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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 355
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS FOUND HANGING BY BLIND CORD. DX: NEAR ASPHYXIATION, CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2007 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| RUNNING WITH ROD FROM WINDOW BLINDS IN MOUTH FELL LAC MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2007 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Rope or string |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH BLINDS AT HOME, 3RD FINGER TWISTED UP IN STRING OF BLINDS CUTTING OFF TIP OF FINGER, CUT FINGERTIP OUT OF STRING; AMPUTAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| EYEBROW LAC-BLINDS FELL & HIT PT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PLAYING WITH BLIND CORD KNOCKING A SPEAKER OVER STRIKING PT ABOVE (L) EYE DX- BROW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| BLIND FROM THE WINDOW FELL OFF HITTING HEAD >> CHI/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| ABRASION TO EYE AFTER BLINDS FELL AND STRUCK THE PT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| INJ EYE WHILE PLAYING C WINDOW BLIND "CORNEAL ABRS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT GOT HER RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN THE DRAWER STRINGS FOR ***BLIND S AND AMPUTATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT PLAYING W/A BROKEN PLASTIC MINIBLIND CLOSURE ROD AND HIT HERSELF IN THE EYE; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT C/O CUT HEAD ON METAL BLIND. DX LAC HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2007 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| SWALLOWED A PICE OF WINDOW BLIND INGESTED F'OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT PLAYING WITH THE BLINDS AT THE BABY STTERS HOUSE THEN GOT TANGLED IN IT AND FELL STRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| FELL AGAINST WINDOW SHADE/FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT SWALLOWED A SMALL PART OF MINI BLIND. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2007 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON BLINDS AT DAYCARE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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