Accidents - Window screens - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,950
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	300
Year 1998:	114
Year 1999:	529
Year 2000:	222
Year 2001:	181
Year 2002:	162
Year 2003:	207
Year 2004:	90
Year 2005:	151
Year 2006:	117
Year 2007:	231
Year 2008:	89
Year 2009:	208
Year 2010:	344

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	922	Head:	471
Eyeball:	346	Lower Arm:	269
Hand:	260	Foot:	142
Wrist:	130	25 - 50% Body:	71
Lower Leg:	70	Face:	69
Lower Trunk:	68	Upper Trunk:	58
Ankle:	38	Elbow:	15
Upper Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens, Exercise equipment
90YOM RIDING HIS EXERCISE BIKE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRANSFER A TAPE CASSETTE FROM ONE HAND TO ANOTHER,FELL INTO WINDOW SCREEN;SCALP LACERAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Window screens, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
WRIST SPRAIN: 56YOF TRYING TO PUT SCREEN IN A WINDOW, WINDOW WAS STUCK & IT POPPED & SHE HURT HER WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Window screens
53 YO F, C/O RT INDEX FINGER PAIN AND PIECE OF WIRE STUCK IN IT, FIXING A WINDOW SCREEN WHEN HER FINGER GOT STUCK WITH WIRE, DX FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Window screens
71YOF AT HOME R ARM INJ CAUGHT ON WINDOW SCREEN/ DX AVULSION R LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window screens
55YOM CORNEAL ABRASION HIT EYE INTO CORNER OF METAL WINDOW SCREEN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
FINGER INJURY FROM CUTTING ON WINDOW SCREE. DX-RIGHT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Window screens
79YOF PUSHING UP A WINDOW SCREEN FELT A POP IN LT WRIST; WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
PT PUTTING UP SCREENS-ONE FELL AND HIT LEG-LAC TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Window screens
DX CELLULITIS ARM: PRESENT 2D AFTER SCRATCH'G FLEXOR R FOREARM ON METAL SCREEN W PAIN, REDNESS & SWELL'G TO AREA AROUND SCRATCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window screens
PT A HEAVY WINDOW SCREEN FELL ON FOOT AT HOME DX// RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Window screens
SCREEN FELL ONTO HAND AND AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Window screens, Hammers
R HAND PAIN AFTER WORKING ON SCREEN W/HAMMER DX; HAND STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window screens
FELL REMOVING WINDOW SCREEN/HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Window screens
A SCREEN FELL ON RT HAND AND INJ RT 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2007	Age: 76 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 screens
PT C/O SCRAPED HAND ON WIRE SCREEN. DX LAC RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Window screens
REPAIRING A WINDOW SCREEN FELL BACKWARDS HIT HEAD LOC CONCUSSION HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Window screens
CLOSING AN ALUMINUM SCREEN WHEN IT SLAMMED DOWN ONTO BOTH FINGER TIPS P ARTIALLY AMPUTATING ONE OF THEM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
HIT WITH SCREEN THAT FELL OUT OF A WINDOW MINOR SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Window screens
FELL FOUR FEET WHILE PUTTING UP SCREENS, SUBDURAL HEMATOMA AND SUB ARAC HNOID HEMORRHAGE, LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/16/2006	Age: 65 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 screens, Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT CUT HAND ON SCREEN W RAZOR BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window screens
1. 68 YOM CUTTING WINDOW SCREEN AT HOME AND PIECE FLEW INTO EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
PT LACERATED FOREARM ON A BROKEN WINDOW SCREEN AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Window screens
TAKING DOWN WINDOW SCREEN AND GOT SOME DEBRIS IN EYE DX: L EYE F.B. RESOLVED / CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
PT DX LACERATION RT ELBOW - S/P A WINDOW SCREEN FELL ON HIS RT ELBOW. PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/17/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
INJURED R ARM 1 WEEK AGO, CUT ON SCREEN DX: INFECTED LAC R FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window screens
SLAMMED FINGER IN WINDOW SCREEN DX-FRACTURE DISTAL PHALANGE L 3RD FINGE R,NAIL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens, Radiators
PUTTING SCREEN IN HER WINDOW YESTERDAY AT HOME, SHE FELL FORWARD & LOST BALANCE, STRUCK HEAD ON CAST IRON RADIATOR. DX LACERATION OF SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window screens
54YOM PUTTING SCREEN IN WINDOW AT HOME FB EYE DX ABRASION CORNEAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window screens, Stepladders
FELL OFF A STEPLADDER WHILE CHANGING A SCREEN RESULTING IN A FX. OF THE FADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Window screens
PT CUT ANKLE ON SCREEN HEEL LACERATION QUESTION EARLY CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Window screens, Windowsills or frames
69 YOF WAS HELPING HER SON PUT ON WINDOW SCREEN; BECAME WEAK AND UNSTEA DY; HIT HEAD ON WINDOW SILL. HEAD CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/11/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window screens
PT FELL WHILE CARRYING SCREENS, FX R 5TH AND 6TH RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2001	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2001	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2001	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2000	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2000	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens, Windows or window glass
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2000	Age: 73 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 screens, Windowsills or frames
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2000	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	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 screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/1999	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window screens, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/17/1999	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/1999	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/1999	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Window screens, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/1999	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens, Razors or shavers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/1999	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/1999	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/1999	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/1998	Age: 54 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 screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/1998	Age: 76 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 screens, Windows or window glass
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/1998	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window screens, Windows or window glass
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/1997	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/1997	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/1997	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/1997	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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