Accidents - Draperies, curtains or shower curtains - Year 2007 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 20
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	5
26-50 years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/25/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
P/W HOT WAS BURNS TO B/L UEXTS P PULLING BURNING CURTAINS DOWN IN ATTEM PT TO PUT THEM OUT, FD WAS CALLED IN " BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2007	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Animal induced injury
FATHER SAYS PT TRIPPED OVER CURTAINS WHILE BEHIND THE COUCH PT WAS CHASING THE CAT. DX FEMUR FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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