Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,250
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	160
Year 1998:	37
Year 1999:	156
Year 2000:	135
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	112
Year 2003:	170
Year 2004:	173
Year 2005:	159
Year 2006:	347
Year 2007:	155
Year 2008:	231
Year 2009:	106
Year 2010:	285

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	127
6-15 years old:	181
16-25 years old:	337
26-50 years old:	1,117
50+ years old:	487

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Christmas decorations
67YOF PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS CUT HAND ON WINDOW BLINDS ..LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
77YOF WINDOW SHADE FELL ON HAND DX: RT HAND SKIN TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
83 Y/O WM LACERATED HAND ON A WINDOW BLIND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
75YOF SUSTAINED LAC TO HAND WHEN SHE WAS OPENING BLINDS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
48 Y/O/M CUT HAND ON METAL WINDOW BLINDS DX/ RIGHT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
DX LAC HAND: CUT ONT BLIND BRACKET W PUT'G UP BLINDS ; LAC ARE B/T R4TH & 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
23 YOF GRABBED BLINDS IN ANGER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
22 YOF CUT RIGHT HAND ON BROKEN BLINDS LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
LEFT HAND CONTUSION.PT WAS CLEANING BLINDS AND THEY FELL OFF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
41YOF GRABBED A METAL VENETIAN BLIND CUTTING RIGHT HAND AT HOME; HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
51 YO INJURED HAND ON BLIND LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Hammers
PT WAS HANGING BLINDS 1 MO AGO AND HIT HAND W/HAMMER. DX: R FIFTH METACARPAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT HIT HAND ON WINDOW SHADE LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2008	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
HAND ABS-INJURED ON BAMBOO SHADES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT C/O CUT HAND ON BLIND. DX BLEEDING LFT HAND SKIN TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT SUSTAINED OF A HAND WHILE OPENNING MINIBLINDS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2007	Age: 100 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Chairs
100 YO FEMALE HAD CORD FROM BLIND WRAPPED AROUND HAND TRYING TO GET UP FROM CHAIR - CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/31/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
RIGHT HAND LACERATION SECONDARY TO CUTTING ON NEW SET OF BLINDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Stairs or steps
CUT TO HAND FELL ON STEP GRABBED ONTO BLINDS DX: HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT.INJ.RT.HAND AT HOME WHEN HIT ON BLIND CORD. DX; ABRASION RT.HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT FELL AND GRABBED ALUMINUM BLINDS. DX: R HAND/FINGER LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT BROUGHT W/ CONCERNS OF ACTING OUT AND DEPRESSION, PT C/O HAND PAIN A FTER HITTING WOOD SHUTTER DX: R HAND CONTU, DEPRESSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
CUT HAND ON VENETIAN BLINDS HAND LAC. ANXIETY DISORDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
LAC R PALM; WAS PUTTING UP BLINDS & CUT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
WINDOW BLINDS FELL DX. HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
STATES SHE CUT HAND ON BLINDS WHEN SHE TRIED TO REMOVE THEM DX RT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT LACERATED HAND ON BLINDS. D: HAND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windowsills or frames
WAS OULLING DOWN WINDOW SHADE AND CAUGHT HAND ON WINDOW FRAME SKIN LAC TEAR TO DORSAL ASPECT OF R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS HAND FROM VENETIAN BLINDS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT CUT HAND ON BLINDS, LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT CUT HAND WHILE PUTTING UP WINDOW SHADES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT HAD METAL BLINDS FALL ONTO LEFT HAND AT HOME LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT SEEN FOR HAND LAC AFTER BLINDS FELLING HIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2003	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT LAC RT HAND ON BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
LACERATED PALM OF R HAND ON METAL BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT SUS ALCERATION TO HAND BY BLINDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2002	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
CUT HAND ON BLIND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE HAND- SUSTAINED WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO UNTANGLE HI S CAT FROM A BLIND WHEN THE CAT BIT HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT TRYING TO OPEN BLINDS, LAC RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
WORKING ON BLINDS, THEY FELL AND CUT HAND WHEN SHE TRIED TO CATCH THEM, 2 CM HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2001	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Windows or window glass
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2000	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2000	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2000	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2000	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/1999	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/1999	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/1998	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/1998	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Razors or shavers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/1997	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Freezers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1997	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/1997	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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