Accidents - Draperies, curtains or shower curtains - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,812
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	170
Year 1998:	204
Year 1999:	99
Year 2000:	158
Year 2001:	117
Year 2003:	108
Year 2004:	98
Year 2005:	62
Year 2006:	142
Year 2007:	166
Year 2008:	368
Year 2009:	46
Year 2010:	69

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	198
6-15 years old:	282
16-25 years old:	195
26-50 years old:	529
50+ years old:	606

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/25/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
34 YOF FACE CONTUSION, REPORTS A CURTAIN ROD WITH A VALANCE ON IT FELL AND HIT HER IN THE FACE + LOC +HEADACHE AND DIZZINESS SINCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers
5YOM WAS IN THE SHOWER WITH SISTER, & PULLED DOWN THE SHOWER CURTAIN- METAL ROD FELL, & HIT HIS FOREHEAD. DX; FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT FELL AND CHIN ON WINDOW EDGE TRYING TO HANG CURTAINS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
PT WAS MOVING THE CURTAIN T LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND HER CAT JUMPED OUT INTO FACE SUSTAINED SCRATCHES TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
PT DX CONTUSION OF FOREHEAD - S/P PT GOT HIT BY CURTAIN FRAME TO HER FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stools
PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND THE LEG OF THE STOOL BENT AND PT FELL DX; FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers
15YOM WAS LYING IN BATHTUB,WHEN THE PHONE BEGAN TO RING,JUMPED UP FELL OUT OF TUB,PULLED SHOWER CURTAIN AND ROD DOWN,STRUCK CHIN;CHIN LACERATI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
PT PULLED ON WINDOW CURTAIN TO CLOSE IT, ROD FELL, HIT PTS FOREHEAD, LA CERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
PT WENT TO OPEN THE CURTAINS AND THE ROD FELL INTO FACE LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Animal induced injury
PT WAS GIVING DOF A BATH AND PULLED ON SHOWER CURTAIN AND IT FELL ON HE R TEMPLE. C/O LIGHTHEADEDNESS AND SLEEPINESS. D: FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Heaters or heating systems
LIGHTING SPACE HEATER WHEN CURTAINS CAUGHT FIRE,TRIED TO EXTINGUISH IT BURNING FACE AND HANDS,MED FLITE IN, 20%5% TBSA,FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/14/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
OPENING CURTAINS WHEN HIT ON BRIDGE OF NOSE BY WOODEN PLAQUE. DX: NOSE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
R UPPER LID LACET. SHOWER CERTAIN HOOK CAUGHT IN EYE. LATERAL CANTHUS / LID CUT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
CURTAIN ROD FELL LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
38 YO F LACERATION TO NOSE WITH CONTUSION, WOODEN VALENCE FELL ON NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
PATIENT STATES TRIPPED OVER CURTAIN, FELL FORWARD AND HIT FOREHEAD AT H OME. DX CONTUSION TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers
PT WAS TAKING A SHOWER AND SLIPPED AND GRABBED THE SHOWER CURTIAN AND F ELL. DX: 3 CM LACERATION LEFT LATERAL EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
PULLED ON SHOWER CURTAIN SUST LAC TO L CHEEK WHEN CURTAIN FELL ON HER DX R CHEEK LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
FOREHEAD CONT PT TRIED TO GRAB A SHOWER CURTAIN AND FELLHITTING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
41 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN NOSE WITH VALANCE FROM CURTAINS CONTUSION NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
RIGHT FACIAL LAC, PT FELL WHEN HANGING A CURTAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
PATIENT FELL WHILE TRYING TO FIX THE DRAPES HITTING HER CHIN SUSTAINING A LACERATION. DX - CHIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Pipes
SHOWER CURTAIN AND ROD FELL ON FACE FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
SIBLING CAUGHT CURTAIN ON FIRE-BURNS TO FACE. FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEME NT NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers
NASAL LACERATION.PT HAD SHOWER CURTAIN ROD BREAK AND HIT PT IN NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
SUBSTAINED FALL, WAS HANGING CURTAIN AND TRIPPED PVER LOG NO LOC DX LAC TO CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Towels or cloths
FELL PUTTING WET TOWEL OVER SHOWER CURTAIN AND FELL FORWARD, HEARD NOSE BREAK. DX. FX/LAC NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Tables
WAS HANGING CURTAINS, FELL STRIKING HEAD ON TABLE DX: LACERATION ABOVE RIGHT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Dancing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2001	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2001	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Toilets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2000	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2000	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/1999	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Windowsills or frames
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1999	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Fans
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 12/16/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/1998	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/1998	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/1997	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/1997	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/1997	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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