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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 169
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/03/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WHEN BLINDS FELL. DX: HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Televisions |
| PT WAS FIXING BLINDS AND FELL BACK STRIKING TV. DX: HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Tables |
| PT. GOT UP TO CLOSE BLINDS, PASSED OUT, FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON A GLAS S TABLETOP COFFEE TABLE. DX. SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Stairs or steps |
| TAKING OUT TRASH TRIPPED OVER VENITIAN BLINDS FELL DOWN STEPS DX CEREBRAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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