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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 406
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/03/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT STATES A WINDOW SHADE FELL ONTO HEAD AT HOME, DX: DEEP LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| BLIND FROM THE WINDOW FELL OFF HITTING HEAD >> CHI/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| MINI BLINDS FELL ON PTS HEAD, LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT C/O CUT HEAD ON METAL BLIND. DX LAC HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Tables |
| PT WAS FIXING WINDOW SHADE IN BEDROOM AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON NIGHT STAND , DX: CONCUSSION WITH LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/05/2007 | Age: 69 years | 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 |
| CORNICE BOARD FELL ON HEAD AT HOME. DX: LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2007 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON BLINDS AT DAYCARE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Doors |
| HEAD TRAUMA.PT.REFERS WHILE CLOSING VERTICAL BLINDS,FELL DOWN HITTING H EAD WITH DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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