Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 83
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2005	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
WHILE PULLING THE BLINDS, TRIPPED AND FELL ON WRIST, PAIN TO R WRIST, P UT HAND OUT OT CATCH FALL. DX. FX R WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT. STATES SHE FELL LAST NIGHT AND INJURED WRIST. SAYS SHE PULLED SHAD ES, TURNED AROUND AND FELL. DX. FX L DISTAL RADIUS (WRIST).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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