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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 78
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 59YOWF WHO OPENED HER SHUTTERS AND A SCONCE ON THE WALL CAME LOOSE, FEL L, AND STUCK HER IN THE HEAD.DX:CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Ceilings and walls |
| 48 YO FEMALE HAD BLINDS FALL DOWN FROM WALL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH FALLING VENITIAN BLIND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| CUT HEAD WHEN VENETIAN BLIND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE THE BLINDS AT HOME STRIKING HEA D WITH LOC CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| DX HEAD LACERATION: CUT HEAD ON INDOOR BLINDS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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