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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 330
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CUT R INDEX FINGER ON WINDOW BLINDS DX; FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| H/O MRDD, BIPOLAR, EATING NONEDIBLE OBJECTS, SWALLOWED METAL PIECE OF B LIND, COUGHED IT UP W/BLOOD, NOW WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN; NAIL IN STOMACH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| WINDOW SHADE FELL ON FACE, DX; FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT PUTTING UP BLINDS AND FELT A POP IN RIGHT SHOULDER DISLOCATED SHOULD ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT AND HER BOYFRIEND WERE PLAY WRESTLING WHEN SHE CAUGHT ARM ON METAL B LIND CAUSING PW TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 17 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| CLIMBING INTO A WINDOW,?LOCKED OUT, HIT EYE AGAINST THE BLIND, NOW WITH PAIN >> CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY POKED INTO EYE WITH BLIND >> EYE INJUREY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON VENETIAN BLINDS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PULLING DOWN BLINDS WHEN ONE FELL DOWN HITTING PT'S FACE >> NASAL CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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