Accidents - Draperies, curtains or shower curtains - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 33
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
RIGHT ANKLE INJ. PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL TWISTING ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs
PT STANDING ON CHAIR TRYING TO HANG CURTAINS FELL INJURING ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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