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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 200
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT FELL AT HOME WHILE HANGING CURTAINS DX: FX LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| PT PUTTING UP DRAPES FELL ONTO METAL CHAIR DX: LT CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT TWISTED KNEE GETTING OUT OF BATHTUB, TRIPPED ON SHOWER CURTAIN,KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| CONTUSED ELBOW WHEN SLIPPED ON CURTAINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Mattresses |
| PT. REPORTS ASLEEP, WHEN HE AWOKE, BEDROOM CURTAINS AND MATTRESS ON FIR E, NOT STATED IF FB ATTENDED. DX. BURNS ON BODY, ARM, THIGH AND FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Fire extinguishers |
| PATIENT WORKING ON STAGE PROPS AT SCHOOL, THEATER CURTAIN CAUGHT FIRE, PT. EXPOSED TO SMOKE AND DRY FIRE EXTINGUISHER CHEMICALS, FD NOT MENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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