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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 135
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 13 YO MALE OPENED WINDOW SHADE AND IT SCRATCHED HIS EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| ABRASION EYEBALL WHEN HIT WITH BROKEN MINI BLIND ROD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| ABRASION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| HEMORRHAGE TO EYE WHEN HIT WITH STICK USED FOR OPENING/CLOSING VENETIAN BLINDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CONTUSED EYEBALL WHEN PULLING BLIND DOWN AND FELL IN FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT FIXING A WINDOW SHADE AT HOME WHEN SOME DEBRIS WENT INTO LEFT EYE HE SCRATCHED IT ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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