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Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - 6-15 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 377
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:233Finger:69
Eyeball:28Lower Leg:16
Unkown:16Wrist:6
Hand:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/24/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
13 YO MALE OPENED WINDOW SHADE AND IT SCRATCHED HIS EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: 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
ABRASION EYEBALL WHEN HIT WITH BROKEN MINI BLIND ROD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
METAL WINDOW BLIND FELL HITTING PATIENT ON FACE AT HOME; FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
CUT EYELID ON PLASTIC END OF BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
CUT LEG WHILE WASHING VENITIAN BLINDS DX LT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
LACERATED PALM OF R HAND ON METAL BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT HIT IN FACE WITH MINI BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
CONTUSED EYEBALL WHEN PULLING BLIND DOWN AND FELL IN FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
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 METAL VENETIAN BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
CUT FINGER ON TOP OF BLINDS LACERATION RIGHT 4TH DISTAL FINGER 2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
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
7 YO F MINIBLIND FELL ON EYE. DX SUPERFICIAL ABRASION UNDER L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
FELL THROUGH A WINDOW WHILE HANGING BLINDS AND LACERATED FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
6YOM-LACERATION LEFT EYEBROW=FELL AT HOME HIT EYEBROW ON WINDOW SHADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
14 YO FEMALE WAS HIT WITH ROD FROM BLINDS LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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