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Accidents - Draperies, curtains or shower curtains - Year 2005 - Upper Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 241
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:6
26-50 years old:174
50+ years old:59

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/23/2005Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AND FX RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/15/2005Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Ladders
CONTUSION CHEST AREA, PT HANGING CURTAINS, FELL OFF THE LADDER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, SWELLING R ELBOW, ARM, NO LOC OR DIZZ.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2005Age: 2 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
PT WAS STRUCK IN THE STOMACH WITH A CURTAIN ROD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2005Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
35 YOF CAME IN C/O CHEST PAIN ONSET WHILE HANGING CURTAINS, LEFT WITHOU T BEING EVALUATED
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 10/17/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Tables
HANGING CURTAINS, FELL, HITTING RIBS ON NIGHT STAND, C/O PAIN, DX; RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2005Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
LEFT FLANK PAIN AFTER HANGING CURTAINS MUSCULAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2005Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stepladders
DORSAL CONTUSION - 33 YOF WAS PUTTING UP CURTAINS AND FELL OFF STEPLADD ER STRIKING HER BACK AGAINST THE WINDOW SILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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