Accidents - Draperies, curtains or shower curtains - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 137
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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)

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