Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 357
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	21
Year 1999:	17
Year 2001:	66
Year 2002:	5
Year 2004:	15
Year 2006:	5
Year 2007:	85
Year 2008:	6
Year 2009:	68
Year 2010:	63

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/18/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
8 YO F WINDOW BLIND FELL HIT PT IN HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
9 Y/O M CUT SIDE OF HEAD ON WINDOW BLIND FRAME, LEANING AGAINST WALL. DX SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2009	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: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PATIENT HIT ON HEAD BY WINDOW BLIND; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
LOOKING THROUGH BLINDS AND CUT HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2007	Age: 12 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
PT STATES A WINDOW SHADE FELL ONTO HEAD AT HOME, DX: DEEP LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
MINI BLINDS FELL ON PTS HEAD, LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
CHI WHEN MINI BLIND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT SUST HEAD INJURY SHADE FELL ON HEAD AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2002	Age: 12 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: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
WINDOW SHADE FELL AND HIT HEAD DX: CHI /PASSED OUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2001	Age: 6 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: 04/19/1999	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		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: 05/23/1997	Age: 7 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: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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