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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 142
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2003 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| GOT CORD FROM MINI BLINDS WRAPPED AROUND NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| STRANGULATION INJURY WHEN CAUGHT BY THE BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT LIVES IN APARTMENT FOUND IN BEDROOM HANGING BY CORD OF MINIBLIND PT EXPIRED DX FULL CODE NOT SEEN FOR 10 MINS |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT PUT HEAD IN BLIND CORD & SAT DOWN ON COUCH W/CORD TIGHTENING. DX: CHOKING INCOMPLETE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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