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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 636
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT TRIPPED OVER SHOWER CURTAIN AND FELL; NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Ladders |
| 47 YOWF STATES SHE FELL OFF OF A LADDER WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AND INJU RED HER ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stepladders |
| LEFT 5HT DIGIT LAC. PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS WHILE ON A STEPLADDER AND L OST BALANCE PUTTING HAND THROUGH A PICTURE ON WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| CONTUSION TO CHEST WHEN FELL WHEN HANGING CURTAINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Towels or cloths |
| SCENTED CANDLE CAUGHT DRAPES AND CARPET ON FIRE AND TRIED TO PUT OUT FI RE WITH TOWELS,BURNED HANDS AND FEET FIRE DEPT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT HURT BACK HANGING CURTAINS; LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| BACK PAIN. SOMETHING PULLED YEST HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME. DX; BACK MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Windows or window glass |
| HAND BURN - BURNED HANDS TRYING TO THROW BURNING CURTAINS OUT THE WINDO W, FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| WHILE CLEANING CURTAINS DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN DX: ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN, PALPITATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PATIENT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL ON GLOBE. DX: MULTIPLE LACERATI ONS TOTALING 5 CMS TO UPPER LEGS AND LOWER LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT MOVED BURNING CURTAIN. FD NS. DX: BURN R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| R ARM PAIN ONSET LAST PM. DENIES TRAUMA BUT WAS HANGING DRAPES TODAY DX: CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| BURNS (R) FOREARM, PT STS TRYING TO PUT OFF A FIRE OVER THE CURTAINS& S UST INJURY, C/O REDNESS, NO REC OF FD ATTENDANCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS BURNED ON FLAMING SHOWER CURTAIN. FD ATTENDED. DX: FIRST AND SECOND DEG BURNS R ARM 2 % TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT STRUCK IN EYE BY SHOWER CURTAIN, CORNEAL ABRASION OS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| RT CORNEAL AB-HAD BEEN WORKING ON CLEANING DRAPES W/ ALOT OF DUST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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