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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 606
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 11/20/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stools |
| PT WAS HANGING CURTAINS AND THE LEG OF THE STOOL BENT AND PT FELL DX; FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| PT WENT TO OPEN THE CURTAINS AND THE ROD FELL INTO FACE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Animal induced injury |
| PT WAS GIVING DOF A BATH AND PULLED ON SHOWER CURTAIN AND IT FELL ON HE R TEMPLE. C/O LIGHTHEADEDNESS AND SLEEPINESS. D: FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PATIENT STATES TRIPPED OVER CURTAIN, FELL FORWARD AND HIT FOREHEAD AT H OME. DX CONTUSION TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2006 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT WAS TAKING A SHOWER AND SLIPPED AND GRABBED THE SHOWER CURTIAN AND F ELL. DX: 3 CM LACERATION LEFT LATERAL EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| FOREHEAD CONT PT TRIED TO GRAB A SHOWER CURTAIN AND FELLHITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 10/27/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Towels or cloths |
| FELL PUTTING WET TOWEL OVER SHOWER CURTAIN AND FELL FORWARD, HEARD NOSE BREAK. DX. FX/LAC NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2001 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2000 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Bathtubs or showers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/1998 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Stairs or steps |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/1997 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Drapery or curtain rods, hooks or rings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/1997 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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