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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 991
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 81YOM LAC FOREARM WHILE CLEANING BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 74 YOM LACERATED LEFT FOREARM ON SOMETHING STICKING OUT OF THE BLINDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| RT FOREARM LAC.89YOM HIT FOREARM AGAINST BLINDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 59YOM PUTTING UP VENETIAN BLINDS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS OPENING VERTICAL BLINDS AND SHARP POINT OF BLIND CUT PT'S RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS HANGING MINI BLINDS & CUT FOREARM DX: LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT HIT ARM ON VERTICAL BLINDS DX:LT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| STRUCK IN ARM FROM ROD TO CONTROL MINI BLINDS PUNCTURE WOUND ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 2 SKIN TEARS R FOREARM/77YOF STS AT HOME VENETIAN BLIND FELL DOWN ON AR M THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT DUSTING BLINDS, RAN RT FOREARM INTO SIDE OF BLINDS, PIECE BROKE OFF, FB FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN A SET OF BLINDS FELL ONTO RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| RIGHT RADIAL FX. PT WAS CLEANING VENETIAN BLINDS AND FELL BACKWARDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| ABULSION FOREARM - PATIENT REPORTS SHE CUT HER RIGHT FOREARM ON A VENET IAN BLIND AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2001 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2001 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/1999 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Other windows or window glass |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/1998 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Bathtubs or showers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/1998 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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