Accidents - Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 741
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	85
Year 2000:	86
Year 2002:	144
Year 2003:	77
Year 2004:	24
Year 2005:	59
Year 2006:	71
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	176

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	42
6-15 years old:	176
16-25 years old:	77
26-50 years old:	216
50+ years old:	227

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

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 93 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: Avulsion
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
ACC HAD A CURTAIN ROD FALL ONTO ARM TODAY, ?MECH >>SKIN TEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2006	Age: 30 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
TRIPPED OVER SHOWER CURTAIN ROD AND FELL CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
LAC R FOREARM, VIA EMS, PT SORTING INTO GARBAGE & SUST INJURY WITH A METAL CURTAIN ROD, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		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
CONTUSION TO ARM WHEN STRUCK BY CURTAIN ROD THAT FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	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
LAC ARM ON CURTAIN ROD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2003	Age: 17 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
PT STATES SHE FELL ONTO A METAL CURTAIN ROD AND LACERATED FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 27 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
METAL SHOWER CURTAIN ROD FELL ONTO ARM DX: CONTUSION LT. ELBOW, ABRASION LT. FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
RAN INTO CURTAIN HOLDER DX: ARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2000	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/1998	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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