Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 69
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/01/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
71 Y M WAS WORKING ON A BAMBOO SCREEN WINDOW SHADE AND PIECE HIT HIM AN D ENTERED HIS ARM. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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