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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 424
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/18/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 27YOF WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH WINDOW BLINDS CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 49YOM WITH LAC TO HEAD FROM SHARP END OF BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 38YOM WAS HIT IN HEAD BY A SET OF BLINDS HE WAS LOWERING, THEY DROPPED ABOUT 1 FT & WEIGHED 20 LBS. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 27 YOF CLOSED HEAD INJURY, VENECIAN BLINDS FELL AND HIT HER ON THE R S IDE OF HEAD, NO LOC NO LAC, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 33 YOM STRUCK ON HEAD WHEN WOOD BLIND FELL SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| VERTICAL BLINDS FELL ON PTS HEAD, CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 04/15/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 09/07/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Ceilings and walls |
| 48 YO FEMALE HAD BLINDS FALL DOWN FROM WALL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| WINDOW BLINDS FELL ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2001 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/1999 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/1997 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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