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Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - Year 2009 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 307
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Date: 09/14/2009Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
A WINDOW BLIND FELL ONTO HER FACE. DX. FACE LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
HURT EYE WHEN PLAYING W BLIND, FACE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2009Age: 8 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT.INJ.FOREHEAD AT HOME WHEN FELL & HIT BLIND. DX; LAC.FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2009Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
HIT HEAD ON BOTTOM PLASTIC PART OF BLINDS DX: FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Window screens
DX LAC CHEEK/HIGH BLD PRESSURE: P/W LAC TO L CHEEK AFTER BLINDS ACC FELL F 6FT HIGH WINDOW W TRY'G TO OPEN SCREEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2009Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
HIT IN THE NOSE W/ THE BASE OF A SET OF VENETIAN BLINDS CONTUSION NASAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2009Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT WAS PULLING ON BLINDS WHICH FELL ONTO PT. DX: NOSE LAC/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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