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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 296
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/27/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| 82YOM WAS HIT IN CHEST WITH CURTAIN ROD THAT FELL CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| FELL BACK WHILE TRYING TO HANG A CURTAIN ROD. DX. RIB AND CHEST WALL CO NTUSION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Toilets |
| PATIENT WAS PUTTING UP SHOWER CURTAIN ROD AND PATIENT FELL HITTING COMM ODE . DX; FRACTURE TO RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings, Containers |
| PT STANDING ON A BASKET TRYING TO HANG A CURTAIN ROD AND THE BASKET FEL L OUT FROM UNDER HER LACERATION FACE AND CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2001 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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