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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 488
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| LEFT FOREARM LACERATION-SUS A 10.5CM LAC WHEN SHE SLIPPED WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AND PUT LEFT FA THROUGH A WINDOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Clothing irons |
| FOREARM BURN-IRONING CURTAINS WHEN IRONING BOARD SHIFTED CAUSING IRON T O HIT ARM-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| TRIPPED OVER OBJECT ON FLOOR, GRABBED CURTAIN AND PUT HER ARM THOUGH THE WINDOW |
| 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: 05/30/2001 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2000 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/1998 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/1998 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/1997 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 04/23/1997 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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