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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 682
See also: Lethal accidents, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/25/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 4 YO F FOUND BY UNCLE HANGING OFF GROUND BY CORD OF MINI BLINDS. UNSUPE RVISED 2 MINUTES. DX:NEAR HANGING. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 85YO M GOT UP FROM SEATED POSITION TO CLOSE BLIND AND FELT DIZZY. FELL DENIES PAIN. DX; SYNCOPE. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/31/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 47YOM HAD SEIZURE AND GOT NECK CAUGHT IN CORD FROM BLINDS SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 3 YO MALE PLAYING WITH WINDOW BLINDS AND WRAPPED CORD AROUND NECK. DX STRANGULATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WITH CARDIAC ARREST, TWO SEPARATE MENTIONS OF "MINI BLIND ACCIDENT" IN RECORD, NO FURTHER DETAILS |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WITH RESPIRATORY ARREST, FOUND HANGING FROM BLINDS, CORD AROUND NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| NEAR STRANGULATION WHEN CAUGHT IN BLIND CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS FOUND HANGING BY BLIND CORD. DX: NEAR ASPHYXIATION, CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| STRANGLED WITH WINDOW BLIND CORD WHEN PLAYING FIREMAN AND CORD WAS WATE R HOSE AND HE PUT AROUND NECK. NO COLOR CHANGE, BUT MADE MARKS ON NECK |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/24/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| GOT WEAK OPENING BLINDS DX. SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2003 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| GOT CORD FROM MINI BLINDS WRAPPED AROUND NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| STRANGULATION INJURY WHEN CAUGHT BY THE BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT LIVES IN APARTMENT FOUND IN BEDROOM HANGING BY CORD OF MINIBLIND PT EXPIRED DX FULL CODE NOT SEEN FOR 10 MINS |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT PUT HEAD IN BLIND CORD & SAT DOWN ON COUCH W/CORD TIGHTENING. DX: CHOKING INCOMPLETE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Slides or sliding boards |
| GOING DOWN A SLIDE (INDOOR TYPE OF PLAY EQUIPMENT) WHEN CORD TO BLINDS ON WINDOW GOT CAUGHT AROUND HER NECK DX: ADMIT WITH NEAR STRANGULATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PATIENT HAD BLINDS CORD AROUND NECK AT HOME , OLDER BROTHER MAY HAVE PU LLED CORD TIGHT; NEAR STRANGULATION, ABRASION ON THROAT FROM EAR TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PLAYING AND A FEW MINUTES LATER PARENTS FOUND HIM UNRESPONSIVE WITH VEN ETIAN BLIND CORD AROUND NECK;90% BODY ON FLOOR 2 MIN.BRAIN INJ;MED FLIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT CAUGHT BLIND CORD AROUND NECK. DX: ACCID NEAR STRANGULATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS FOUND HANGING FROM BLIND CORD. DX: ACUTE STRANGULATION, COMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/18/2001 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/22/2001 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/1998 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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