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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,693
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| STATES FELL TRYING TO CLOSE CURTAINS. DX. R HUMERUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| PT FELL STANDING ON CHAIR PUTTING UP DRAPERIES CAUSING WRIST INJ DX:WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT FELL HANGING CURTAINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| HIP FX-@ HOME-PROSTHETIC LEG CAUGHT ON CURTAINS-CAUSED PT TO FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/16/2004 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 71 YO FELL HANGING CURTAINS FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT. FELL PUTTING UP SHOWER CURTAIN 2 HRS. AGO. R SHOULDER PAIN. DX. C ONT R ELBOW, SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT. WAS HANGING CURTAINS WHEN SHE ALMOST FELL STRAINING HER LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Beds or bedframes |
| 87 YO HANGING CURTAINS FELL FROM OFF BED HIT CHEST ON WINDOW SILL FX CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS HANGING DRAPES AT HOME AND INJURED CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2004 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FELL AT NURSING HOME MOVING CURTAIN OUT OF HER WAY LEFT HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Tables |
| 59 YO F STANDING ON TABLE HANGING CURTAINS FELL OFF LANDED ON HIP CONTUSION HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| 63 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER CURTAIN AND FELL TO FLOOR RIGHT KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL OFF COUCH WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AND CONTUSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/18/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 78 YEAR OLD MALE HIT WITH WOODEN VALANCE IN A WINDOW STRUCK IN THE HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| TRIPPED ON CURTAINS, FELL & TWISTED ANKLE. ACUTE RT ANKLE SPRAIN W/ AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT LEANED AGAINST CURTAIN THINKING IT WAS A WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 65 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| HANGING CURTAINS, LOST BALENCE AND FELL BACKWARDS DX SCALP LAC, TAILBO NE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT DX MUSCLE STRAIN - UNABLE TO LIFT RT ARM AFTER PULLING CURTAIN AND STRAINING ARM LAST NIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| FX DISTAL LEFT RADIUS AND ULNA, STANDING ON KITCHEN CHAIR HANGING UP CURTAINS, CHAIR MOVED, CAUSING HER TO FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2004 | Age: 83 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| SLIPPED AND FELLM TRIED TO CATCH HERSELF AND GRABBED CURTAIN, CURTAIN R OD HIT HER IN HEAD NO LOC DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/28/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Other fireplaces |
| WAS HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME FELL HIT ELBOW ON FIREPLACE HEARTH DX BROKEN ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| CHEST PAIN, HAS BEEN HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME. DX: PRECORDIAL CHEST PA IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| L SHOULDER INJURY HANGING DRAPES DX SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Step stools |
| DISLOCATION SHOULDER - 86 YOF WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL OFF THE STE PSTOOL INJURING HER RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT. HAD STRAIN TO SHOULDER AFTER HANGING SHOWER CURTAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL ON HAND - FRACTURE RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| TRIPPED ON CURTAIN AND FELL - SUBARACHNOID BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/03/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| SUBSTAINED FALL, WAS HANGING CURTAIN AND TRIPPED PVER LOG NO LOC DX LAC TO CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2004 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chair, rocking |
| PT GOT UP TO HANG SOME CURTAINS WHEN SHE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING CHEST ON THE ARM OF A ROCKIONG CHAIR FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2004 | Age: 72 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Sinks |
| STANDING IN SINK PUTTING UP CURTAINS FELL DX CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT DX LT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION - PT C/O INJURED LT EYE S/P STRUCK BY WINDOW CURTAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2004 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT FELL ONTO HIS LEFT LOWER ARM WHILE REACHING FOR A CURTAIN AT HOME LA CERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2004 | Age: 78 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| STANDING ON CHAIR PUTTING UP A SHOWER CURTAIN FELL FROM CHAIR RIGHT RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stepladders |
| FELL OFF STEPLADDER WHILE HANGING CURTAINS - INJURED RIBS AND KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT C/O LOST BALANCE AND FELL PUTTING UP CURTAINS - DX MUSCLE SPRAIN-RT BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT C/O ABDOMINAL PAIN AFTER HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| BACK STRAIN-PAIN SINCE HANGING CURTAINS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2004 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| WHILE REACHING UP FOR DRAPE, INJURED L ARM. DX. PAIN L SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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