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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 143
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| CAUGHT INSIDE LOWER EYELID ON A CURTAIN HOOK- GRANDMA HAD TO UNSCREW HOOK TO REMOVE IT. DX: CONJUNCTIVAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| LT CORNEAL AB-PULLED A CURTAIN ROD DOWN & STRUCK PT IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| BROTHER STUCK CURTAIN ROD WITH HOOK ON END IN EYE. LOWER INNERCONJUNCT IVAL TEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| CHILD ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN EYE WITH CURTAIN ROD. D: SUBCONJUNCTIVALHEMOR RHAGE, CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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