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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 212
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 75YOF FRACTURED WRIST AND FOOT TRIPPED AND FELL AT HOME STRAIGHTENING THE CURTAINS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AND INJURED WRIST AT HOME DX// LEFT WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/02/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| WRIST INJURY FROM FALLING HANGING CURTAINS. DX-ACUTE FALL, ACUTE RIGHT HAND, WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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