Accidents - Draperies, curtains or shower curtains - Year 2002 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 32
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	15
50+ years old:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stepladders
LEFT 5HT DIGIT LAC. PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS WHILE ON A STEPLADDER AND L OST BALANCE PUTTING HAND THROUGH A PICTURE ON WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
2% BURNS RT 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS.PT HAD CURTAINS CATCH ON FIRE AND PT BU RNED FINGERS.NO FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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