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Accidents - Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 359
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:70
Year 2002:68
Year 2004:16
Year 2005:66
Year 2006:75
Year 2009:61

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/02/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
ACC STRUCK RT EYE ONTO THE ?BLINDS TODAY, C/O EYE IRRITATION, REDNESS&F B SENSATION>>CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
WAS CLOSING WOODEN BLINDS WHEN THEY FELL HITTING PT IN L EYE DX- CORNE AL ABRA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
RREPORTS A HOOK OF WINDOWSHADE CAUGHT UNDER THE EYE C/O>>EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT WAS HIT IN EYE WITH STICK ON BLINDS, CONTUSION TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
FB INTO EYE WHILE PULLING UP BLINDS " CORNEAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2006Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
CORNEAL ABRASION L EYEBALL, PT SUST INJURY W/A WINDOW SHADE AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, NO BLURRED VISION OR PHOTOPHOBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
HEAVY PLASTIC BLIND FELL HITTING RT. EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PT C/O PAINFUL RT EYE AND TEARING SINCE BEING SCRATCHED BY WINDOW BLINDS AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2002Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
CORNEAL ABRAS/58YOWM WAS TAKING DOWN VENETIAN BLINDS 2 DAYS AGO AND SOM ETHING GOT INTO L EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/1997Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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