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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,466
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Floors or flooring materials |
| 82YOF WHILE OPENING A CURTAIN FELL BACKWARDS LANDED ON FLOOR INJURED LT SHOULDER;SHOULDER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 75YOF FRACTURED WRIST AND FOOT TRIPPED AND FELL AT HOME STRAIGHTENING THE CURTAINS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 73 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, Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 73 YO F WASTRYING TO CLOSE CURTAINS AND BLINDS WHEN FELL ONTO SIDE. C/O SHOULDER PAIN. DX:SHOULDER DISLOCATION, POSSIBLE SYNCOPE. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 92 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, Cabinet or door hardware |
| 92YOF INJURED BACK ON A SHOWER CURTAIN TODAY TWO WEEKS AGO INJURED BACK ON DOORKNOB;BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOS ED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT WAS MOVING THE CURTAIN T LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND HER CAT JUMPED OUT INTO FACE SUSTAINED SCRATCHES TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| DIZZY WHILE ARRANGING CURTAINS AND FELL--SYNCOPE WITH EKG CHANGES AND D EHYCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 55YOF HELPING DAUGHTER WITH HER DORM ROOM WAS STANDING ON A COUCH HANGING CURTAINS SLIPPED FELL INJURED RT KNEE;KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Ladders |
| PT DX CLOSED FX OF UPPER END OF TIBIA - S/P PT FELL OFF LADDER TODAY WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Heaters or heating systems |
| LEANED INTO CURTAIN, FELL HIT HEAD ON A HEATER DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chimneys |
| FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AND LANDED ON RADIATOR CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FELL WHILE PUTTING CURTAINS. HIP CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AND INJURED WRIST AT HOME DX// LEFT WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Tables |
| STANDING ON NIGHT STAND HANGING CURTAIN AND INJURED FINGER, HAS DISLOCA TION OF FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 81 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 |
| PT PULLED ON CURTAIN CORD WHICH BROKE AND SHE FELL. DX: L INTERTROCHANTERIC HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND FELL OFF CHAIRS AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 54 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 |
| HEAD LAC, PT WAS TRYING TO GRAB A CURTAIN TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| MOUTH, LIP AND FACIAL INJURIES FROM PULLING CURTAINS BACK AND FELL. DX-FALL, LACERATION LOWER LIP, CONTUSION LIP, FACE, DENTAL INJURY, LOOS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 52 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 |
| PT FELL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS, LANDED ON (L) SIDE DX;; CHEST / FLANK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| DX INTERTROCHANTERIC HIP FX/L SH PN/SYNCOPE/CRITICAL AORTIC STENOSIS/ UTI/HYPONATREMIA: GLF:"SLIP'D & LANDED ON HIP W OPEN'G CURTAINS @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/03/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| FOOT AB-FELL OFF A CHAIR WHILE HANGING CURTAINS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 51 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 SLIPPED ON BEADED CURTAIN & FELL DX CONTUSION--ABRASION HEAD CONTUSION-ABRASION ELBOW ******** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Chairs |
| PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY WHEN SHE WAS ON A CHAIR TRYING TO CHANGE A CURTAIN SHE LOST BALANCE AND FELL. SHE HIT BODY AGAINST A DRESSER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FINGER CT-HIT FINGER WHILE HANGING CURTAINS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 55 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 REACHING UP TO HANG A SHOWER CURTAIN AND FELT A POPPING SENSATION IN LOWER BACK STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT PULLING CURTAINS OPEN ON MONDAY AND SUSTAINED A BRUISE TO UPPER ARM HEMATOMA TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Step stools |
| PT WAS DOING SOME DRAPERY WORK STEPPING ON AND OFF A STEP STOOL AND DE VELOPED PAIN IN LOWER LEG LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| WHILE PUTTING UP CURTAINS AT HOME, PT SLIPPED AND FELL, JAMMED FINGERS, CONTUSION TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT DX CONTUSION OF FOREHEAD - S/P PT GOT HIT BY CURTAIN FRAME TO HER FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PATIENT WAS PUTTING UP SHOWER CURTAINS, WAS HOLDING ARMS OVER HEAD, C/O LT SIDED NECK PAIN RADIATING TO SHOULDER. DX-LT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2009 | Age: 86 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, Day wear |
| WALKING IN HER HOME CURTAINS ON HANGERS CAUGHT HER PANTS AND CAUSED HER TO FALL. DX R HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Ladders |
| PT WAS HANGING CURTAIONS ON A LADDER WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED AND FELL O FF SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 67 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 |
| R LEG PAIN, FELL HANGING CURTAIN DX: ANKLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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