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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 429
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 03/12/2004 | 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: 02/05/2004 | 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 |
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