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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 472
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 CUT HEAD WHEN DAD PULLED DOWN WINDOW BLIND. D: CONTUSION / LACERAT ION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 55 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 |
| HER VENETIAN BLIND CAME DOWN ON HER HEAD. CHI |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 92 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT WAS STANDING UP 2 FIX SOME BLINDS ON HER WINDOWS WHEN SHE HAD A MECH ANICAL FALL TRIPPING & FALLING ON GROUND HITTING HEAD.DX:CHI,HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 4 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/BLINDS WHICH FELL OFF WINDOW. DX: SCALP LAC 4 CM/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT HAD WINDOW SHADES FALL OFF AND HIT HEAD , SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| VERTICAL BLINDS FELL ON PTS HEAD, CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 97 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 |
| TRYING TO CLOSE HER BLINDS AND FELL CONTUSING HEAD WITH SUBDURAL HEMATO MA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | 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 STATES WHILE WALKING OUT OF POST OFFICE 1 HR PTA AND WINDOW SHADES F ELL ON TOP OF HEAD. HEAD INJURY. PT LEFT AMA. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 SUSTAINED LACERATION TO SCALP AFTER BLINDS FELL ON HIM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| VENETIAN BLINDS FELL AT DENTIST'S OFFICE;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| LOOKING THROUGH BLINDS AND CUT HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY FALLING MINIBLINDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PER MOM, BLINDS FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD 30 MINS PTA. DX. HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| A WINDOW SHADE FELL HITTING PT'S HEAD >> CHI/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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