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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 162
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 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 |
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