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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 234
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/10/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT. FELL WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST BLINDS AT HOME. DX. R HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/06/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| STATES SHE WAS CLEANING BLINDS AND BENT OVER AND INJURED BACK DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS LEANING FORWARDS TO CLOSED HER BLINDS AT HOME FELL STRAINED RIGH T HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LUMBAR STR. PT TWISTED BACK WHEN TURNING BLINDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Stepladders |
| WAS HANGING BLINDS ON STEP LADDER FELL INJURED BACK DX BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2004 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT GOT UP TO CLOSE BLINDS, FELL, FX LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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