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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 566
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| RIGHT KNEE SPR. PT FELL WHEN HANGING CURTAINS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| BACK STRAIN AFTER HANGING CURTAINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL. DX: L WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Tables |
| WAS HANGING CURTAINS, FELL STRIKING HEAD ON TABLE DX: LACERATION ABOVE RIGHT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT DX LT ANKLE SPRAIN - HX OF POLIO FROM BIRTH WITH LLE PARALYSIS C/O LT ANKLE SWELLING AND PAIN X1 WEEK.PT WAS PUTTING UP CURTAIN AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS CUT PUTTING UP CURTAINS. DX: 1.5 CM L INDEX LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| 43 Y/O F C/O BACK PAIN. PT FELL OFF OF CHAIR WHILE HANGING DRAPES. DX R IB FRACT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT SUST. CONT TO HAND ON CURTAINS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2003 | Age: 42 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT CAUGHT FOOT IN SHOWER CURTAIN AND FELL OUT OF TUB. DX: C/T/L SPINE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PATIENT WAS STUNG BY A RED WASP WHILE OPENING A CURTAIN. DX-ALLERGIC REACTION INSECT STING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 39 years | 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME GOT THE CURTAIN HOOK STRUCK ACROSS THE LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STOOL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS; FX TAILBONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNS TO FINGERS. PT HANGING CURTAINS WHEN A LIGHTED CANDLE CAUGHT CURTAINS ON FIRE. NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| SPRAIN RIB AREA, PT FELL DOWN IN THE BATHTUB WHILE PUTTING CURTAINS AT HOME, C/O MODERATE PAIN (L) BREAST W/TENDERNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| RT FOOT FRACTURE.PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS IN BATHROOM AND FELL ON THE FL OOR AND INJURED FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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