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Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - 26-50 years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 372
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:95Hand:79
Head:75Wrist:59
Eyeball:46Face:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/14/2006Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Stairs or steps
CUT TO HAND FELL ON STEP GRABBED ONTO BLINDS DX: HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2006Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PTS THREE YEAR OLD SON WAS HOLDING A STICK FROM A SHADE APPARATUS WAS A CCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2006Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
CUT WRIST ON BLINDS DX WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2006Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT SUSTAINED LACERTION TO HEAD FROM WINDOW BLIND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2006Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
CLEANING BLINDS, GOT SOMETHING INTO THE EYE " CORNEAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2006Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Tool sheds
HANGING BLINDS ON A SHED AND A BRICK FELL OFF AND STRUCK FOREHEAD CLOSE D HEAD INJURY/FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2006Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
LACERATION FINGERS HANGING BLINDS AND WINDOW SHADES LACERATION 3RD AND 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2006Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
POKED EYE ACC C BLIND " CORNEAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2006Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT LACERATED RIGHT RING FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF A BLIND AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2006Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT CLEANING WOODEN BLINDS WHEN ONE FELL HITTING BRIDGE OF NOSE DX: NASAL CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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