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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 256
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FELL BACK WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE THE CURTAIN. DX. HEAD TRAUMA, BACK PAIN , ABRASION HIP, THIGH AND ANKLE.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2007 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| P/W HOT WAS BURNS TO B/L UEXTS P PULLING BURNING CURTAINS DOWN IN ATTEM PT TO PUT THEM OUT, FD WAS CALLED IN " BURN" |
| 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: 09/22/2000 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/1997 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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