LACERATED HAND ON A WINDOW BLIND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 75YOF SUSTAINED LAC TO HAND WHEN SHE WAS OPENING BLINDS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 51 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 |
| 51 YO INJURED HAND ON BLIND LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 80 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 C/O CUT HAND ON BLIND. DX BLEEDING LFT HAND SKIN TEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2007 | Age: 100 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Chairs |
| 100 YO FEMALE HAD CORD FROM BLIND WRAPPED AROUND HAND TRYING TO GET UP FROM CHAIR - CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/09/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CUT HAND ON VENETIAN BLINDS HAND LAC. ANXIETY DISORDER |
| 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: 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 |
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