Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 796
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	75
Year 1998:	93
Year 1999:	36
Year 2001:	33
Year 2003:	68
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	71
Year 2007:	157
Year 2009:	30
Year 2010:	76

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/09/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
61YOF HAD SOME HORIZONTAL BLINDS FALL ON WRIST, FRACTURE OF RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
BIL WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN HANGING WINDOW BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
DX FALL/FX INTERTROCHANTERIC/FX RADIUS: BIB EMS FOR FALL: OPEN'G BLINDS TURNED AROUND, FELL TO GROUND W R OUTSTRETCH ARM, FELT CRACK IN WRIST,
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/03/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Ladders
77Y/O,M,HANGING A BLIND IN THE BARN & FELL OFF LADDER, R ANKLE SPRAIN, R WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
WINDOW SHADE FELL ON WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT WAS TRYING TO FIX A SPRING ON A WINDOW SHADE WHEN IT POPPED OUT AND CUT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 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: 08/24/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Tableware and accessories
R WRIST FX;DEHYDRATION/83YOF AT HOME FELL WHILE CLOSING BLINDS. C/O WRI ST PAIN. LAST WEEK WASHING DISHES PASSED OUT,HIT HEAD, UNRESPON.2 MIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/30/2001	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2001	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/1999	Age: 79 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, Step stools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/1999	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/1998	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/1998	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Chairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/1997	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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