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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 524
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT FELL HANGING CURTAINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF COUCH WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AND CONTUSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/18/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 78 YEAR OLD MALE HIT WITH WOODEN VALANCE IN A WINDOW STRUCK IN THE HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| CHILD HANGING ON SHOWER CURTAIN WHICH FELL AND CUT SCALP. D: SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 65 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| HANGING CURTAINS, LOST BALENCE AND FELL BACKWARDS DX SCALP LAC, TAILBO NE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2004 | Age: 83 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| SLIPPED AND FELLM TRIED TO CATCH HERSELF AND GRABBED CURTAIN, CURTAIN R OD HIT HER IN HEAD NO LOC DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/28/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| HEAD LACERATION-WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND ROD STRUCK PATIENT IN HEAD. SU S A 1 1/2 INCH LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| SCALP LAC, PT FELL WHEN GETTING UP ON A CHAIR HANGING A CURTAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| TRIPPED ON CURTAIN AND FELL - SUBARACHNOID BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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