Accidents - Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings - Year 2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 176
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	93
50+ years old:	77

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/16/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
12 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE SUSTAINED A INJURY TO LT LOWER ARM FROM C URTAIN ROD TODAY WHILE AT HOME- DX- LACERATION LT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
12 YOF, CURTAIN ROD FELL ON ARM, CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 3 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: Laceration
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
3YOM CUT L FOREARM ON CURTAIN ROD DX: LAC TO L LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
79YOF CUT (L) LATERAL ARM ON SHARP DRAPERY ROD @ HOME DX;# LAC (L) FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
57YOWF PT WAS TAKING DOWN CURTAIN ROD AND IT FELL WITH EDGE OF ROD CU TTING R FOREARM. DX. LAC R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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