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Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - Year 2010 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 362
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:15
26-50 years old:174
50+ years old:172

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/18/2010Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
81YOM LAC FOREARM WHILE CLEANING BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/2010Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
36YOWF PT REPORTS SHE WAS TAKING DOWN SOME BLINDS WHEN THEY FELL CUTTI NG HER L FA. DX. LAC TO L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2010Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
45YO M FOUND ENTANGLED IN BLINDS IN PLATE GLASS WINDOW. COMBATIVE. POSI TIVE FOR PCP. DX:DRUG INTOXICATION, FOREARM/ELBOW LACS, HYPOKALEMIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2010Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
39 YOF, LAC TO FOREARM, PT AT HOME PUTTING UP BLINDS, THEY FELL AND CUT PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2010Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
74 YOM LACERATED LEFT FOREARM ON SOMETHING STICKING OUT OF THE BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2010Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
RT FOREARM LAC.89YOM HIT FOREARM AGAINST BLINDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
59YOM PUTTING UP VENETIAN BLINDS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2010Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT DX LT ARM LACERATION - 17 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE SUSTAINED DIRECT BLOW TO ARM,SHADE FELL DIRECTLY ON ARM AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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