Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 535
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	22
Year 1998:	12
Year 1999:	5
Year 2000:	24
Year 2001:	23
Year 2002:	84
Year 2003:	6
Year 2004:	29
Year 2005:	155
Year 2006:	36
Year 2007:	35
Year 2009:	82
Year 2010:	17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/25/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
4 YOM SUS CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER BLINDS FELL AND HIT HIM IN EYE%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2009	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: Other
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Bathtubs or showers
PT WAS IN BATHTUB AND PULLED A SET OF VENETIAN BLINDS DOWN ONTO HIS FAC E. STRUCK IN R EYE. BLINDS FELL 7FT. DX R SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
GOT L EYE POKED W BLIND KNOW (BLIND LIFT) AT HOME DX L CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2009	Age: 21 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: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Beds or bedframes
MOM WAS CHANGING PT'S DIAPER ON BED SIBLING PULLED STRING TO BLINDS AND THE ENTIRE UNIT CAME OFF HITTING PT'S EYE. DX HEMORRHAGE R-EYE.
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: 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: 08/13/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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
POKED IN EYE WITH MINI BLIND CONTUSION EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	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 EYE WHEN HIT WITH BLIND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2006	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
POKED IN L EYE FROM MINI BLIND DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	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
22M/F BLIND FELL ON PT AND STRUCK HER EYE AT HOME TODAY,EYELID SWOLLEN, CAN FOLLOW LIGHT W/ EYE; RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2005	Age: 12 months	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: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
ABRASION L EYE - GOT POKED IN EYE WITH A VENETIAN BLIND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 22 months	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
22 MOM STRUCK IN EYE BY WINDOW BLIND ABRASION CORNEAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
SIBLING PULLED BLINDS DOWN & HIT PT IN EYE. DX: R CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2004	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	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
HANGING FROM BLINDS WHEN 1 FELL IN STRUCK EYE;CORNEAL ABRAS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
CORNEAL ABRASION - 4 YOF C/O PAIN LEFT EYES AFTER COMING INTO CONTACT W ITH BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2003	Age: 2 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: Hemorrhage
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
HEMORRHAGE TO EYE WHEN HIT WITH STICK USED FOR OPENING/CLOSING VENETIAN BLINDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
ABRAISION EYEBALL WHEN WOODEN BLIND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	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
CONTUSED EYEBALL WITH STICK OF BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 7 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
PATIENT HIT IN EYE BY VENETIAN BLIND OR BLIND CORD AT HOME; CORNEAL ABR ASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
WHILE LIFTING UP A WINDOW SHADE, IT STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE. DX. R EYE CO RNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
SCRATCHED EYEBALL ON BLIND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2001	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2000	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/1999	Age: 18 months	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/1998	Age: 4 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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/1998	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/1997	Age: 5 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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