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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 188
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WITH A CURTAIN ROD; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT WITH CHI, A CURTAIN ROD FELL ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| BROTHER HIT HEAD W/ CURTAIN ROD DX: BUMP/ BLISTER TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS PLAYING WHEN CURTAIN AND CURTAIN ROD FELL ON HER HEAD. D: CONT USION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 3 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: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| A CURTAIN ROD FELL ON HER HEAD WHILE SHE WAS PLAYING BENEATH THE WINDOW DX: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| SCALP LAC. BEING HIT W CURTAIN ROD TO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Floors or flooring materials |
| SWINGING FROM SHOWER ROD AND IT BROKE. HIT HEAD ON TILE FLOOR. DX CON CUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| HIT ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A CURTAIN ROD. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD IN JURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 5 YOF HAD A CURTAIN ROD FALL ONTO HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| A CURTAIN ROD FELL ON HEAD HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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