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Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - Year 2006 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 554
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Date: 12/20/2006Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Furniture
PT WAS OPENING BLIND AT HOME AND LOST BALANCE FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON F URNITURE SUSTAINING CHI,NO LOC AND LAC TO BACK OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/16/2006Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
WINDOW SHADE FELL ON HEAD. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2006Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT TRIED TO LOWER BLINDS AT HOME , BLINDS FELL ON HEAD DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2006Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
SHADE FELL ON PT ,PT SUST. HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2006Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PULLED ON BLINDS FELL HIT HEAD LAC TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2006Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Floors or flooring materials
PT CLOSING SHUTTERS IN THUNDER STORM, LIGHTENING HIT HOUSE AND SHOCKED PT, CAUSING HER TO FALL TO FLOOR HITTING HEAD, CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2006Age: 3 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT SUST HEAD INJURY BLINDS FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2006Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Stairs or steps
PT WAS SWINGING ON BLINDS, BY THE DOOR, & HIT HEAD ON A STAIR- NO LOC DX: LT PARIETAL SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2006Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT SUSTAINED LACERTION TO HEAD FROM WINDOW BLIND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2006Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
METAL BLIND FELL OFF WINDOW HITTING PATIENT ON HEAD AT HOME; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2006Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
HEAD LAC, PT STRUCK W/A FALLING WINDOW SHADE AT HOME, C/O REDNESS, SWELLING, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING OR LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2006Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT PULLED ON BLINDS AND THEY FELL DOWN AND LACERATED HER HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT HIT IN HEAD WITH PLASTIC BLINDS, HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2006Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Tool sheds
HANGING BLINDS ON A SHED AND A BRICK FELL OFF AND STRUCK FOREHEAD CLOSE D HEAD INJURY/FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2006Age: 6 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
BLIND FELL HITTING HEAD " CHI"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2006Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
C/O PT MOM STATES WAS PULLING ON WINDOW BLINDS AND THE FELL ON HEAD DX SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2006Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
70 YO FEMALE HAD WINDOW SHUTER FALL ON HEAD AT HOME LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2006Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
CHI WHEN MINI BLIND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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