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Accidents - Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings - 26-50 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 567
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:136Face:94
Foot:84Head:78
Toe:78Lower Trunk:61
Upper Trunk:16Hand:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/21/2003Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
DROPPED SHOWER CURTAIN ROD ON TOE DX: L 2ND TOE FX. / LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2003Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
NOSE LAC-A CURTAIN ROD FELL-HIT PT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2003Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
RT 3RD TOE FRACTURE.PT STEPPED ON A CURTAIN ROD AND INJURED TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2003Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
CURTAIN ROD FELL ON NOSE DX: NOSE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2003Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
NASAL CONTUSION. CURTAIN ROD FELL ON FACE AND STRUCK NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2003Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
46 YO FEMALE HAD DRAPERY ROD FALL ON HEAD HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2003Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Containers
FINGER LAC - CUT FINGER ON CURTAIN ROD WHEN REMOVING IT FROM PACKAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2003Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
PT SUTSAINED LAC TO FOOT AFTER STEPPING ON A CURTAIN ROD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2003Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
FOOT LAC - CUT FOOT ON CURTAIN ROD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2003Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS HE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO POSTERIO R 4TH FINGER FROM BROKEN SHOWER CURTAIN ROD AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2003Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
PT C/O "I WAS SLAMMED ON A METAL ROD AT THE PRECINCT" SUSTAIED ABRASION TO RT MID- BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2003Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
HIT ON HEAD BY A SHOWER CURTAIN ROD TRYING TO PUT CURTAIN ON ROD MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2003Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
PT WITH PIECE OF RUBBER FROM CURTAIN ROD STUCK IN RECTUM. SAYS SON ACC IDENTALLY STUCK ROD UP RECTUM & RUBBER TIP GOT STUCK. D:FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2003Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
PT C/O FELL WITH LT PALM ONTO CURTAIN ROD,ACIDENTALLY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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